The U & U Show 389 | Early Promise

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Panda Bear : Boys Latin : Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper (2015)

-          5th album.

-          Member of Animal Collective, one of the most highly acclaimed Indie bands.

-          Hypnotizing experimental, electronic psych pop.

-          Getting an obscene load of hype, but is sounding like it will be phenomenal.

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Pond : Sitting Up On Our Crane : Man, It Feels Like Space Again (2015)

-          Forthcoming 6^th album

-          Australian group that features members of Tame Impala’s touring band.

-          Led by Nicholas Allbrook, also of Allbrook/Avery, who released his solo debut in 2014.

-          One of the most entertaining lead singers.

-          Latest music and live shows have made me think of 70’s Pink Floyd.

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

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The U & U's Best Albums of 2014 & Show 388

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20 | Foxygen : Cosmic Vibrations : … And Star Power (2014)

-          3rd full length.

-          Their 2^nd, We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic, was my 2^nd favorite of 2014.

-          Funkier Rolling Stones feel.

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19 | Ages and Ages : Our Demons : Divisionary (2014)

-          2^nd full length.

-          One of the catchiest songs out this entire year.

-          Oregon indie poppers.

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The U & U's 114 Best Songs of 2014 | Part 2 of 3

75 | Slasher Flicks : Strange Colores : Enter the Slasher House (2014)

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74 | Panda Bear : Mr Noah : Mr Noah EP (2014)

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The U & U Show 380 | CMJ '14 Recap + New Panda Bear

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Panda Bear : Mr Noah : Mr Noah EP (2014)

-          Lead up EP for his forthcoming 5th album.

-          Member of Animal Collective, one of the most highly acclaimed Indie bands.

-          Experimental, electronic psych pop.

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Courtship Ritual : Umbrellas in the Sun : Pith (2014)

-          Debut album

-          Electronic indie-pop.

-          RIYL Wet or the XX.

-          Best of CMJ 2014

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The U & U Show 376 | Yellerkin Returns + 11 Newbies

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King Tuff : Black Moon Spell : Black Moon Spell (2014)

-          3rd full length album

-          out of the Vermont

-          psychadelic/powerpop/rock… a little like T Rex vocals

-          His self-titled 2nd album was one of 2012's best albums.

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Perfume Genius : My Body : Too Bright (2014)

-       3^rd 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.

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U & U Show 363 | More Folk + New Dune Rats

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Nathaniel Rateliff : Three Fingers In: Falling Faster Than You Can Run (2013)

-       3^rd full length.

-       I got so hung up on Nathaniel’s other project, The Night Sweats, when this album was released I completely missed one of the best folk albums of 2013.

-       Surprise highlight of my recent SF trip.

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Wooden Wand : Uneasy Peace : 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.

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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.

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Yellerkin : Vines : Yellerkin EP (2014)

-          Debut EP

-          This single was released in 2013.

-          RIYL Yeasayer.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Amen Dunes : Lonely Richard : Love (2014)

-          3^rd full length.

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

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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.

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

-       2nd full length. Double LP

-       Raucous Pittsburgh indie rock band.

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

-       3^rd album’s first single.

-       Led by the extremely and uniquely talented Merrill Garbus.

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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.

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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.

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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)

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Pink Mountaintops : Ambulance City : Get Back (2014)

-       4^th album.

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

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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.

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Yellerkin : Solar Laws : Yellerkin EP (2014)

-          Debut EP

-          This single was released in 2013.

-          RIYL Yeasayer.

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