Last year I went to SxSW for the first and what might the only time (given how much I disliked Texas). The saving grace of the trip was seeing 2 different acts: Frank Smith (a band not a man) and AA Bondy, who I wrote about here and profiled in Music Publisher's Assoc. 'Impact' magazine. His latest album (When The Devil's Loose) has been released here and he is finally getting the attention I think he deserves: Guardian, Independent. Some of the tracks are here on his MySpace.
I'm chuffed about this - this year has produced little in the way of amazing albums for me (Will everyone get over The xx and Grizzly Bear, or Frightened Rabbit, or any other animal-centric band name?), so maybe he'll make it to number one of my favourite list.
