Maps and Atlases, Paste party, Stage at Sixth, Austin, 15 March 2012,SXSW 2012

With cool and interesting rhythms, they reminded us of Vampire Weekend or the Givers, among current acts. They didn't look like they sounded, which is actually rarer than might be assumed. They looked like West Coast rockers, but sounded more like Scandanavian electropoppers.

Other SXSW 2012 reviews:

The Love Language, Frank, 16 March 2012, SXSW 2012
We Were Promised Jetpacks, Paste Party, Stage on Sixth, Austin, 15 March 2012, SXSW 2012
Bob Mould, Frank, 16 March 2012, SXSW 2012
Rhett Miller, Paste party, Stage at Sixth, 16 March 2012, SXSW 2012
Lost Lander, Swan Dive, Austin, 17 March 2012, SXSW 2012