UK band Foals were kind enough to check in at EAR Studios during our time in Austin for SXSW. The band played on March 17th and it marked the first U.S. radio performance for them. They had previously done a couple sessions for the BBC back home, but commented that the EAR studios were much nicer than what they were accustomed to in the UK. The guys played an energetic set, and our program director Mike, who conducted the session, even told me that the drummer, Jack, was hitting his kit so hard that he had to assist the boys and hold it in place throughout the session.

The five piece band is signed to Transgressive Records and their debut single is due out on April 16th. Enjoy the full session, or the two songs that we have extracted from the set, all are in MP3 form.

Foals - Hummer (Live On WOXY.com)
Foals - The French Open (Live On WOXY.com)
Foals - Live On WOXY.com (full session)

If 120 Days haven’t come across your radar yet, you are truly missing out. The band out of Norway are just beginning to make their presence felt here in the U.S. and were kind enough to record a session for us while they were in Austin a couple weeks ago. While it’s hard to believe that the sounds they created on their current self titled album could be duplicated so well in a live setting, the band pulled it off in impressive fashion.

Check out the entire photoset here.

120 Days - Keep On Smiling (live on WOXY.com)
120 Days - Sleepwalking (live on WOXY.com)
120 Days - Live On WOXY.com(full session)

Cloud Cult are prepping for the release of a new album on April 10th, “The Meaning of 8″. The band was one of many to record a session in Austin for us during SXSW, and even did a really great painting while they were in the EAR studios as well, which is a signature of all the band’s performances. The set included the incredibly emotional song, “Son Is Watching”, which is about the death of lead singer Craig Minowa’s young son that tragically passed away in his sleep in 2002. Look below for a proper recap of the session.

Check out the entire photoset here.

Cloud Cult - Chemicals Collide (live on WOXY.com)
Cloud Cult - Son Is Watching (unreleased, live on WOXY.com)

Cloud Cult - Live On WOXY.com (SXSW) (full session download)

In addition, we are proud to be presenting the Cloud Cult show on April 10th (also the release date) in Columbus, OH @ The Basement. More on that to follow early next week including our next giveaway.

Welcome to the first of many “South By Southwest” recap posts. Each of these posts will include photos from the session, the full downloadable session as an mp3, as well as some exclusive songs taken from the session that are also downloadable. Enjoy…..

Montreal’s Land Of Talk stopped by the EAR Studios in Austin during SXSW for a live performance. Look below for photos from the session, the full downloadable set and some individual MP3’s as well.

Land Of Talk - Death By Fire (unreleased song, Live On WOXY.com)
Land Of Talk - Breaxxbaxx(Live On WOXY.com)

Land Of Talk - Live On WOXY.com