U & U Show 361 | Landlady, Mimicking Birds & Perth Pysch

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Black Mekon : Black Mekon Must Die : Stolen Bible 2 (2013)

-          Debut album.

-          Raw, fuzzed out, harsh, blues rock.

-          RIYL: Seasick Steve or John Spencer.

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Landlady : Dying Day : Upright Behavior (2014)

-          Debut album

-          Brooklyn band getting a lot of buzz as they run up to their album release.

-          Incredible vocals that remind me of those of Maps & Atlases.

-          Like Brian Jonestown Massacre or a mellower Velvet Underground

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tUnE-yArDs : Find A New Way : Nicki Nack (2014)

-          3^rd album’s first single.

-          Led by the extremely and uniquely talented Merrill Garbus.

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Son Lux : Lost It To Trying : Lanterns (2013)

-          3^rd full length.

-          Project led by Ryan Lott. Collaborator with Sufjan Stevens and Arcade Fire.

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Listening Party : Jesus Christ I Don’t Know : Listening Party EP (2010)

-          Debut EP

-          Canadian band that had a very bright, but brief flash as a band.

-          I saw their exceptional opening set for Wolf Parade in 2010/2011 and they disappeared shortly after.

Mimicking Birds : Memorabilia : Eons (2014)

-          Gorgeous 3^rd album.

-          Lush Portland indie folk.

-          SXSW 2014

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Kurt Vile : Off With His Tongue! : The Pitchfork Review 7” Single Series Vol. 1 (2014)

-          Special vinyl release accompanying the 2^nd issue of The Pitchfork Review.

-          Wakin On A Pretty Daze was his superb 2013 LP

-          Former guitarist for the War On Drugs.

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The Antlers : Hotel : Familiars (2014)

-          5^th full length. Set for a July 16^th release.

-          Mellow, slow-burning, Brooklyn indie rock band.

-          Came to prominence in the indie world with the song ‘Two’ on their 3^rd album ‘Hospice’ out in 2009.

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Curtis Harding : The Drive : Soul Power (2014)

-          Debut full length, Soul Power.

-          Incredibly promising soul singer that’s readying one of the albums I’m most excited for.

-          Played with Cee-Lo and, currently, with members of the Black Lips in a band called Night Sun (also readying a debut EP)

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Amen Dunes : Lilac In Hand : Love (2014)

-          3^rd full length.

-          Significantly more approachable track from the usually more spacey, jammy, ambient dark rock band.

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Cole Alexander (feat. Adron) : Porpoise Song (Monkees cover) : Cease and Desist (2014)

-          Black Lips member solo contribution to this compilation.

-          Cease and Desist is a recording studio in a 104 year old house in Atlanta.

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Allbrook/Avery : Empty : Big ‘Art (2011)

-          Debut album.

-          Side project from Nick Allbrook (Tame Impala bassist and Pond lead singer) and Cameron Avery (also of Pond).

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Mink Mussel Creek : They Dated Steadily : Mink Mussel Manticore (2011)

-          Debut effort.

-          Another band affiliated with Perth psych-rockers Tame Impala & Pond.

-          This was one of the earlier bands that funneled into TI & Pond.

-          Seems to be way more sprawling and jammy psych rock.

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Midnight Moan : Mulberry : Comes In Phases (2014)

-          Debut album, as far as I can tell.

-          Late 60’s classic rock/Rolling Stones sound

-          Unsigned Brooklyn band

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