SXSW has been going strong since 1987. It seemingly gets bigger and bigger every year, with hundreds of bands descending upon the city of Austin looking to get noticed. So how does an attendee focus their time and energy in order to separate the good from the not-so-good?
The Take Off And Landing Of Everything
Elbow
Concord Records
Since coming together in 1990 and bouncing through a few name changes, Elbow has earned critical and popular acclaim at home in Britain for their first five studio albums. Now in 2014, Guy Garvey (lead vocals, guitars), Richard Jupp (drums, percussion), Craig Potter (keyboards), Mark Potter (guitars and backing vocals) and Pete Turner (bass, backing vocals) have offered their fans their sixth full-length release.
The WFUV Question of the Day is, "What's Your Question of the Day?" Every weekday morning we toss out a topic or question and ask you to respond with a song to play on WFUV. This morning we want your idea for a Question of the Day and an example of a song to go along with it. We'll pick four ideas and songs to play after 9am. Then we may also use your idea for an actual Question of the Day at a later date.
Here's what we played:
Montreal-based Sam Roberts continues to find success in Canada and to work hard spreading the word here in the States. With his band’s new album, Lo-Fantasy, they take a step out of their rock-based comfort zone and onto the dance floor, as we’ll hear during this FUV Live session.
First Listen: The War On Drugs, 'Lost In The Dream'
Highly emotional rock that reads as low-stakes at first, Lost in the Dream is evocative and pleasant if you let it float by in the background. But it's made with hooks that sink in deep.
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