The U & U Show 527 | Best of SXSW 2018

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Ezra Furman : No Place

Transangelic Exodus (2018)  |  Official Site  |  Best of SXSW 2018

 

Kurt Vile : Pretty Pimpin'

b'lieve i'm goin down... (2015)  |  Official Site  |  Best of SXSW 2018

The U & U Show 521 | #SXSW 2018 Preview 1 of 6

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Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks : Middle America

(2018)  |  Official Site

 

No Joy / Sonic Boom : Obsession

No Joy / Sonic Boom EP (2018)  |  BandCamp

The U & U Show 519 | New Ty + Long Overdue Returns

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Ezra Furman : Suck The Blood From My Wound

Transangelic Exodus (2018)  |  Official Site

 

Field Music : Time In Joy

Open Here (2018)  |  Official Site

The U & U Show 511 | King Gizzardly Wizardry

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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard : The Castle In The Air

Polygondwanaland (2017)  |  BandCamp

Vuelveteloca : Terror

Pantera (2015)  |  BandCamp

The U & U Show 475 | 2016's Still Kickin'

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Ty Segall : Gotta Get Up (Harry Nilsson)

Ty Segall / Loch Lomond 7” (2016)  |  Official Site

 

Tim Darcy : Tall Glass of Water

Saturday Night (2017)  |  Official Site

The U & U's 115 Best Songs of 2015 | Part 4 & Show 434

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27 : Christopher Owens : Selfish Feelings : Chrissybaby Forever (2015)

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26 : Girl Band : Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage? : The Early Years EP (2015)

BandCamp

The U & U Show 422 | Biggest Release Week of 2015!

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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

 

The U & U Show 417 | Night Beds Ivywild Arrives

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Night Beds : Sway(ve)

Ivywild (2015)  |  Official Site

Twin Shadow : Crazy Love

Night Rally Mixtape (2015)  |  Official Site

The U & U Show 414 | Tame Impala & Titus Take Off

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Tame Impala : The Moment

Currents (2015) |  Official Site

Phil Cook : 1922 (Charlie Parr Cover)

Southland Mission (2015)  |  Official Site

The U & U's Best Songs of 2014 | Part 3 of 3 & Show 387

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25 | EMA : 3Jane : The Future’s Void (2014)

Offidial Site

24 | Mac DeMarco : Passing Out Pieces : Salad Days (2014)

BandCamp

The U & U Show 382 | Tame Impala Gushfest 2014

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Tame Impala : Feels Like We Only Go Backwards : Lonerism (2012)

-          2nd album and my 2nd favorite album of 2012.

-          Australian classic psych outfit led by Kevin Parker.

-          Members also responsible for the excellent band POND.

Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

Nicholas Allbrook : Pretty Story : Ganough, Wallis & Fatuna (2014)

-          Debut solo album

-          Former touring bassist for Tame Impala

-          Leader of POND and in Allbrook/Avery, which is another Tame Impala/POND spin off band

-          This collective of Perth musicians is making some of the greatest psych rock currently.

Official Site

The U & U Show 381 | Look Who Just Turned 8!

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Wolf Parade : I'll Believe In Anything : Apologies To The Queen Mary (2005)

-          Debut LP of 3.

-          One of the greatest independent rock bands of the past 20 years.

-          Led by Spencer Krug (Moonface, Sunset Rubdown) and Dan Boeckner (Handsome Furs, Divine Fits, Operators)

-          One of my favorite songs.

Moonface : Operators

Heart-Ships : Heart of a Wrestler : Foil (2014)          

-          Debut LP.

-          Debut EP, EP1 was a highlight of 2013.

-          Reminiscent of Modest Mouse and Frog Eyes, but most for the still-wounded Wolf Parade fans.

-          "You've taken some heavy hits in your time, you've been in some fierce grips, but the heart of a wrestler never submits. 

Official Site : Facebook

U & U Show 371 | A Fire Reviewed, A Crutchfield Debuted

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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.

BandCamp

Tobias Jesso Jr. : Just A Dream (2013)

-       One of 2 demos out via YouTube

-       RIYL Nilsson, early Perfume Genius, or early solo Christopher Owens.

YouTube

The U & U Show 360 | Surprise! New Night Beds & Savages

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Night Beds : Hide From It (2014)

-          Latest single, but no mention of a new full length.

-          Released one of the most gorgeous albums of 2013, Country Sleep.

-          Led by Winston Yellen.

Official Site

Yellerkin : Vines : Yellerkin EP (2014)

-          Debut EP

-          This single was released in 2013.

-          RIYL Yeasayer.

Soundcloud

Landlady : The Globe : 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

BandCamp

Curtis Harding : Surf : 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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Megafaun : Get Right : Megafaun (2011)

-       4^th album.

-       Psych folk band.

-       Megafaun and Bon Iver were the two bands that formed after DeYarmond Edison split up.

-       This past Friday night featured a reunion of sorts as Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon played bass for Megafaun.

Facebook

Ought : Waiting : More Than Any Other Day (2014)

-       Debut LP

-       2 EPs out as well.

-       Montreal by way of the States post-punk rock band.

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

BandCamp

Wooden Wand : Dambuilding : Farmer’s Corner (2014)

-       James Jackson Toth project's forthcoming album.

-       His last album, Blood Oaths of the New Blues, was a Best of the U & U 2013.

-       His track ‘No Bed For Beatle Wand/Days This Long’ was my favorite song of 2013.

MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

Amen Dunes : Lonely Richard : Love (2014)

-          3^rd full length.

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

Facebook

Lushes : Feastin : What Am I Doing (2012)

-          2014 re-release of their debut full length.

-          Brooklyn based guitar and drums band.

-          Post-rock with lots of looping.

BandCamp

1, 2, 3 : When the Levee Broke At The County Fair : Big Weather (2014)

-       2nd full length. Double LP

-       Raucous Pittsburgh indie rock band.

Official Site 

tUnE-yArDs : Real Thing : Nicki Nack (2014)

-       3^rd album’s first single.

-       Led by the extremely and uniquely talented Merrill Garbus.

Official Site

Tobacco : Father Sister Berzerker : Ultima II Massage (2014)

-       First single from forthcoming album.

-       Side project of leader of Black Moth Super Rainbow, Tom Vec

-       Very odd brand of electronic, psych and rock.

Official Site

Savages : Fuckers : Fuckers/Dream Baby Dream 12" (2014)

-       Debut full length… Long awaited to say the very least.

-       One of the most buzzed about bands at CMJ 2012.

-       All female post-punk rock from the UK

-       Seriously intense crowd-capturing CMJ 2012 and SXSW 2013 performances.

Official Site

The Dirty Banks : Table Tennis (2014)

-       Forthcoming EP.

-       Debut EP was out in 2013.

-       Bouncy, catchy, psych pop. Reminds me a bit of Modest Mouse and the Pixies (pre-Indie Cindy)

BandCamp

Pink Mountaintops : Ambulance City : Get Back (2014)

-       4^th album.

-       A more garage-leaning outfit from Black Mountain’s Stephen McBean.

Official Site

The U & U Show 359 | Meet Landlady & Yellerkin

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Landlady : Above My Ground : 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.

BandCamp

Yellerkin : Solar Laws : Yellerkin EP (2014)

-          Debut EP

-          This single was released in 2013.

-          RIYL Yeasayer.

Soundcloud

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.

Official Site

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.

Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

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.

Official Site

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.

Official Site

AroarA : #7 : In the Pines (2013)

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

-          Side project of Broken Social Scene

Official Site

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.

BandCamp

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.

Official Site

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.

Official Site

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.

MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

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.

Amazon : HypeMachine

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.

Official Site

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

-          Latest release.

-          Previously collaborated with Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy.

Facebook

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.

Deer Tick Official Site