Although SXSW happened nearly a month ago in Austin, it’s taken that long to go through the over 1,000 performers featured at the festival. Known for showcasing breakthrough artists alongside established acts, SXSW is becoming harder each year for new talent to get noticed. A hundred may seem like a large number, but it’s enough to provide a solid sample of those producing culturally relevant work across all genres.
It is worth noting that bands who overly used poppy “hooks” or similar songwriting tactics were cut. Similarly, strict “Americana” sounding performers weren’t included. This isn’t to say artists in either of these categories aren’t talented; there’s just more than enough acts pushing creative limits, which take precedence.
In an effort to present a non hierarchal list, it’s organized alphabetically. The goal is to create unobstructed music discovery (void of external influence).
Al Lover
Alice on the roof
Alice Phoebe Lou
Andy Clockwise
Astronautica
Aurora
Avec Sans
Bas
Bayonne
Better Person
Big Grams
Bill Converse
Bob Moses
Bronze Whale
CAPYAC
Caveboy
Coldair
Dinner
Dollkraut
Doomsquad
Earthgang
Eau Rouge
Ekali
Ela Minus
Eliot Sumner
Empress Of
Everything Everything
Fakear
Fat Tony
Finale
Froyo Ma
Gianni Lee
Gilligan Moss
Guerilla Toss
HAELOS
Harriet Brown
HOLY NOTHING
HXLT
Inhalt
IshDARR
Iska Dhaaf
J.I.D.
Jack Garratt
Jamal Woon
James Supercave
Japanese Breakfast
Jay Prince
JLin
JMR
Keeper
Kelela
Khai
KING
Kirk Knight
Kool Keith
Kreidler
Kristin Kontrol
Lance Neptune
Leo Kalyan
Leon Vynehall
Little Simz
Living
Loyle Carner
Made of Oak
Masego
Methyl Ethel
Micca
Midland
Missio
Mndsgn
Morly
Nightmare Air
NoMBe
Open Mike Eagle
Pastel Ghost
Petite Noir
Pillar Point
Porches
Prayers
Prince Rama
Public Memory
Pumarosa
Pure Bathing Culture
Qrion
REZZ
Robot Koch
Sean McVerry
Sevdaliza
Slugabed
Smshng Hrts
TEEN
Tel Cairo
The Digital Wild
The Dumplings
The Tontons
Typical Girls
Vulkano
We Were Lovers
Wray
zZz
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