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Friday, March 6, 2026

SXSW 2026: Forty Feet Tall

This band is playing the Paste party Saturday.  This article says the band is originally from L.A. but is now based in Portland. It says:

The band first cut their teeth together in high school before scattering for college then reconvening in Portland to make music years later. Over time, they have managed to hone an engaging and engrossing sound and stage-presence that feels seasoned, yet not settled.

They are described as post-punk.

"Paystub" sounds like a mix of old Pretenders and DEVO.

In this article the band says of this song:

“‘Isochronism’ is a physics term describing how a pendulum takes the same amount of time to complete a swing, regardless of the starting point,” the band explains. “The song reflects on the cyclical nature of life, the passage of time, day and night, and we felt the term captured these concepts well.”

They also remind me of Jane's Addiction.