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    Public Radio's Favorite SXSW 2024 Discoveries

    A handful of NPR music stations attended the annual music conference. This is what they'll bring back to their airwaves.
    Apr 03, 2024 2 minutes

    The annual spree to absorb as much music as possible that is South by Southwest wrapped up in Austin last month. Perhaps the festival is returning to its roots, as it seems like there were less big parties and more of a focus on music discovery. Here are seven bands that caught the attention of NPR Member music stations.

    Divorce

    Origins: Nottingham, England
    RIYL: New Pornographers, Stars, Yard Act

    Defiant, fearless shapeshifters, British quartet and 2023's ) and a just-released single, "Gears." The Nottingham-bred band takes daring twists and turns, blending yearning alt-country, fuzz-blasted grunge, dollops of dance grooves, and scrappy post-punk with wistful, witty storytelling. Fronted by singers Tiger Cohen-Towell (bass) and Felix Mackenzie-Barrow (guitar), who trade off lead vocals and unite with gorgeous harmonies, Divorce constantly beguiles with tales of River Thames debauchery ("Sex & the Millennium Bridge"), mariticide ("Checking Out") and awkward declarations of love ("Scratch Your Metal").

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