SXSW 2009 Session Recap – Pete & The Pirates
What kind of name is Pete & The Pirates anyway? Dare I say it conjures the image of either the band in the Free Credit Report commercial or some swingin’ hepcats from 1958 rockin’ out in full buccaneer attire. Arrrgh!
Well, these pirates (including two real-live Petes) hail from Reading, England, and make terrific, classically British indie pop that we’ve been into for a while. I’d be lying if I didn’t say that we made booking a session with them at SXSW a priority and thankfully, they’re nothing like either band described above.
Forming in 2005, the five-piece were first introduced to us by Paul from the Artrocker Radio Show, whose consistent airplay and staunch support earned our attention. Little Death, the band’s debut album, scored high praise from a number of outlets and singles like “Mr. Understanding”, “Knots” and “Come On Feet” hit the WOXY chart in Spring of 2008. Their AA-sided single follow-up, “Jennifer” and “Blood Gets Thin”, completely won over our listeners late in the year and confirmed that the band was no one-album wonder.
2009 marked their second trip to SXSW and they planned to make the most of it. Ours was the first of five performances the band had scheduled on the day, yet they arrived on-time, ready to go and did not disappoint. We’re always happy when a band gifts us a new tune in the session, but Pete & The Pirates ended up treating us to three new and unreleased tracks, expected for inclusion on an upcoming release.
View the entire photoset here….
Tracklisting
Jennifer
Blood From A Stone (new / unreleased)
Good Girl (new / unreleased)
- interview -
Where Did You Go? (new / unreleased)
Mr. Understanding
Pete & The Pirates – Jennifer (Live On WOXY.com)
Pete & The Pirates – Blood From A Stone (Live On WOXY.com/new-unreleased)
Pete & The Pirates – Good Girl (Live On WOXY.com/new-unreleased)
Pete & The Pirates – Where Did You Go? (Live On WOXY.com/new-unreleased)
Pete & The Pirates – Mr. Understanding (Live On WOXY.com)
May 3rd, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Is there an mp3 available for the band interview ?
June 2nd, 2009 at 6:02 pm
[...] the same, but I have to admit that I wasn’t aware of the Pirate variation of the group until the WOXY session that they at SxSW. They played a bunch of new songs in that set that I’m looking forward to, but I’m [...]
August 30th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
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