Doomsquad

Bella Union

7:30pm, Elysium

Proper welcome to the Bella Union family includes a SXSW indoctrination, which is exactly what Korean rockers and November signees Jambinai get Wednesday when they play the Music Conference for the first time as part of the UK label’s annual showcase. Founded by Cocteau Twins Simon Raymonde and Robin Guthrie, the almost 20-year-old indie imprint imports several other newbies, including British singer-songwriter Holly Macve, who the label discovered in a basement pub; Money, another UK conquest of Raymonde; and Canadian sibling trio Doomsquad. It isn’t all new faces at Elysium, either. Oklahoma-City-by-way-of-Denton quintet Horse Thief‘s expansive soundscapes have resided on Bella Union for a few years now, plus major stalwarts like Ezra Furman (this time dropping the Harpoons and coupling with Boy-Friends), and Nineties New York psych rockers Mercury Rev, who put out their first new album since 2008 in October.

This article appears in March 18 • 2016.

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