5 Acts You Need To Take Notice Of At SxSW: Day 5

1. YOUNG FATHERS

Before the spitting commences...

Nothing – Not. A. Thing. – can prepare you for this. Without doubt the best gig of SxSW 2014. Three Scottish singer/rappers stalk the stage, taunt the crowd and harangue each other. At one point things got so intense two of the frontmen gripped each others' chins and literally spat their rhymes into each others' mouths. Behind them stands a drummer, to his left an all-female string quartet. But mostly it's just voices and beats making the incredible noise onstage – and their exit is sudden, leaving behind an audience going batshit for more. 

2. EAGULLS

Handsome punks playing handosme punk

The UK band that everyone wanted to see did not disappoint. It was (Buzz)cocky old school UK punk at its most potent. Lead singer George Mitchell is the focal point as he emotes to the point of looking like his jaw will snap off. The songs are short, raw and, most important, memorable. The fact that Mitchell isn't the ugliest kid in the block is going to help them achieve recognition beyond the roomful of beardstrokers watching them here.

3. KUMBIA QUEERS

They deliver exactly what it says on the label. A group of queer musicians from Mexico and Argentina playing a crazed-take on South American cumbia folk music (lots of accordion). If the sound is a little too punk for purists, that might have something to do with the members also being involved with homocore band She-Devils.

4. JONWAYNE

One of the stars of the Stone's Throw party. Behind the desk he fucks with a playlist that ranges from hymnal to hip hop. He then takes to the mic and, along with his large frame, intimidates with some angry, but intellectualesque, raps. 

5. SPLASHH

Who cares where they're from?

Although one member originates from Australia, these loose indie rockers are claimed by the UK (although now seem to be living in the US). Their songs are smartly straying away from the dream pop anthem formula currently bogging down the indie band scene and they instead display a smart line in jamming. If Brooklyn gives them the thumbs up, expect to hear more of them soon.

Andrew Mast was flown to SxSW as a guest of Warner.