If you’re not familiar with SXSW, it’s a an arts festival with film, music, and interactive arts.  Every year they release a BitTorrent of mp3s several hundred of the attending musicians.  Well, every year I listen to every single mp3 and pick out my favorites.  It usually takes about 3 months.   Here are just 10 of my favorites:

• “New Light Of Tomorrow” by Husky Rescue
• “Not Going Anywhere” by Keren Ann
• “Old New York” by Luke Temple
• “Don’t Believe Everything” by Shane Bartell
• “Rock Song” (original version of Sunday Parking Lot) by Terminal
• “Asleep In The Back” by Brent Palmer
• “Secret – Day Two” by Endorine
• “On Your Way” by The Album Leaf
• “Blood and Peanut Butter” by BC Camplight
• “Minor Details” by Wichita Stallions