Sunset Sounds

I mentioned a while ago that Public Enemy would be performing their ground-breaking album Fear of a Black Planet at Sunset Sounds next year. Well today was the day the rest of the lineup was announced.

INTERPOL (USA)
JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS (USA)
KLAXONS (UK)
THE LIVING END
THE NATIONAL (USA)
ANGUS AND JULIA STONE
TAME IMPALA
PUBLIC ENEMY (USA)
LADYHAWKE (NZ)
COLD WAR KIDS (USA)
THE SOFT PACK (USA)
SLEIGH BELLS (USA)
PEACHES (USA)
PAUL KELLY
KITTY
DAISY AND LEWIS (UK)
THE COOL KIDS (USA)
DAARA J FAMILY (AFR)
HOT HOT HEAT (CAN)
ASH GRUNWALD
CHILDREN COLLIDE
THE MIDDLE EAST
CLOUD CONTROL
BOY AND BEAR
YACHT CLUB DJs
WASHINGTON
CHARLIE PARR
JUNIP (SWE)
THE MORNING BENDERS (USA)
THE BAMBOOS
TIJUANA CARTEL
CHRIS BAIO (USA)

As far as I'm concerned, it's a pretty damn good lineup of bands with good CDs out this year. Sleigh Bells (Poison the Well guitarist doing pop with a female singer), the Klaxons (finally after what seems like half a decade), the National and the Morning Benders. Bands I've seen live and liked: Peaches, Living End and Hot Hot Heat. And not to mention bands I've always wanted to see: Interpol (who had one of the best debut albums ever), Public Enemy, Cold War Kids.

January 5th and 6th at Riverstage.