Wednesday, February 13, 2013

The U & U Show 307! SXSW Preview #2




Kurt Vile : Wakin' On A Pretty Day : Wakin' On A Pretty Daze (2013)
-          First single from forthcoming 5th album.
-          This track is a must listen!
-          Former guitarist for the War On Drugs.
-          He said he was inspired by the album Tusk when making this album.



All Tiny Creatures : An Iris (feat. Justin Vernon) : Harbors (2011)
-          Debut full length
-          Swirling folk pop enhanced here by Justin Vernon’s (of Bon Iver) always warm haunting vocals.
-          SXSW 2013



Hanni El Khatib : Can’t Win ‘Em All (2013)
-          One of two new singles from a yet to be named forthcoming 2nd album produced by the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach
-          One of the rawest, heavy blues rock musicians going.
-          SXSW 2013



Black Pistol Fire : Crows Feet : Big Beat ’59 (2012)
-          2nd album
-          Big rolling blues rock. Somewhere between old Black Keys and Two Gallants.
-          SXSW 2013



Suuns : Armed For Peace : Zeroes QC (2010)
-          Debut album
-          Just released video for their new single, 2020, from their forthcoming 2nd album, Images Du Futur.
-          Experiment, engrossing prog rock band from Montreal.
-          SXSW 2013



Team Spirit : MRDR It’s OK : Team Spirit EP (2013)
-          Forthcoming 3rd EP. One out last year and one out this Valentine’s day!
-          Their debut single, ‘Fuck the Beach’, was one of the best songs of 2012.
-          Brooklyn band that’s a spinoff of Passion Pit.
-          SXSW 2013



The Thermals : Born To Kill : Desperate Ground (2013)
-          First single from 6th album.
-          High energy indie punk rock band.
-          SXSW 2013



Wavves : Demon To Lean On : Afraid of Heights (2013)
-          5th album.
-          West coast garage punk band.
-          Less fuzzy and more grungy here than usual.
-          Comparisons to FIDLAR.
-          SXSW 2013



Carsick Cars : YOU CAN LISTEN, YOU CAN TALK : YOU CAN LISTEN, YOU CAN TALK (2009)
-          2nd full length
-          Chinese chugging amped-up, indie rock.
-          SXSW 2013



Warm Soda : Waiting For Your Call : Someone For You (2013)
-          2nd full length
-          SXSW 2013
-          Project started by Matthew Melton formerly of Bare Wires
-          Very similar vibe to Bare Wires
-          Slogan on BandCamp: 'JUST SAY NO to SXSW 2013' referencing Bare Wires' break up.



The Besnard Lakes : Devastation : The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse (2007)
-          2nd album.
-          4th has just been announced, Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO.
-          Heavy, brooding, building rock.
-          SXSW 2013



Chappo : Séance : Plastique Universe II: Pisces Princess
-          2nd EP 2011
-          Classic-leaning psych folk.
-          SXSW 2013



Thee Oh Sees : Minotaur : Floating Coffin (2013)
-          Forthcoming 12th-ish album.
-          Their last album, Putrifiers II, was one of 2012’s best.
-          One of the bands leading the west coast’s psych rock movement.
-          This track is a little less manic than most of their material.
-          SXSW 2013


Bipolaroid : Dead Horse : Illusion Fields (2010)
-          3rd album
-          Set to release a new single early in March.
-          Blues psych rock that leans towards the sound of Lynyrd Skynyrd or the Buffalo Killers at times.
-          SXSW 2013



Caveman : Thankful : Coco Beware (2011)
-          Debut album.
-          Self-titled 2nd album is out in April
-          SXSW 2013



Blessed Flowers : Hey All You Floridians : Peaceful Beasts in an Ocean of Weeds EP (2012)
-          Only two releases are this EP and their 2012 full length debut.
-          Steady smooth vocals over a guitar riff that sounds it’s been pulled from a Modest Mouse song with a touch more folk.
-          SXSW 2012



King Krule : Rock Bottom : Rock Bottom b/w Octopus (2012)
-          Latest single
-          Aka Archy Marshal… formerly Zoo Kid
-          18 year old British singer/songwriter.
-          Unique vocals highlight the musically restrained tracks.


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