UKNY for March 10
SXSW artists (L-R): Rachel Chinouriri (Lauren Harris), Divorce (Alex Evans), Porij (Jesse Glazzard), Slow Fiction (Miles Wilson), Victoria Canal (Karina Barberis), mui zyu (Holly Whitaker)
The SXSW Music Festival officially kicks off on Tuesday and as is the annual tradition of "UKNY," a preview of some of the British and international bands that will descend on the crowded venues and streets of Austin, Texas this year, through March 16.
I'll be attending with Team FUV this year, grateful to do so, and equally looking forward to seeing some of the British artists and bands I've been playing on this show for a long time that I've not seen play live yet, like Nottingham's Divorce, Manchester's Porij, London's Rachel Chinouriri, and Cardiff's Islet.
Also on tonight's show, a band that I've seen many times, Dry Cleaning, finally making it down to SXSW after their Austin trip was sidelined in 2020 due to the pandemic and the festival's cancellation (they'll be playing the Public Radio Day Stage on Friday). Nabihah Iqbal, whose exquisite Dreamer was one of the best albums of 2023, will be at the Women That Rock showcase, and a Brooklyn favorite, Slow Fiction, will bring their charismatic selves to Texas.
Dreamy songs from Munich-born, British-based Victoria Canal, London's mui zyu, Galway's NewDad, and Montréal's Le Couleur too ... and much more.
That's "UKNY," Sundays from 11pm-midnight on 90.7FM, streaming online, and in the Archives after broadcast.
Songs played:
1. Dry Cleaning, “Sit Down Meal,” Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks
2. (Madrid, ES) Hinds, “Coffee,” single
3. Divorce, “Scratch Your Metal,” Heady Metal EP
4. Porij, ‘Unpredictable,” Teething
5. Nabihah Iqbal, “Sky River (Haider Uppal Remix),” DREAMER remixes EP
6. Chalk, “Claw,” Conditions II EP
7. (DE-UK) Victoria Canal, “Black Swan,” Well Well EP
8. Islet, “Hat Person,” Soft Fascination
9. Rachel Chinouriri, “What a Devastating Turn of Events,” What a Devastating Turn of Events
10. (Montréal, CA) Le Couleur, “Addiction,” Comme dans un penthouse
11. (Montréal, CA) Corridor, “Mourir Demain,” Mimi
12. (Brooklyn, NY) Slow Fiction, “Apollo,” Crush EP
13. mui zyu, “The Mould,” Nothing or Something to Die For
14. (Galway, IE) NewDad, “Nightmares,” Madra
15. Shelf Lives, “Skirts and Salads,” single
