We can’t share the Texas-sized tacos and barbecues we had in Austin at SXSW, but we can help with one additional sensory thanks to music discovery apps like SoundHound and Shazam. We covered plenty of digital-meets-social happenings while in Austin, but given that this is also a great music scene, we couldn’t resist turning to sound-searching apps to discover a bit more about the tunes we’re hearing around SXSW. Want to listen in? Check out some of what we’ve been listening in on here at the festival.
1. Fireflies – Fobee
2. Greek Style – Gold Panda
3. Cheryl Tweedy – Lily Allen
4. Next to Me – Emeli Sandé
5. Borderline – CLASSIXX
6. The Walk – Mayer Hawthorne
7. I Follow Rivers – Lykke Li
8. Can’t Hold Us – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Featuring Ray Dalton)
9. Houdini – Foster The People
10. Ghost – Sir Sly
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