Polaroids from some of the best sets we saw in Austin this year, featuring U.S. Girls, Faye Webster, Hater, Forever + more. All photos by Patrick Waites on Polaroid Originals film.
Leon Bridges returns with two new jams from his forthcoming record Good Thing, out this May. Listen to "Bet Ain't Worth the Hand" + "Bad Bad News" below:
The official Gorilla vs. Bear x SXSW 2018 showcase goes down on Friday night, March 16th, at Seven Grand in downtown Austin. Featuring the best official SXSW showcase lineup I've ever seen in my life, starring: Hinds, Faye Webster, Men I Trust, Helena Deland, Sun June, Hater, and Forever...
TX group Loma shares another hypnotic highlight from their beautiful self-titled debut LP, out next month. "Joy", which features a clarinet solo from the group's Emily Cross, is the first song the trio wrote together, and it's a devastating, widescreen reflection on "the giddy experience of falling in love, especially against one's better judgment"...
We're psyched to be presenting a rare TX run by the incomparable John Maus next month, including a stop at Club Dada in Dallas on Friday, February 2nd, then at Barracuda down in Austin the next night. We're giving away a couple pairs of tickets for each date; to enter, just tag a homie on our instagram post and we'll pick the winners the week of the show...
Loma is the new collaborative project from the incredible Dripping Springs, TX band Cross Record + Shearwater's Jonathan Meiburg, and today the group graces us with some beautifully mystical vibes in the form of the devastating, ASMR-inducing first single from their forthcoming album, with a powerful and haunting accompanying video from director Andrew McGlennon...
Austin's Julia Lucille shares the new visuals for one of our favorite songs of 2017, the haunting album-opening track from her beautiful album Chthonic. Julia tells us about the Emily Cross-directed video, which was shot in Lockhart, TX:
Anyone looking for some solid background listening should check out all of the bootlegged DJ Screw mixtapes uploaded to youtube. I love to just have them playing in the morning when I’m working on email or cleaning up my studio. Its almost like how ambient music works for me - just let it wash over you. (Enjoy with or without a double cup of lean haha…) -- Washed Out