Caroline Rose, Ian Sweet

Despite a recent move to L.A., reliable pop-rock shapeshifter Caroline Rose maintains frequent performances and deep musical connections in Austin – including a final album cycle stop riding the complex catharsis of fifth album The Art of Forgetting (and a recent Bayonne remix). “We’re busting out all the stops before I once again hermit for many many months,” Rose wrote on IG. Opener Ian Sweet, outlet of Los Angeles indie pop balladeer Jilian Medford, also released a high-octane evolution last year in Polyvinyl select SUCKER. – Rachel Rascoe