Connections Share Bird Has Flown
Spending a week catching live music on the daily, I was looking for something that reminded me of the spirit of live rock n’ roll, which is exactly what happens when you press play on this new track from Connections. Don’t let the 7 second intro full you, as the drums drop in and give you the immediacy of a good old fashioned garage rock stomp; you’ll be tapping your toes throughout. As the melodies from the song unfold, there’s this breezy cool that whips through the tune, touching off that emotional nod. For me, I was sold with the emphatic delivery in the chorus, delivering the urgency of live rock n’ roll that I alluded to at the beginning. Cool Change, their new LP, is out on Friday via Trouble in Mind Records.
We obviously had a busy week being out and about in Austin, but we did cover some tracks early in the week we wanted to remind you of from the likes of Cindy and John Andrew. But, the rest of this week’s playlist of tracks includes singles from all the band’s we caught live and fell in love with during SXSW. Fortunately for you, the three of us all have distinctly different tastes, with lots of overlap, so you’re going to get a pretty varied jam session here this Monday morning. Sit back, and stream on.
Your friendly ATH team somehow made it out for yet another day of fun and music at 
Your ATH crew made it out once again into the madness of 
Another day, another bunch of bands to talk to you about. The ATH team hung together for a bit, then splintered to go fall in love with our own favorite acts. It was a late night, but definitely worth it as a few of us caught the Zombies and wrapped up with Sweden’s Girl Scout. Hit the jump to find what we loved.
I find it strange that there’s so much complaining in the “industry” about 
Funny how I spent the night watching Manchester acts only to come home to a track from another band from the area: 
Outside in Austin at the moment, the weather’s just a bit cool, though the sun’s already poking its head out of the clouds, but putting that all together makes