2012 and 2013 Showcasing Band Alpine (from Melbourne, Australia)

The debut album of Australian sextet Alpine, entitled A Is For Alpine, was finally released in the United States today, May 21st. A review published on Out Impact praises the album while saying “the harmonious play of voices and instruments catches the ear like nothing else.” Alpine made their SXSW debut in 2012, but came back this year “with a larger audience, a tighter stage show, and a debut album,” according to Billboard’s review of A Is For Alpine.

2013 Showcasing Artist Telekinesis (from Seattle, WA)

Written by Dempsey Jones

Telekinesis released another fun and intriguing album last month. Dormarion is frontman Michael Benjamin Lerner's third record since signing with Merge Records in 2009. Each bright and catchy track creates an album that is representative of the place it was recorded: right here in Austin, Texas. Dormarion was produced by Jim Eno, the drummer of Spoon, and the album even took its name from the very street it was recorded on.

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