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Friday, January 26, 2018
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
The U & U's 117 Best Songs of 2017 | Set 2 of 5: 100-76
100 : EMA : Blood and Chalk : Exile In The Outer Ring (2017)
99 : Sorority Noise : Disappeared : You're Not As ___________ As You Think (2017)
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
The U & U Show 501 | Summer Break Complete
Protomartyr : A Private
Understanding
Relatives In Descent (2017) | BandCamp
Thee Oh Sees (Oh Sees) :
Animated Violence
Orc (2017) | Official Site
Thursday, April 27, 2017
The U & U Show 493 | Record Store Day '17 Recap
The Black Angels : Comanche
Moon
Death Song (2017) | Official Site | Record
Store Day 2017
The Black Lips : Can’t
Hold On
Satan's Graffiti or
God's Art? (2017) | Official
Site
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
The U & U Show 492 | Shamir & Perfume Genius Return
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
The U & U Show 431 | Double Dare You To Try PNKSLM
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
The U & U Show 393 | Courtney Barnett Comes Back!
Courtney Barnett : Pedestrian At Best
: Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
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First
single from her forthcoming debut LP.
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Huge
critical success with the re-release of her first two EPs, The Double EP: A Sea
of Split Peas.
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Readying
her proper debut LP for release later this year.
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25
year old from Australia.
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Playing
CMJ 2014 and a highlight of 2013’s.
Mikal Cronin : I Don't Mind
: I Don't Mind / Blue Eyed Girl 7" (2014)
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Latest single.
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Just announced his forthcoming 3rd album, MCIII.
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One of the best songwriters going writing vintage
beachy psych rock/pop.
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Also in a surf-punk band called the Moonhearts &
Ty Segall's backing band, just like Ty's in Mikal's band.
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
The U & U's Best Songs of 2014 | Part 3 of 3 & Show 387
25 | EMA : 3Jane : The Future’s Void
(2014)
24 | Mac DeMarco : Passing Out Pieces
: Salad Days (2014)
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
U & U Show 356 | Lots of Dreams & Jack White's Return
Jack White : High Ball
Stepper : Lazaretto (2014)
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2nd
solo album out June 9
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Bringing
more of the older, more aggressive style White Stripes' fans were used to.
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Hi
solo debut, 2012's Blunberbuss was a much slower, folkier album.
Weaves : Closer :
Weaves EP (2014)
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Forthcoming
debut EP.
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Each
song they release is better than the last.
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Toronto
band led by Jasmyn Burke, formerly of Rat Tail.
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Best
of SXSW 2014
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
The U & U Show 345 | Let's Do It Again!
Solids : Whatevers and
Neverminds : Generic Dogs EP (2010)
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Debut
EP. Two singles out as well.
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Debut
LP is out in early 2014
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This
is one of the albums I’m most highly anticipating in 2014.
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Montreal
post-punk rock band.. Think Japandroids with less shouting.
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CMJ
2013
Stephen Malkmus &
the Jicks : Houston Hades : Wig Out at Jagbags (2014)
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6th
album with the Jicks
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Leader
of the incredibly influential indie band Pavement.
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2008’s
Real Emotional Trash is one of my all-time favorite albums.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
The Unknown & Unheard Show 261! Christmas Show!
Tom Waits – Step Right Up – Small Change (1976)
- 4th album from one of music’s most prolific artists
- This is my annual sarcastic tribute to the American Christmas… there is not a song more fitting.
Guadalupe Plata - Serpiente Negra - Guadalupe Plata (2011)
- Debut album.
- Spanish band.
- Incredibly enjoyable Black Keys/White Stripes feel here.
Hanni El Khatib - Loved One - When the Guns Come Out (2011)
- If you love the old Black Keys you will get into this guy for sure!
- Hard, dirty garage blue rock.
Turf War – Stay Running – Years of Living Dangerously (2011)
- Debut album
- Produced by Ian St. Pe’ of the Black Lips.
- Atlanta
You Won't - Television - Skeptic Goodbye (2011)
- Debut album
- M. Ward and T. Rex feel to this track.
Country Mice - Worn Hearts - Twister (2011)
- Debut album
- Folk rock outfit that formerly went by We Are Country Mice.
Tony Castles - Dream Job - No Service (2010)
- Debut EP out.
- Download for free at RCRDLBL!
- Brooklyn band.
MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine
Thee Oh Sees - The Dream - Carrion Crawler/The Dream (2011)
- 12th album.
- San Fran garage psych band.
Dead Luke – Paranoia Is A Flower Of The Mind – Meanwhile… In the Midwest (2011)
- 4th album
- Luke Gasper.
- RIYL: Wet Hair and any other heavy, muddy, pulsing psych rock.
Anna Calvi - Wolf Like Me (TV On the Radio cover) - Jezebel single (French Version) (2011)
- Drastically different version of one of TVOTR's most popular songs.
- Debut was out this year and she was nominated for the UK
Blithe Field - Crushing - Two Hearted (2011)
- 2nd full length
- 19 year old from Ohio
- Ambient/electronic/looping/sample-heavy arrangements.
Christopher Owens – Cold Again (Live) (2011)
- This is the leader of the band Girls (they are better known on the U & U for their drummer’s side project, PAPA)
- He recorded these brilliant, spare tracks this past year.
- Girls 2011 album, Father, Son, Holy Ghost, is getting tremendous acclaim, but for some reason they’ve never struck a chord with me.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – Nothing But Our Love (Live) (2011)
- Original is on their debut full length, It’s A Corporate World.
- This is a really gorgeous, seasonally appropriate, mellower version played only on a piano and organ.
- Their 2010 debut EP garnered them a lot of good reviews.
- One of the my top of the top favorite live bands of the year.
- Check out the Video!
Sufjan Stevens –Sister Winter– Songs For Christmas
- Sufjan is a unique artist and without many people knowing has produced roughly fifty great… not the same old… Christmas songs
- My personal favorite Sufjan Christmas original.
- You will not hear a Christmas song like this in Macy’s… and that’s a good thing!
- Debut full length.
- This is the current from nowhere-to-everywhere band in the indie music world.
- Erika M. Anderson
Sunday, May 22, 2011
The Unknown & Unheard Show 230! (mp3)
Bon Iver – Calgary
- Forthcoming 2nd full legnth. Follow up to one of the best 2008 albums
- tides you over a bit as we await a new full length
- powerful live performer.
- Playing the Murat Theatre Monday July 25th
Donkeys - Don't Know Who We Are - Born With Stripes (2011)
- 3rd full length.
- Super catchy rolling track.
- Makes me think of These United States.
- Download a bunch of this music for free from their site!
Bill Callahan - America
- 3rd album
- Folk singer/songwriter type
- The voice gets me here more than anything
- Former leader of Smog.
- This album is fantastic!
MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine
White Denim - Anvil Everything - D (2011)
- Forthcoming album that is supposed to be heavier rock than their normal schizophrenic psych/folk offerings
- They did an Impromptu album of demos last summer: Download for free right now!
- Played SXSW
- Playing the Rock Lobster in Indy Wednesday, June 29th.
The Mountain Goats – Dance Music - The Sunset Tree (2005)
- 9th album
- How have I not played this track before??? One of my all time favorite songs.
- An explanation of the glory of music.
- Their last, 'All Eternals Deck' , was out in early 2011 and one of the best of the year.
- Led by John Darnielle and his unmistakable passionate and powerful vocals.
Iron and Wine - Naked As We Came - Our Endless Numbered Days (2004)
- 2nd album
- Latest is Kiss Each Other Clean on which he continued to fill out his sound and backing back more and more.
- Formerly known for spare folk arrangements and hushed vocals.
- one of the coolest artists to see live.
- Playing the Vogue Friday, June 10th.
Horse Feathers – Curs In the Weeds – House With No Home (2008)
- 2nd album
- Stripped back sound featuring all strings
- Painfully sad at times
- unmatched in it’s raw emotion… like the earliest Iron & Wine albums
- One of the greatest live shows I've seen.
- Playing Radio Radio Sunday, June 12th
MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine
- Brand new LP.
- This is a former best of the U & U top spot holder thanks to their album ‘The Stage Names’
- Lyric-heavy deeply layered building folk rock.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – Vocal Chords - It's A Corporate World (2011)
- Forthcoming debut full length.
- Their 2010 debut EP garnered them a lot of good reviews.
- Playing the White Rabbit Cabaret Friday, June 17th
Dark Mean – Acoustic - Music Box EP (2009)
- Debut EP. Download it from their official site now!
- This full length debut has been in the works since 2007 and will be out this year.
- Download this from their official site now!
The Heavenly States - Berlin
- 4th album since 2003
- Love the off-kilter Modest Mouse vibes this band puts out.
Wolf People - Silbury Sands - Steeple (2010)
- Debut release here in the states.
- Trippy feel of 70's hard blues rock
- The record player crackle though out is a perfect fit.
- All-time favorite band to Google
- Jagjaguwar outfit..
Wet Hair - Radiant Lines - Radiant Lines (Single) (2011)
- Big 70's psych rock!
- Retro organ-goodness
Night Beats - Ain't Dumbo - Night Beats (2011)
- Garage and soul coming together nicely.
- Bigger fuzz and fidelity than their previous efforts.
MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine
The War on Drugs –
- debut album… insanely good and equally well received
- 2nd full length was just announced.
- Kurt Vile's former band.
Modest Mouse - That'll Be the Day (Buddy Holly cover) - Rave On Buddy Holly (2011)
- Contribution to a loaded album of Buddy Holly covers.
EMA - Milkman - Past Life Martyred Saints (2011)
- Debut full length.
- This is the current from nowhere-to-everywhere band in the indie music world.
- Erika M. Anderson
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