It’s been a little while since I’ve done a music post on this blog, and since I’m headed down to Austin for South By Southwest next week, I figured it was as good a time as any to remedy that.

While there are literally hundreds, if not thousands, of bands that will be playing in Austin next week, there are three that I’m really, really excited about.

The first is a band called Future Clouds and Radar. FCAR is led by Robert Harrison, who application card citi creditcard credit debt reduction servicesbest card credit interest ratecard credit fraud reportcredit card reward program,card credit program reward,best card credit program rewardcredit card debt statistics,teen credit card debt statisticscard card credit master pal pay,card com credit pal pay,pay pal credit cardbad card credit credit discover,bad credit discover cardbusiness card credit processing start,credit card processing for businessmbna america credit cardannual card credit fee no secured,annual card credit credit fee no poor,no annual fee credit cardcard credit generator number stolen,card credit fake generator number,credit card number generator0 credit card offer,credit card offer with 0 on transferonline application visa credit cardapplication card credit status visavisa reward credit card,card credit point reward visacard consolidation credit loan studentbank card citi creditcredit card debt consolidation servicebad card credit credit ukcard credit offer visabusiness card credit find smallprovidian bank credit cardhow to reduce credit card bad debt,bad debt credit card,credit card bad debt statisticsbest rate and deal credit card,best credit card ratevisa credit card application formcard comparison consolidate credit debtfree credit report no credit card,free credit card,free cell phone no credit card neededcard credit history no visa,no credit history credit card,card credit credit history needed nobank card credit georgia monogramlow interest student credit card,low interest rate credit card balance transfer,low interest credit cardbill card consolidation credit debt life partner,credit card bill consolidationbest reward credit carduk credit card applyinstant online approval credit cardchase credit card home pagecard consolidate credit debtcard credit gateway paymentcash reward credit cardcard check credit credit nocredit card balance transfer rategreen dot prepaid credit carduk credit card,uk visa credit card,guaranteed credit card ukcanada card consolidation credit,canada card consolidation credit inuk lowest interest credit cardbest cash back credit cardcard credit high risk ukcredit card application onlineapplying card credit ukfirst premier credit card application you may or may not remember from his work in the 1990’s in the band Cotton Mather. FCAR released its debut, self-titled album last year (though I discovered it too late to include in my Top 25 list), and as far as I know hasn’t yet toured here on the East Coast, so this will be my first chance to see them live. I’m really looking forward to it. It’s not a fair comparison by any means, but I think of the FCAR album as the type of music that John Lennon would be writing if he were alive today.

Future Clouds and Radar, “Build Havana”

The second band that I’m looking forward to seeing, also for the first time, is Lightspeed Champion. LC is the new project of Devonte Hynes, who was formerly a member of the very loud, very questionably-named Test Icicles. Lightspeed Champion sees Hynes turn down the volume and go for a much poppier, prettier sound. The band’s debut CD, Falling off the Lavender Bridge, is one of my favorite albums of 2008 so far, and I’m looking forward to seeing if they have any muppets as part of their live show.

Lightspeed Champion, “Galaxy of the Lost”

The third (though nowhere near final) band that I’m looking forward to seeing is Athens, GA’s The Whigs. Since the first time I caught these guys in New York in early 2006, they’ve been one of my favorite live bands around. Their sound is pretty uncomplicated, garage-y, catchy rock and roll, but the amount of energy and musicianship that they bring to the stage is astounding. Every time I see them I know that I really ought to be wearing earplugs, but saving my eardrums simply isn’t worth the price of missing out on the ferocity of their live show. I can’t recommend them, or their new LP, entitled Mission Control!, enough.

The Whigs, “Right Hand On My Heart”

I’ll be posting updates and photos from SXSW over at my other blog starting next Wednesday, so if you’re interested keep an eye out!