NEW SHAPES SXSW 2012.

This year, we're getting the New Shapes SXSW team back together again for one more run at the title, bringing you the pond-spanning best of the US, the UK, and beyond in one mega bill. Indoors and outdoors, we'll be using every square inch of the Red Eyed Fly. Outside, we've got Ambassadors, the enchanting Wild Belle, the UK's next great rock band Morning Parade, our resident dreamers Savoir Adore and St Lucia, and of course, the new loves of our life, HAIM. Inside, we've got the equally brilliant stylings of Nathaniel Rateliff, Daughter, Spinto Band, Chet Faker, and the incredible Charli XCX and Ben Howard as the icing on the proverbial cake. And as if that wasn't enough, Andy Rourke of The Smiths (legend) will also be manning the decks all day. It's all popping off March 15th, so get your RSVP in HERE and get involved.

OUTDOORS

12:15pm: Ambassadors // STREAM: "Unconsolable"

01:15pm: Wild Belle // STREAM: "Keep You"

02:15pm: Morning Parade // STREAM: "Headlights"

03:15pm: Savoir Adore // STREAM: "Dreamers"

04:15pm: St. Lucia // STREAM: "Before the Dive"

05:15pm: HAIM // STREAM: "Better Off"

INDOORS

11:45am: Nathaniel Rateliff // STREAM: "Shroud"

12:45pm: Daughter // DOWNLOAD: "Love"

01:45pm: Spinto Band // STREAM: "Take It"

02:45pm: Chet Faker // STREAM: "Terms and Conditions"

03:45pm: Charli XCX // STREAM: "Nuclear Seasons"

04:45pm: Ben Howard // STREAM: "The Wolves"

THICK AS THIEVES.

Attention industry heads: there's a new next big thing in town. Ambassadors rolled quietly onto the scene earlier this year and wasted no time shaking Brooklyn's sleepy indie rock scene up with their visceral soul-powered vocals, primal percussive beats and arena-sized live show, quickly establishing themselves as the kind of immense hybrid of Kings of Leon and Local Natives that could take mainstream rock radio in the US (and the UK for that matter) by storm. With one of the bigger live shows we've seen from a new band this year and their debut album Litost already in hand, Ambassadors strike us as the kind of thing major label bidding wars are made of, as the four piece look to establish themselves as a formidable presence in the rock landscape of 2011.

For proof, look no further than triumphant lead single and live highlight "Unconsolable", all militaristic drums and ominous brass surges, as glass-half-empty lyrics are consoled by a blanket of industrial guitar swipes and brooding synth-noir washes. Coming on strong as Ambassadors' unflinching statement of intent, it's an ambitiously well-layered song with a stomping Dodos-esque percussive heartbeat that picks up immediately where your last heartbreak left off.

MP3: "Unconsolable" - Ambassadors [exclusive]