The Miami duo ANR - Michael-John Hancock & Brian Robertson - return this year to SXSW (with a third band member!) They're working on new material for a summer release. The song "It's Around You," from their latest album Stay Kids, deals with something people in Miami have to be mindful of: hurricane preparedness. "This started out real simple, with just the vocal loop and thoughts of how it's been six years since a major hurricane hit south Florida," Michael-John told Rolling Stone.

"The idea of the song, and the chorus in particular, is to sonically and even lyrically connect with the traditional halftime modern R&B crowd, participation song style, but to have the actual concept of the song relating to evacuation procedures during a natural disaster. The chorus is telling people how to use their hands, feet, and voices to signal a helicopter from the roof of a house or building. What's 'around you' in this case is water and debris."

To create the video, ANR collaborated with acclaimed Miami performance artist Jillian Mayer and filmmaker Lucas Leyva. MJ and Brian provided the score for another Meyer/Leyva production: The Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke, a short film featuring former 2 Live Crew frontman Luther Campbell, which screened at Sundance.

"It's Around You" is one of the hundreds of music videos you can enjoy by SXSW 2012 Showcasing Artists on our SXSW YouTube Channel. And if you have not yet done so, by all means begin your preparations to attend SXSW.