NPR Music Tiny SXSW Concert: Typhoon

Typhoon performs a medley of "The Sickness Unto Death" and "The Honest Truth" at the Driskill Hotel, Austin, Texas on March 18, 2011.
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[@IndigoIndie_]

Been listening to this for around 10 years. I always come back. This band has been deeply influential to my life.

[@DubstepFestivalOrgy]

I wonder how many times we both have been having a tough day just to synchronise clicking on this. Vibing alone together

[@RUIN-ingYourFavoriteSongs]

Me toos.

[@devinrobertson5251]

Almost a decade later, STILL amazing ugh

[@nimota92]

I was fighting tears too. Every once in awhile I hear music so good it shakes up my soul.

[@5108blue]

this video proves that true talent is ignored. Under a 100,000 views? One of my all-time favorite bands.

[@taylordcraig]

5108blue and a fantastic live performance to boot.

[@wordsarelouder]

Update, it's at 104K now. :-)

[@Hakajin]

Lol, maybe! But there are also just so many great bands out there these days that it's hard to even keep track! Someone just recommended these guys to me, but my favorite band for the past few years has been The Oh Hellos, and I'm currently obsessed with Saintseneca... I've also been listening to The Lumineers since about 2013, and my God, have they come a long way! Their most recent album is a masterpiece! Not for nothing, but I majored in English, and I have very high standards when it comes to lyrics.

[@turdferguson8732]

115K 2020

[@ianstory3856]

yeah ten years on this is still one of my favorite live videos. Sound quality is a little low though so that could always be part of it.

[@NeighborhoodFilms0]

i can't get enough of this version.

[@WGBHMusic]

This band is so amazing. So glad we were able to film their recent show in Boston for our channel. Hope they become huge!

[@tragically1982]

Outside of just being really good music, it feels so genuine.

[@ryangtromero]

Gives me the chills. Makes me sad people will live their whole lives never hearing this performance.

[@tragically1982]

Just now realizing that I have been listening to these guys since this very video was released. They're so good.

[@shadegardenmusic]

So incredible, chills every time.

[@m1sterj0hn]

12 and a half years later, i still cry. 😭

[@atheistzombie]

I'm humbled and amazed by Typhoon's music. Nearly always brings a tear to my eyes.

[@podatus1098]

So the first time I heard the first song in this medley, it was difficult to choke back the tears. The lead singer makes great use of his voice's natural textures to convey the pain and fear and very dimly lit hope of the lyrics.

[@azcomeazgo]

Wow. This is amazing. The overall crescendo across both songs is phenomenal. They seem like a motley crew of musicians at first, but then truly come together as one in a soaring climax. Brilliant.

[@chaosofscotty]

For me, slightly under a month of listening to this. I still love it , and almost cry "we are all dying!" Two grand songs.

[@MrSpazzyAzy]

The violinist on the left is my sisters babysitter and I'm always eager to hear her stories from Typhoon when she comes over. I'm playing with this amazing band in an all ages concert here in Portland in about a month. It's the most excited I've been in my entire life. They make the most amazing music.

[@george8873]

You know a band truly has talent when they can be put in this kind of situation and still sound awesome.

[@Articusrex]

Speechless! I hope these kids realize the gift that they've been given, but most importantly that they share it with us.

[@codyhernek4047]

So much talent crammed into this room and song.

[@goodtimejakob]

each and every one of their songs makes me smile my face off

[@alexmontague6591]

Fell in love with this immediately

[@AyebaOwl]

i really love these guys

[@szentesy1]

They sound great here. I love the lead singers voice and the lyrics.

[@fallingclouds82]

Kyle is my biggest inspiration and my best friend, I think sickness into death is a great example of kyle

[@jemgiggles5]

Brilliant on all levels of Being

[@austinlovesasians]

pure real beautiful music

[@vidvidvid7]

they're coming to a town near me i cant even wait. this is beautiful

[@jcrg15]

If you are looking for a graphic example of art..this tiny concert is the best graphic example of the word "art" you will find..

[@93z]

chills down my spine. this band gmh

[@drfunk33]

I feel that I have contributed to about 100 of the 4,328 views in the past few days. Beautiful.

[@jackstraw4812]

really glad i this band has found me....the cello player is smokin' hot. I need to work something up for Honest Truth with banjo.

[@OlympusMons23]

I love how long it takes for the rest of the band to come in.

[@daniellefricke]

amazing!

[@MrTimothyBlaine]

Amazing.

[@boarderbabe100]

just played in boise Idaho and it was amazing!!!!!

[@stolenrims]

The shortest 9 minutes on youtube. Think I'll listen again...and again...and...

[@davidbuhanan9535]

Awesome.

[@dope23z]

That was Awesome!

[@shugapie513]

his guitar sounds so good.

[@hannahbanna6541]

Amazing

[@boomblind12]

I didn't need any comments from others to know at first glance/listen that this music had some deep meanings to the band... you can feel it if you are seasoned enough to hear it... but truth is not everyone can pick up on it

[@DoctorWha]

Beyond Brilliant Awe inspiring

[@jerriblank6610]

I have a decent vocabulary, but your post inspired me to look up HYPERBOLE...Thanks :) One of my best friends uses the word often enough and I always felt I could infer the meaning but never cared to clarify. Learning is neat.

[@GodmadeConscious]

Good god, made me cry in spite of myself.

[@freaker999111]

Kilroy has really good taste in music

[@whatallison]

Wow wow wow wow

[@stolenrims]

What's with that delayed reaction at the end from the audience...I'm going to assume it's due to stunned amazement.

[@liamboogar-azoulay3465]

I'm not a big fan of Hyperbole, but this is the best thing ever to be done in any form of art ever including but not limited to the creation of the universe... x2.

[@ChefTheJeff]

these guys need to play a show in boston. have them mail me through here and i can book an eastcoast tour with a band from austin called The Awkward Robot. need to get you up to New England. people up here would eat you up!

[@aphexmandelbrot]

that. fucking. transition. knocks me down every time.

[@Ampithecat]

@griffenb ~ You of course have the right to your opinion! It might make a difference to know these musicians have seen death amongst their close friends... and one a member of the band nearly died of a serious illness, having an organ transplant saved his life. Just FYI. If you don't like the music, I'm sure other music will please you. Be well!

[@lesliefreeman5792]

These guys are great and I will be looking for more, my one problem was that the lead guy (who is great) his sound should have been lowered when the rest of the band came in on this song...again good stuff

[@ronetele13]

great stuff. for something quite similarly magical (check out The Family Crest Band.

[@Asmallbray]

When you say "Hyperbole" what are you specifically discussing? The lyrics? The phrasing? The texture? Porque amigo? I guess the similes and metaphors in this song could be discussed as Hyperbolic, but apart of me just thinks the narrator's on the edge of something. To simply call it hyperbole is to question the sincerity of the narrator (i.e., the writer/singer). This isn't a challenge, more of a "seems to me."

[@griffenb]

pretty dang sappy

[@CillenTV]

hail kilroy our leader

[@gackj]

@MrSpazzyAzy luuuuucky. What do you play?

[@toddbevans4192]

What tuning is that?

[@nirke_]

He's talking about the hyperbole on the second part of his comment...

[@lukeslanderland8405]

Lyrics of a GOSPEL fasion

[@pooch2nooch]

Floored.

[@l3ocks]

And I'm by all extents and purposes a grown man

[@ZachDunaway]

does anyone know what kind of guitar her is using in this video?

[@Yeevle]

Then everyone forgot. I didn't anyway.

[@the80s1]

What kind of guitar does he play??? i need to know

[@nickel9696]

mmmmmmmmmm :)

[@Selrisitai]

Well, there is always SOMEONE focused on making money. That's how the band makes money. Oh, Arcade Fire? You mean the band that had more than one of their songs on the computer point-and-click game Gray Matter?

[@MrKnoxtm]

Who are the current 24 thumbs down? What would they like?

[@Asmallbray]

Edit: I guess "Eternity will smile on me" is most definitely hyperbole. Disregard.

[@MrBfg586]

No deodorant was used in the making of this.

[@Stache224]

kilroy is a hipster