The Unknown & Unheard Show 138!!!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 138 Right Here, Right Now! Rain Machine – Give Blood – Rain Machine (2009) - solo debut from TV on the Radio’s Kyp Malone - this is this week’s song that will get you moving. Very funky sound to this one - I hope he can keep the energy up this successfully on the entire album. - Also in the band Iran - Out September 22nd One of Many Blogs you can Download this Track For FREE! Rock Plaza Central - Oh I Can - …At the Moment of Our Most Needing Or If Only They Could Turn Around, They Would Know They Weren’t Alone (2009) - 2nd album from the Chris Eaton led rotating group of musicians - Another track that packs a boatload of intensity. - Strained feel to the song that you get from The Builders and the Butchers and even the Mountain Goats… comparable vocals as well. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine The Mountain Goats – Genesis 3:23 - The Life of the World to Come (2009) - NEW MOUNTAIN GOATS! - If that alone is not worthy of a play, I don’t know what is - This seems to be some relative of a concept album based around lessons he’s learned. Each track’s title is a specific bible verse. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Prabir & The Substitutes – Five Little Pieces – Five Little Pieces (2008) - 3rd Full length. Two EP’s out also. - RIYL Ike Reilly Assassination - Jangly 60’s bar room rock… hard not to enjoy. - Their full-length debut was a double disc, but the 2nd disc was a copy of the first that they encouraged people to share with others. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Ha Ha Tonka –Hold My Feet In the Fire - Novel Sounds of the Nouveau South (2009) - 2nd album - RIYL Kings of Leon and AA Bondy Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine We Were Promised Jetpacks – Roll Up Your Sleeves – 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. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Janglin’ – Up From Below (2009) - debut album… also on their debut EP, out earlier this year. - Big folk band that makes deeply layered songs - Arcade Fire + Margot & the Nuclear So & Sos? - Really liking the vocals from one of the female ‘Magnetic Zeros’ on this track - The horns and whistling bring to mind the sounds on Andrew Bird Myspace : Buy On Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine White Denim – Paint Yourself – Fits (2009) - 2nd album - Enjoyably schizophrenic compositions. - The hand claps and a catchy guitar progression on this one just seem to be smile-inducing. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Portugal, The Man – Guns and Dogs – The Satanic Satanist (2009) - 4th album - This band has had a huge sound from the start. - They are always putting out changing and innovative tracks and this album seems to show a change on a bigger scale. - This album sounds more restrained than some of their previous stuff… more acoustic than anything else. - ‘Church Mouth’ is my favorite album. - RIYL The Raconteurs/Jack White/Brendan Benson Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Faux Hoax – Foxworthy - Your Friends Will Carry You Home EP (2009) - debut EP from Danny Seim of Memomena, Dave Allen of Gang of Four - pronounced ‘Folks’ - incredibly layered tracks like that which you find on all the Menomena stuff Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Lackthereof – Chest Pass - Your Anchor (2008) - 2nd solo album from Danny Seim of Menomena - He does a brilliant cover of the National’s ‘Fake Empire’ to close this album Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Ramona Falls – I Say Fever – Intuit (2009) - forthcoming solo debut from Brent Knopf of Menomena - Out August 18th - 2nd member to put forth a solo effort Myspace : Stream on HypeMachine Timber Timbre – We’ll Find Out – Timber Timbre (2009) - 2nd album, debut was out in 2007 ‘Medicinals’ - M. Ward + Bon Iver + Tom Waits’ ‘What’s He Building In There?’ - Eerily cool spooky tracks… slogan on Myspace is ‘Creep on creepin’ on.’ - Toronto duo Label Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Lightning Dust – Never Seen – Infinite Light (2009) - 2nd full length - Another Black Mountain side project - Great vocals - This track in particular reminds me of Gary Jules’ cover of Tears for Fears’ ‘Mad World’ Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine

The Unknown & Unheard Show 127!!!

Stream & Download The Unknown & Unheard Show 127 Right Here, Right Now! White Rabbits – Rudie Fails – It’s Frightening (2009) - debut album, huge hype and acclaim surrounded this album - I like this song better than anything I heard on their debut… promising start for what’s to come on the rest of the album. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine : DayTrotter Session Royal City – A Belly Was Made For Wine – Royal City (2009) - Forthcoming 3rd album, debut out in 2001 - Toronto band - This one is a Compilation of B-Sides ot June 23rd on Asthmatic Kitty (Sufjan’s Label) Official Site (Download this song right now!) Comet Gain – Asleep on the Snow – Broken Record Prayers (2009) - 5th album… together since 1993 - Lou Reed vibes found here Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band – Big Black Nothing – Outer South (2009) - 2rd album under his given name. Out May 5th - Best known for his work as ‘Bright Eyes’ - Headlined the Omaha music scene’s rise to respectability - Some big juicy bluesy riffs on this track. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine XTC – Dear God – Skylarking (1986) - 7th album, or so… debut out in 1978 - Catchy quality British pop - A side project of theirs that I have really enjoyed thanks to a re-release was Dukes of Stratosphear. Official Site : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Modest Mouse – Satellite Skin – No One’s First & You’re Next (2009) - forthcoming 7” EP - was supposed to come out on Record Store Day Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Clues – Perfect Fit – Clues (2009) - debut album - Alden Penner (The Unicorns) and Bredan Reed (Arcade Fire Alum) - doesn’t really sound like a combination of those two bands which is pretty cool, I think. Official Site : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Prabir and the Substitutes – Who’s Gonna Love Ya? – Hello EP (2009) - debut album out in 2008 - 2nd album is just out - bright familiar sounding rolling rock with harmonies and clapping. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Wilco – Heavy Metal Drummer – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002) - 4th album - one of their most critical and popular successes - new album on the way ‘Wilco (The Album)’ which features ‘Wilco (The Song)’ - stream that on their site right now! Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine My Jerusalem – Sweet Chariot – Without Feathers EP (2009) - debut EP - members of Gutter Twins, Great Northern and Polyphonic Spree - made a big impression at SXSW Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Quest For Fire – Bison Eyes – Quest For Fire (2009) - Debut, out June 9th - opening for the Pink Mountaintops - Download this song right now! Official Site : Myspace : Stream on HypeMachine Dark Night of the Soul – Angel’s Harp (Feat. Frank Black) – Dark Night of the Soul (2009) - David Lynch, Dangermouse & Sparklehorse collaboration - David Lynch is one of the weird movie makers you’ll ever find. Eraserhead, Lost Highway, Twin Peaks. - Stream it right now! Official Site : Stream on HypeMachine : NPR Stream Pink Mountaintops – Outside Love – Outside Love (2009) - 3rd album - project from Black Mountain’s leader, Stephen McBean - started in 2004 - If you enjoy this, but want some bigger more aggressive sounds search out some Black Mountain, Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine

Dr. Dog – Alaska – We All Belong (2007) - 3rd album and their best if you ask me - This is a great track and gets me pumped for my trip! Ha! - This album really put them on a national scene and on tour with The Black Keys, among others. - Check out their myspace for info on how to buy their latest ‘Fate’ for only $1.99! Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine

HOORAY PARENTING!!!