SXSW Band Sampler: Playlist of Artists and Bands from N – R

Austin band Okkervil River

Today marks the officially beginning of the South by Southwest music conference. Yesterday, we published a list of 35 artists and bands to look out for at SXSW 09. Here is the completion of that list featuring songs from SXSW booked artists, letters N through R.

“Automatic Blues”Neat Neat Neat from Hamburg DE

“Beast” Nico Vega from Los Angeles CA

“Eraser”No Age from Los Angeles, CA

“Lost Coastlines”Okkervil River from Austin TX

“Hard Times in America”Willie Nile from New York NY

“Wet Gold”The Octopus Project from Austin TX

“Let’s Get It Started”Oh No Not Stereo from Los Angeles CA

“Ferocious”OK City OK from Tokyo Japan

“Sofa Surfer Girl”The Orchid Highway from Vancouver BC

“Young Adult Friction”The Pains of Being Pure at Heart from New York, NY

“No Place Like Home”Out From Animals from Chester UK

“Walk On”Palomar from Brooklyn NY

“Sleepyhead”Passion Pit from Boston MA

“Mr. Understanding”Pete and The Pirates from Reading UK

“Gimme Chemicals”The Pink Spiders from Nashville TN

“I Woke Up Today”Port O’Brien from Cambria CA

“Tora Tora Tora”Pretty & Nice from Boston MA

“Dying is Fine”Ra Ra Riot from Syracuse NY

“New Scissors” Royal Bangs from Knoxville TN

“Frank AB”The Rural Alberta Advantage from Toronto ON

Bands S through Z coming up.

Best Indie Rock Songs of 2008, Vol. IV

If you’ve been following this series, you know that the playlists feature an eclectic mix of artists and sounds. This next installment for our favorite indie music songs of 2008 features more ‘popular’ indie artists and those who remain famously yet-to-be-discovered.

You never know when you’ll find you favorite new artist or song. Hopefully, you’ve agreed with many of our choices through this series.

“Heads Roll Off” – Frightened Rabbit from The Midnight Organ Fight

“White Winter Hymnal” – Fleet Foxes from Fleet Foxes

“Empty House” – Paper Route from Paper Route

“Lost Coastlines” – Okkervil River from The Stand Ins

“Year of the Dog” – The Lovely Sprarrows from Bury The Cynics