Hinds are a group of four young ladies from Madrid. Apparently, they were previously known as Deers before some Canadian lawyer threatened them because a confusing similarity. I had heard of these guys but had more or less dismissed them as some hipster hype bullshit. On Wednesday of SXSW they were playing at Cheer Up Charlies with a couple of other recently hyped bands – Chastity Belt and Girlpool. This was my reaction as I was taking in their set.
I fucking love @hindsband . I dismissed them as hipster bullshit hype. Yeah, I was wrong about that. Go see them. #SXSW
— HearYa (@Hearya) March 18, 2015
They were all that and more. They play a catchy brand of surf/garage rock that will leave a big smile on your face. They were one of my most pleasant surprises of SXSW. I would expect to hear a whole lot more about them in the future. Here’s two of their tracks below. If you want more, go to their Soundcloud page.
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Hinds is here.
