With over 2,000 bands performing in Austin, Texas, for this year’s SXSW music festival, separating the ones-to-watch from the ones-to-wash was a challenge even if you were there. While we weren’t able to catch every artist in attendance, now that the dust has settled and our brains have become (relatively) unscrambled, we were able to compile the best of the best — in order to give you the top 10 acts from the melee to watch out for in 2010. From quirky UK pop to retro soul to inspired global sounds, we’ve got you covered for the upcoming months. Listen to all of the artists, watch videos, and rock out after the jump.
1. Marina & the Diamonds
Buy: American Jewels EP
We’ve been enamored with Marina Diamandis, aka Marina & the Diamonds, ever since we heard her sparkly single “I Am Not a Robot” last year. Her debut album, The Family Jewels
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Comments (23)
10 bands and a lot of product. 2 stood out to me: Warpaint and Choir, potential there. Calling that last band punk was terribly wrong. You an classify them somehow but don’t call them punk. This sentence: “as enticing as it’s been since the days of the Velvet Underground and Nico.” is ridiculous. Dude, were you even alive then? If this is the best from SXSW then I’m not missing anything. There sure is lot of PRODUCT. Sell sell sell!
[...] Listen to Marina and the Diamonds and see the video on Flavorwire [...]
I’d stand by my claim of PowerSolo as “rockabilly punk.” Or maybe I need a hyphen? Would “pop-punk” appease you? Tra la la la opinions yay! They are for everyone!
wheres the dios love? they’re more interesting than any of this.
dios are great! But they’re not new to us, and this post was to be about some discoveries and newer acts to watch for :)
was fang island another one of those “not new to you” artists?
What are you, Ask Men? When making lists, embed less crap on the page and list things on A SINGLE PAGE. You might sell more ads this way but it doesn’t matter if after page #1 i close Flavourwire because i can’t be arsed with your crap spread over 10 pages.
-G.
i am a little shocked that this band is one of your picks…i played a festival with them, and all i could think throughout their entire performance was ’1969 called…it wants its’ clothes and sound back”. to eac his owm, i suppose…
sorry–i was talking about the band free energy.
This list is fucking awful, how lazy.
mar, your comment is lazy.
wow, it’s music, get over it. Most of the people got talent….most of them. Marina is the shit, and Warpaint is excellent! I’ll take it flavorwire, you put my head in the water, and then I love swimming around in it to find what I really do like.
[...] piece is a snippet from Flavorwire! Listen, and be well. SXSW Music [...]
VOXHAULBROADCAST.COM WAS AMAZING ALSO AT SXSW. Getting daily plays on KCRW and UK radio.
what a buzz kill list
Nneka shows some definite promise. I’m already hooked. The rest is alright. I wasn’t blown away, but that song “Heartbeat”? Phew. Freaking love it.
What juepucta said. I’m on a mobile device and I can’t even find the link to see the next page.
Thumbs down on your layout.
Checking out this top ten list makes me feel not guilty about missing SXSW this year. Boring and gutless…
[...] Flavorwire and eMusic put together post-SXSW bands to watch in 2010 lists. [...]
boring and gutless is right — and I’ll add derivative and beige to that…major yawn
[...] follows its buzz-building EP, Songs for a Break Up, Volume 1, which already had numerous people, ourselves included, calling it one of 2010′s most promising new [...]
[...] piece is a snippet from Flavorwire! Listen, and be well. SXSW Music [...]
[...] the place turns into one big melting pot of musical talent, unsigned and otherwise. Here, via Flavorwire, are ten acts to watch from SXSW 2010:1. Marina and The Diamonds2. jj3. Nneka4. Free Energy5. [...]
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