We filmed Winter Gloves at SXSW all the way back in March, by the side of the creek that flows through downtown Austin.

Montreal’s Winter Gloves were one of the bands we stumbled upon by chance the first time we went to Austin, and we’d been hoping they would tour the UK ever since. Fortunately, they agreed to play some songs for us on their side of the pond while we were there this year.

We’ve got two songs here, something old and something new.

The first track, Party People, appears on their debut album, About A Girl. On record it’s all rock n roll riffs and synthy swagger. By the side of a babbling brook in the Austin heat it’s all sunny handclaps and glockenspiel with the sounds of the creek and the madness of SXSW audible in the background. These stripped down versions show that behind the riffs and the noise, this band have great pop songs.

Strange Love is the second track, and also the second track on new album All Red. It’s bass and glock heavy normally, with a funky LCD Soundsystem type groove to it, albeit with singer Charles’ lush high vocals instead of James Murphy’s gruff monologues. Our version features those wooden stick things, and frankly, who doesn’t love those wooden stick things. Again, the funky, trendy swagger is laid bare to reveal a finely crafted pop song.

Winter Gloves are currently on tour in the US and Canada. Find out more at myspace.com/wintergloves