Guided By Voices : I Am
a Tree
Mag Earwhig! (1997) | Official
Site
The Hold Steady : Stevie
Nix
Separation Sunday (2005) | Official Site
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Showing posts with label Arcade Fire. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Friday, June 9, 2017
The U & U Show 498 | That Morby Music
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
The U & U Show 481 | Strong New Arcade Fire & More
Arcade Fire : I Give You
Power (feat. Mavis Staples)
(2016) | Official Site
Vagabon : The Embers
Infinite Worlds (2017) | BandCamp
Friday, October 30, 2015
The U & U Show 427 | Halloweenin' It Up!
Fuzz : Pipe
Fuzz II (2013) | Stream
Fuzz on YouTube
Savages : The Answer
Adore Life (2015) | Official
Site
Thursday, October 8, 2015
The U & U Show 424 | CMJ 2015 Preview 1 of 2
Tame Impala : Half Full Glass of Wine
Tame Impala EP (2008) | Official Site
Viet Cong : Unconscious Melody
Cassette EP (2013) | BandCamp
Thursday, October 1, 2015
The U & U Show 423 | Apologies Turns 10!
Arcade Fire : Apocrypha
The Reflektor Tapes EP (2015) | Official
Site
Wolf Parade : You Are a Runner and I
Am My Father's Son
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
The U & U Show 422 | Biggest Release Week of 2015!
Kurt Vile : I'm an Outlaw
b'lieve i'm goin down... (2015) | Official
Site
Youth Lagoon : No One Can Tell
Savage Hills Ballroom (2015) | Official Site
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
U & U Show 375 | New Favorite Album & Song
Perfume Genius : Fool
: Too Bright (2014)
-
3rd
full length
-
Best
song of 2014 so far.
-
This
track burst out away from the delicate, piano-only tracks that filled most of
his first 2 LPs.
-
Project
led by Mike Hadreas.
OnlyReal : Cadillac
Girl : Cadillac Girl 7" (2014)
-
2nd
single from forthcoming debut full length. Due out in 2015.
-
One
of only several songs they've released.
-
Vocalist
over a blend of super catchy classic indie rock and electronic music.
-
23
yr old Niall Galvin bedroom project.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
U & U Show 371 | A Fire Reviewed, A Crutchfield Debuted
Allison Crutchfield : You : Lean In to It EP
-
Bedroom
electronic pop solo effort.
-
Also
the leader of pop punk band, Swearin’.
-
Twin
sister of Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield.
Tobias Jesso Jr. : Just
A Dream (2013)
-
One
of 2 demos out via YouTube
-
RIYL
Nilsson, early Perfume Genius, or early solo Christopher Owens.
Saturday, December 21, 2013
The U & U Show 344 | The 20 Best Albums of 2013
Magnolia Electric Co. : It’s Made Me
Cry : It’s Made Me Cry EP (2009)
- From his Record Store Day Release
-
Josephine was his latest full-length
-
Jason
Molina’s current moniker he’s releasing music under.
-
Also
released music in his name and Songs: Ohia
20 : Volcano Choir : Dancepack :
Repave (2013)
-
debut
album was 2009's Unmap.
-
Justin
Vernon (aka Bon Iver) project with Collections of Colonies of Bees.
-
Bon
Iver’s owned the 2008 music world
Monday, December 9, 2013
The U & U Show 342 | Last Batch Before The Recaps
Sufjan Stevens : Sister Winter : Songs
For Christmas (2001-2006)
-
Possibly
my #1 favorite Christmas song ever.
-
This
gives him an even 10 Christmas albums full of classics and originals.
-
I
don't listen to any other holiday music anymore.
The War On Drugs : Red Eyes : Lost In
The Dream (2014)
-
Latest
single from their forthcoming 3rd full length.
-
Kurt
Vile’s former outfit is still providing long time Vile fans sounds more in the
vein of his older, soaring, drone- heavy work.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
The U & U Show 341 | 2013's Strong Finish
Majical Cloudz :
Savage (2013)
-
Latest
single and first release since their excellent and haunting 2013 debut,
Impersonator.
-
Debut
EP was 2012’s Turns Turns Turns.
-
Intense
and completely engrossing band I caught as an opener for Youth Lagoon.
Moonface : November
2011 : Julia With Blue Jeans On (2013)
-
3rd
full length album from this Spencer Krug (Wolf Parade & Sunset Rubdown)
project.
-
Debut,
Heartbreaking Bravery, was my pick for best album of 2012.
-
This
is album is a solo piano effort.
Monday, November 11, 2013
The U & U Show 340
Arcade Fire : Afterlife : Reflektor
(2013)
-
4th
full length
-
Produced
by James Murphy and this track sounds like it especially.
-
David
Bowie also contributed to the album.
-
This
release is going to further propel them into being one of the indie bands with
the most mainstream success.
Wet : U Da Best : Wet EP (2013)
-
Debut
EP.
-
Falls
somewhere between Fiona Apple’s latest release and the XX.
Moonface : Black Is Back In Style :
Julia With Blue Jeans On (2013)
-
3rd
full length album from this Spencer Krug (Wolf Parade & Sunset Rubdown)
project.
-
Debut,
Heartbreaking Bravery, was my pick for best album of 2012.
-
This
is album is a solo piano effort.
Frog Eyes : The Road Is Long :
Carey’s Cold Spring (2013)
-
8th
album.
-
Eclectic
and innovative alt indie rock band led by Carey Mercer.
-
Spencer
Krug (Sunset Rubdown, Wolf Parade, Moonface) was a former member.
-
Most
similar to the sound of Sunset Rubdown.
Cherry Glazerr : Teenage Girl : Papa
Cremp (2013)
-
Debut
LP
-
LA
band of ladies with music similar to, but sloppier and more lackadaisical than
Waxahatchee.
Jackson Scott : That Awful Sound :
Melbourne (2013)
-
Debut
LP.
-
North
Carolina mellow alt-pop songwriter.
-
This
song was his initial release in early 2013 and got immediate buzz from the
limited number of outlets that passed it around.
Los Angeles Police Department : The Only
One (2013)
-
Debut
single.
-
Lazily
rolling rock.
-
Full
length is supposed to be on its way.
Islands : Waveform : Ski Mask (2013)
-
5th
album
-
Montreal
Indie rock band.
Courtney Barnett : Canned Tomatoes
(Whole) : The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas (2013)
-
Release
of her first two EPs.
-
Alt-indie
rock that makes me think of Petty, Dylan and Joan Osborne.
-
25
year old from Australia.
-
CMJ
2013
Fuzz : Preacher: Fuzz (2013)
-
Debut
full length.
-
Latest
project from the ever-prolific Ty Segall
-
Heavier
psych blues sound here than his usual style.
Jonathan Rado : All the Jung Girls
(Diane Coffee cover) (2013)
-
Full length debut, Law & Order, was out this
year as well.
-
One of the two members of Foxygen with side
projects.
Gregory Alan Isakov : Suitcase Full
of Sparks : The Weatherman (2013)
-
5th
album
-
More
traditional-leaning folk singer-songwriter.
Wooden Wand & the World War IV : Complaint
Dept. : Wooden Wand & the World War IV (2013)
-
2nd
album of 2013.
-
Blood
Oaths of the New Blues is still one of the year’s most impressive releases.
MySpace : Amazon
: HypeMachine
Sore Eros & Kurt Vile : Jamaica
Plain : Jamaica Plain EP (2013)
-
Collaborative
instrumental EP.
-
Kurt
Vile just re-released his brilliant.
Friday, November 1, 2013
The U & U Show 339 | Halloween 2013!
Tom Waits : Filipino
Box Spring Hog : Mule Variations (1999)
-
12th
full length
-
One
of his darkest, most off-beat, and most jarring albums.
The Cadillacs : Boogie Man
-
50's
& 60's Harlem rock'n'roll doo-wop group.
-
Spookier
halloween themed track.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
The U & U Show 333 | New Wooden Wand & Arcade Fire
Wooden Wand & the World War IV :
I Hate the Nightlife : Wooden Wand & the World War IV (2013)
-
2nd
album of 2013.
-
Blood
Oaths of the New Blues is still one of the year’s most impressive releases.
MySpace : Amazon
: HypeMachine
Willis Earl Beal : Comin' Through
(feat. Cat Power) : Nobody Knows (2013)
-
2nd
full length.
-
Debut
was lo-fi, unflattering and didn't show off his insanely powerful voice.
-
Big
time comparisons to Tom Waits.
Monday, July 29, 2013
The U & U Show 328 | New Friends: Cloud Control & AroarA
Cloud Control : Dojo
Rising : Dream Cave (2013)
-
2nd
album
-
Australian
band that reminds me a lot of Youth Lagoon with less synth and more of a traditional
indie rock sound.
AroarA : #14 : In the
Pines (2013)
-
Debut
full length. Also an EP of the same name.
-
Side
project of Broken Social Scene
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
The Unknown & Unheard Show 272! SXSW Preview Show 6 of 6!
Titus Andronicus – Titus Andronicus - The Airing of Grievances (2008)
- Opening track on debut
- 2nd album The Monitor was my pick for best album of 2010.
- Named after the Shakespeare play
- A Rolling Stone ‘Best new band of 2010’ even though their debut came out in 2008.
- SXSW 2012
WATERS - For the One - Out In the Light (2011)
- Debut album. Out 9/20.
- New project led by Van Pierszalowski (previously of Port O'Brien).
- SXSW 2012
Arcade Fire – Abraham’s Daughter – The Hunger Games OST (2012)
- Contribution to the much anticipated movie.
- The soundtrack is pretty stacked as well.
- They’ve blown up to an extreme level of popularity. Right there with Bon Iver as two of the biggest indie to mainstream crossovers that have maintained the same musical quality!
- I am a big time sucker for anything with a military-esque snare drum right up front like this song features.
Yellow Ostrich - The Shakedown - Strange Land (2012)
- 2nd full length.
- Debut full length was 'The Mistress' and made the 2011 Best of the U & U.
- Sounds a bit like the Beatles and the White Stripes and even at times Menomena.
- SXSW 2012
We Were Promised Jetpacks – It’s Thunder and It’s Lightning – These Four Walls (2009)
- Debut album
- Scottish band with a very similar sound to Frightened Rabbit on the mellower tracks but seem a bit more aggressive when they amp up their sound.
- This week’s track that is lodged in my head.
- SXSW 2012
Todd Snider – In the Beginning – Agnostic Hymns and Stoner Fables (2012)
- 9th album
- He’s truly a great song writer.
- His 8th, The Devil You Know, garnered him tons of praise.
- todd snider and the Nervous Wrecks
- first album, Songs for the Daily Planet’ came out in 1994
- SXSW 2012
Wooden Wand and the Briarwood Virgins - Motel Stationary - Wooden Wand and the Briarwood Virgins (2011)
- Latest single from this James Jackson Toth project's forthcoming album
- Also released music as WAND after his band left him.
- He conducted a pretty awesome fundraiser for this album. Check it out here!
- SXSW 2012
MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine
These United States – Dead and Gone – These United States (2012)
- 5th album
- Their debut was one that I immediately latched onto, but it took a re-release to drive up the following this band deserves.
- Jesse Elliot, lead singer, writes some fantastic lyrics to go along with the layered Americana progressions.
- This is about the most poppy they've ever sounded.
- SXSW 2012
Tim Fite – Joyriding – Ain’t Ain’t Ain’t (2012)
- 3rd full length.
- Truly unique blender of styles.
- Has numerous self released albums on his official site.
- SXSW 2012
You Won't - Who Knew - Skeptic Goodbye (2011)
- Debut album
- SXSW 2012
Yearbook Committee - We Let Our Grades Slip - Sing Til You Die (2011)
- Debut release.
- Terre Haute music collective.
- SXSW 2012
We Are Augustines - Book of James - Rise Ye Sunken Ships (2011)
- Debut full length.
- Consists of two remaining members of the band Pela, Billy McCarthy & Eric Sanderson.
- Pela disbanded after McCarthy’s brother committed suicide.
- SXSW 2012
Wet Hair - The Labor of Love - Wet Hair/NOTV Split Single (2010)
- Big 70's psych rock!
- SXSW 2012
Perfume Genius – Hood – Put Your Back N 2 It (2012)
- 2nd album
- Debut album, Learning, was a massive critical hit.
- Another easy and catchy piano track.
- This week's band that is blowing up out of the blue. They are everywhere!
MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine
Two Gallants – Steady Rollin' - What the Toll Tells (2006)
- debut release
- First was called ‘The Throes’
- formed by Adam Stephens (vocals/guitar/harmonica) and Tyson Vogel (drums/vocals) in 2002 in san Francisco
- named after a James Joyce short story
- on the Saddle Creek Records… same as Bright Eyes
- opened for Les Claypool this summer
- SXSW 2012
The War on Drugs – Baby Missiles – Slave Ambient (2011)
- 2nd full length. 3 EPs out also.
- This is a reworking of a previously released track.
- Kurt was formerly the lead guitarist for them.
- SXSW 2012
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