Gerard Cosloy's Austin, TX Comp Casual Victim Pile Is Pretty Great

Matador co-founder Gerard Cosloy lives in Austin when not taking care of business at the NYC-based label. If you recall, in 2009 his Lindell Avenue home burned down. Sad shit, but less than 12 months after that, he's put together the 19-track Casual Victim Pile, a compilation that documents what, to his ears, is going on musically in his hometown. Most folks know Austin as the site of SXSW, of course. People who like to connect things historically also know it is/was the breeding ground for 13th...

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