SXSW in six words
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Minnesota bands:
Artifact Shore, "Fun Is Near": Droning, but Pitchfork'll give it a "6." ●●
Cloud Cult, "Chain Reaction": Self-indulgent production, some fine moments. ●●●●
Kid Dakota, "10,000 Lakes": Haunting, yes -- but haunting like Caspar. ●●●
Knife World, "SunBeam": Oh great, they're yowling like cats. ●
Mystery Palace, "Stepchild": Bent circuits, buried vocals, works well. ●●●●
Ouija Radio, "RED EYE FLY": Red eye removal renders this obsolete. ●
Paul Metzger, "Bright Red Stone": Nearly ten minutes of experimental banjo? ●●
Solid Gold, "Bible Thumper": It was gloomy at the disco. ●●●