Starsailor, Noah and the Whale, Laura Marling, The Grates, and many more announce SXSW shows

James Walsh of Starsailor, originally uploaded by jordanstraussphotography.com.

Other notable bands/artists I'll be checking out in Austin, most of the them just announced.

Florence and the Machine (UK)
Noah and the Whale (UK)
Mumford and Sons (UK)
Wallis Bird (Ireland)
Ed Harcourt (UK)
The Black Hollies (Jersey)
The Bloodsugars (NYC)
Gabriella Cilmi (Australia)
Come On Gang! (Scotland)
White Lies (UK)
Cut Off Your Hands (New Zealand)
The Dead Trees (Portland)
Esser (England)
Explosions in the sky (Austin)
Fanfarlo (UK)
Handsome Furs (Montreal)
Head Automatica (NYC)
Alessi's Ark (UK)
The Little Ones (LA)
Longwave (NYC)
Malajube (Montreal)
Ida Maria (Norway)
Metronomy (UK)
Micachu (UK)
Operahouse (UK)
The Courteeners (UK)
Passion Pit (Boston)
Ra Ra Riot (NYC)
Peter Bjorn and John (Sweden)
St. Vincent (Dallas)
Sandi Thom (UK)
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin (Springfield)
Thecocknbullkid (UK)

For All the UK bands/artists check out Showburner http://www.showburner.com/sxsw

For Every confirmed artist according to SXSW visit
http://sxsw.com/music/shows/bands

*More bands will be added to a great lineup at SXSW 2009. Stay Tuned.

Happy New Year from Starsailor!!!!!!

This has to be the greatest song of all time! Silence is Easy!


A message from James and Ben on the new album!


Album will be out March 2nd. Look for a U.S. tour sometime after April.

Starsailor has new album coming soon!!!!

Starsailor is "Born Again"!!!!!!!!!


Here is one of lead singer James Walsh's new tracks "Hurts to Much"



Thanks to my buddy Erik T I saw this video on his blog, and checked out the details on the new record which is due to be released in early 09. Check out his write up here.

Starsailor is in the top 5 for my all time favorite bands. It would be quite the treat if they came to Minneapolis with Doves and Elbow again. Hey Erik didn't you see that bill about seven years ago? Lucky bastard.
Have a great weekend!!!!!!

Cool Live Videos from Johnny Flynn, Starsailor, and Vampire Weekend

Johnny Flynn - Tickle Me Pink



Starsailor - Coming Down



Vampire Weekend -Campus

Starsailor's 4th album coming soon!!!!

Starsailor recently finished recording their fourth album. The band have now also been confirmed to support The Police on three dates this summer.

A message from James Walsh

Hello All,

Well it’s been a long time in the making but we have finally finished recording our 4th album (hope I haven't spoken too soon!) It’s certainly been an adventure! We have been to 4 studios (Real World, The Doghouse, Sofa Sound and Eastcote) and a whole cast of characters have been involved getting to this point. Undoubtedly the two people who have put the most effort in the studio (apart from the band) are Producer Steve Osborne and Engineer Dan Austin (Who is also working with Doves at the same time! No wonder he looks knackered!). Our A&R man Chris Briggs has been in frequently regaling us with tales of his life in rock n roll (Chris has been working at EMI for years. What he doesn’t know about The Waterboys, Robbie Williams, Jethro Tull and Tottenham Hotspur is not worth knowing!)

We have 16 songs recorded with 12 possible contenders for the album. Regular visitors to the site will be familiar with the titles 'Tell Me Its Not Over’, ‘Boy In Waiting’ and 'All The Plans We Made'. There is also 'The Thames’,’ Hurts Too Much,’ You Never Get What You Deserve’,’ Listen Up’,’ Under A Neon Sky’,’ Safe At Home’,’ Change My Mind' and 'Stars and Stripes'.



There has been an emphasis on strong melodies and simple arrangements for this album and the guitar playing of Richard Warren has definitely enhanced the sound. I'm not one for slagging off the last album and saying this one is 100 times better because the last album definitely had its merits. However we have spent a lot longer writing and recording this one and the result is the perfect companion to 'Love Is Here.’

On a totally different note I recently devoured 2 series of 'Life On Mars' during a recent bout of illness and was absolutely blown away. I saw Supergrass at The Roundhouse (You forget how good they are) and I have been reading George Orwell 'Down And Out In Paris And London. Oh and the workmen finally finished the kitchen!

See You Soon

James Walsh

One of the greatest songs of all time "Silence is Easy"