We’re getting our hands dirty with some data science to identify the top 10 hottest rising indie bands playing SXSW music 2016. In the last episode, I revealed the top 5 bands, and here we are continuing the list with numbers 6 through 10.

All this week we are covering the chaos, the insanity, the fun that is SXSW. Be sure to follow along with us on Twitter, @ThisNewBand, and look out for interviews and exclusive content on the blog and on our podcast feed.

If you haven’t listened to the last episode (Episode 8), definitely stop right here and go listen to that first. I talk about the process of how I arrived at this ranking, which will help you understand everything better.

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In the episode:

6. KLOE - Teenage Craze

7. Lewis Del Mar - Loud(y)

8. Grace Mitchell - NoLo

9. Day Wave - Gone

10. Operators - Cold Light

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Additional music:

Intro song: Leyya - Superego

Transition: Prism Cloud - Someday

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Be sure to check out our SXSW Field Guide, an interactive web app where you can go and check out profiles on hundreds of our favorite showcasing artists.

Each band is tagged meticulously by rating, genre, the country they are from, and even if they have a male or female vocalist, and they are also tagged by our data metrics, Popularity and Heat, which I just explained. So, for example, you could search for Garage Rock bands from the USA with a female vocalist who have a really high heat, so they are growing really fast.

Check it out at sxsw.thisnewband.com.

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All the music that you heard in today’s episode is property of the respective artists and their labels, songwriters, and rights-holders. It’s definitely not ours, and it’s not yours either. We ask that if you like a band, to please support them by seeing them on tour, buying their music and merchandise, following them on their social media, and sharing their music with your friends.