The U & U Show 330 | Death Wish Mind. Brown Dog Eyes

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Willis Earl Beal : Wavering Lines : Nobody Knows (2013)

-          This is a live a cappella version of a track off the forthcoming 2^nd album.

-          Debut was lo-fi, unflattering and didn't show off his insanely powerful voice.

-          Big time comparisons to Tom Waits.

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King Khan and The Shrines : Darkness : Idle No More (2013)

-          Forthcoming 5th album, out in Sept.

-          First Shrines album since 2008

-          Long time collaborator with Marc Sultan (AKA the BBQ Show)

-          One of my all-time favorite artists. The Supreme Genius of King Khan and His Shrines is one of the greatest albums.

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Les Savy Fav : Scout’s Honor : 3/5 (1997)

-          Debut album.

-          Led by comedian, artist, author and crazy person Tim Harrington.

-          Art, punk rock that is reminiscent of the Pixies at times.

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Desaparecidos : Te Amo Camila Vallejo : Te Amo Camila Vallejo b/w Underground Man (2013)

-          Latest single from Conor Oberst’s recently reunited punk rock band.

-          Conor Oberst is best known for his band Bright Eyes.

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AroarA : #7 : In the Pines (2013)

-          Debut full length. Also an EP of the same name.

-          Side project of Broken Social Scene

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Ought : Habit : More Than Any Other Day EP (2013)

-          2^nd EP

-          Montreal post-punk rock band.

-          Cool spoken word track.

-          Name your own price for all their music on their bandcamp.

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Los Porcos : Sunshine : Sunshine b/w Classical Feminine Woman (2013)

-          The latest single from some of the former members of WU LYF.

-          Former lead singer, Ellery James Roberts, is doing his own solo effort as well.

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Cloud Control : Scar : Dream Cave (2013)

-          2^nd album

-          Australian band that reminds me a lot of Youth Lagoon with less synth and more of a traditional indie rock sound.

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Marnie Stern : This Was It : Adult Swim Singles (2013)

-          New single for Adult Swim's music project.

-          4th album, Chronicles of Marnia was out in early 2013.

-          Her previous album was a 2010 Best of the U & U.

-          A wild mix of the joyous unpredictability of Ponytail and the harder Yeah Yeah Yeahs tracks.

-          The band I'm most excited to see play SXSW 2013 of the announced acts so far.

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Pond : O Dharma : Hobo Rocket (2013)

-          5th full length album. First of 2 announced 2013 albums.

-          Features members of Tame Impala.

-          By far the greatest lead singer I saw at SXSW. Young, tiny, wild aussie.

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White Denim : Pretty Green : Corsicana Lemonade (2013)

-          6^th album.

-          Wild, impulsive, energetic, sometimes jammy rock.

-          They’ve released some absolutely amazing albums.

-          This album is partially recorded with Jeff Tweedy.

-          They’re boasting that this album is their best album representations of their live shows.

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The Cairo Gang : Father of the Man : Tiny Rebels EP (2013)

-          Latest release.

-          Previously collaborated with Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy.

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John McCauley & Jonny Fritz : Willow Garden : Oxyana OST (2013)

-          Song contributed to the soundtrack of the documentary about a rural West Virgina town’s struggles with drugs.

-          John McCauley is best known as the front man of Deer Tick. Also in Middle Brother and Diamond Rugs.

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds : We Kno Who U R : Push the Sky Away (2013)

-          15th studio album

-          Most recent was 2008’s ‘Dig, Lazarus! Dig!!!’ and then his two Grinderman albums.

-          Like a few artists out there, like Lou Reed and Tom Waits, he has a huge cult following and a unique/distinct sound.

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Fletcher C. Johnson : Send Me Your Love : Salutations (2012)

-          2^nd album.

-          One album out in 2010.

-          New project involving a former member of King Tuff

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Thee Oh Sees : Flood's New Light : Putrifiers II (2012)

-          6^th studio album

-          San Fran band offering up a huge range of styles, but psych rock most frequently.

-          Started by John Dwyer as a casual project that developed into something much larger.

-          On a lot of best of 2012 lists.

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Lace Curtains : Bedroom Honesty : The Garden of Joy and the Well of Loneliness (2012)

-          Debut album

-          Big Velvet Underground sound.

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Marnie Stern : Year of the Glad : The Chronicles of Marnia (2013)

-          4th album. Out in March 2013

-          Her previous album was a 2010 Best of the U & U.

-          A wild mix of the joyous unpredictability of Ponytail and the harder Yeah Yeah Yeahs tracks.

-          The band I'm most excited to see play SXSW 2013 of the announced acts so far.

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Guards : Silver Lining : In Guards We Trust (2013)

-          Debut full length

-          Their BandCamp is loaded with previously released singles and EPs.

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The Cave Singers : Have to Pretend : Naomi (2013)

-          4th album. Out in March of 2013

-          interesting, dark brand of folk

-          out of Seattle

-          Formerly on Matador Records, now with powerhouse Indiana label Jagjaguwar.

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Fiona Apple : Werewolf : The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do (2012)

-          Highly touted, first album in years.

-          Incredibly powerful vocal performance on this album.

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The Spyrals : Evil Kind : The Spyrals (2012)

-          Debut full length.

-          Garage blues rock that will help fill in the space between Black Angels albums.

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DIIV : (Druun) : Oshin (2012)

-          Debut album

-          Blend of new-wave, dream pop and even some heavier shoegaze. They have a definite 80’s feel to them.

-          Getting huge praise for this album. On a lot of Best of 2012 lists.

-          Formerly called Dive

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Wymond Miles : Singing the Ending : Under the Pale Moon (2012)

-          Debut full length

-          One of many superb acts on Sacred Bones Records.

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The Bridges : Travelin' Man (2012)

-          Latest single available for download if you Like them on their Facebook page.

-          They have a handful of other minor releases on their BandCamp site.

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Tyvek : Scaling : On Triple Beams (2012)

-          4^th album

-          The band I regret missing at CMJ.

-          Aggressive and refreshingly diverse punk rock band.

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Desaparecidos : MariKKKopa : MariKKKopa b/w Backsell (single) (2012)

-          First single since their recent reformation.

-          Connor Oberst's (Bright Eyes, Monsters of Folk) first band.

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Big Ups : Shut Your Mouth : Wake Up (single) (2012)

-          3 song single from this NYC punk rock band

-          Were outstanding,  wildly energetic openers for FIDLAR.

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Sigur Ros : Varúð : Valtari (2012)

-          6th full length. Also an excellent documentary and a live album.

-          Unique, powerful, orchestral Icelandic band.

-          Lyrics are usually big for me to get into a band, but here, the fact I can’t understand them gives their music a certain mystique.

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