SXSW 2012 Preview: Gauntlet Hair

Denver’s two man group Gauntlet Hair burst onto a lot of people’s radars with their insta-hit  “I Was Thinking” in early 2010. That track was well worn by many, myself included. So the news of a full LP from Gauntlet Hair was good news indeed. 2011’s self-titled album was soaked in reverb, full of distant, […]

SXSW 2012 Preview: Youth Lagoon

 When talking to the Boise gang behind Treefort Festival, they recalled how the first time Youth Lagoon made it onto Pitchfork, they had a hell of a party. Soon after, when Trevor Powers was on Grey’s Anatomy, it was old hat and they’d just come to expect big things from the local music-maker. Such is […]