Thursday, June 25, 2009
Arg! Tis More New White Demin... Now With Visuals!
Here's another track, 'I Start To Run', from another album I can't sit still for... White Denim's 2nd, Fits.
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
The Unknown & Unheard Show 132!
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The Builders and the Butchers – Golden and Green – Salvation Is A Deep Dark Well (2009)
- Sophomore album out June 16th
- From the previews of this album I’ve heard, they’ve really stepped up the sounds and progressions… and that’s saying a lot if you are familiar with their debut.
- Such a powerful track!
- Get excited about this album!
- Playing the Volrath August 6th
Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine : DayTrotter Session
Rock Plaza Central – (Don’t You Believe the Words of) Handsome Men - …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.
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Seasick Steve – Walking Man - I Started Out With Nothin' and Still Got Most of It Left (2008)
- 3rd album, I think… he’s released some in the UK and here
- Slower style of blues than what he grabbed me with initially.
Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine
White Denim – Heart From All of Us – Workout Holiday (2008)
- debut full length
- new album on its way, ‘Fits’
- Check out the video for ‘I Start To Run’ the first video single off the new album
- Their music follows no pattern and never gets boring… enjoyably schytzophrenic.
Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine
Modest Mouse – Autumn Beds – Autumn Beds EP (2009)
- 2nd of two 2-song singles released by the band
- this set of two is much more mellow that the ‘Satellite Skin’ pair
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Hockey Night – Renegades – Keep Guessin’ (2005)
- 2nd album
- This is that band that’s grown into Free Energy
- Not quite as big of a sound, almost more modest mouse type of feel.
- Really wanting to hear the entire Free Energy
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Drummer – Mature Fantasy - ??? (2009)
- debut album
- ‘Supergroup’ of drummers compiled by Pat Carney, drummer of The Black Keys
- Don’t come here expecting anything resembling the Keys though
- Reminds me of some early 90’s alt rock… early Offspring? Bush?
Myspace : Stream on HypeMachine
The Henry Clay People – You Can Be Timeless – For Cheap Or For Free (2008)
- 2nd album… debut out in 2006
- Some part of this band makes me thing the presidents of the USA. That is a very good thing!
- Big energetic anthem rock
Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine
Eels – Tremendous Dynamite – Hombre Lobo (2009)
- Newest album
- Translates to ‘Werewolf’
- There is a really interesting look into Mark Everett’s past on a NOVA on PBS, ‘Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives’
- This is the next album on my must have list.
Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine
Jay Reatard – It Ain’t Gonna Save Me – Watch Me Fall (2009)
- first album since relaunching his label, Shattered Records.
- Out August 18th
- This is a musician that has taken some time to grow on me.
- Made up a lot of ground in an onstage incident where he punched an idiot fan who jumped on stage.
Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine
Matt & Kim – Lessons Learned – Grand (2009)
- 2nd album, debut out in 2006, Self-titled.
- just added to the Pitchfork Music Fest, which is one of the more relevant festivals you’ll find
- keyboard & drums that sound like much more than that… sum of the parts
- Big indie rock sounds without a doubt… the sound of the vocals scream it.
- This band is growing on me tremendously!
Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine
Lightning Dust – Listened On – Lightning Dust (2007)
- debut full length
- Another Black Mountain side project… you can really hear the Black Mountain in this track.
- Great vocals
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Cave Singers – I Don’t Mind - Welcome Joy (2009)
- 2nd album
- An eerie style of folk… the vocals really stand out and perfectly compliment the sound of Lightning Dust
- The lead singers sound like they could be brother and sister
Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine
Sunset Rubdown – Apollo and the Buffalo and Anna Anna Anna Oh! – Dragonslayer (2009)
- 4th album… out June 23rd
- Eagerly awaiting this album
- One of Spencer Krug’s many bands
- Playing Jake’s in Bloomington July 8th
- This album has some epic sounding tracks.
Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine














Wednesday, June 17, 2009
The Unknown & Unheard Show 131!
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Free Energy – Dream City – Free Energy (2009)
- Forthcoming debut full length.
- formerly known as Hockey Night
- Produced by James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem.
Myspace : Stream on HypeMachine
Matt & Kim - Daylight – Grand (2009)
- 2nd album, debut out in 2006, Self-titled.
- just added to the Pitchfork Music Fest, which is one of the more relevant festivals you’ll find
- keyboard & drums that sound like much more than that… sum of the parts
- Big indie rock sounds without a doubt… the sound of the vocals scream it.
- This band is growing on me tremendously!
Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine
Eels – Prizefighter – Hombre Lobo (2009)
- Newest album
- Translates to ‘Werewolf’
- There is a really interesting look into Mark Everett’s past on a NOVA on PBS, ‘Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives’
- This is the next album on my must have list.
Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine
The Dead Weather – Treat Me Like Your Mother – Horehound (2009)
- forthcoming debut out in June
- New Jack White project with the female half of The Kills, Alison Mosshart, a Raconteur and a Queen of the Stone Age
- Mr. White is playing the drums apparently even though the guitar in this track wreaks of his styling
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Magnolia Electric Co. – It’s Made Me Cry – It’s Made Me Cry EP (2009)
Magnolia Electric Co. – Josephine – Josephine (2009)
- the first is from his Record Store Day Release
- Josephine is his forthcoming full-length
- Jason Molina’s current moniker he’s releasing music under.
- Also released music in his name and Songs: Ohia
- Check out how to get the song ‘Josephine’ for free on their Official Site!
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Son Volt – Down To The Wire – American Central Dust (2009)
- Another forthcoming album!
- Not to be outdone by his former Uncle Tupelo bandmate (Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy) Jay Farrar has ready another album of Americana.
- Playing the Vogue
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Lightning Dust – I Knew – Infinite Light (2009)
- 2nd full length
- Another Black Mountain side project
- Great vocals
Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine
Cave Singers – Beach House - Welcome Joy (2009)
- 2nd album
- An eerie style of folk… the vocals really stand out and perfectly compliment the sound of Lightning Dust
- The lead singers sound like they could be brother and sister
Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine
Grizzly Bear – While You Wait For The Others – Veckatimest (2009)
- 2nd album
- The hype and anticipation surrounding this album hasn’t been equaled in a long time, and that’s saying A LOT these days.
- Great eclectic band
- Amazingly weird video for this track.
- Buy for $3.99 on Amazon!!!
Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine
The Builders and the Butchers – Devil Town – Salvation Is A Deep Dark Well (2009)
- Sophomore album out June 16th
- From the previews of this album I’ve heard, they’ve really stepped up the sounds and progressions… and that’s saying a lot if you are familiar with their debut.
- Get excited about this album!
- Playing the Volrath August 6th
Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine : DayTrotter Session
Generationals – When They Fight They Fight – Con Law (2009)
- debut album
- Louisianan Band
- Indie pop
- Great SXSW DayTrotter Session
Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Bandcamp : Stream on HypeMachine : DayTrotter Session
The Union Line – Rich Man’s Tune – The Union Line (2008)
- debut full length
- chugging anthemic beat and vocals with candied-up guitar highlights
- Reminds me of Les Savy Fav a bit.
Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine
Sunset Rubdown – Silver Moons – Dragonslayer (2009)
- 4th album… out June 23rd
- Eagerly awaiting this album
- One of Spencer Krug’s many bands
- Playing Jake’s in Bloomington July 8th
- This album has some epic sounding tracks.
Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine
Phoenix – Love Like A Sunset Part II – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)
- full length debut
- Freak out level is through the roof on this band
- Everything about this band reminds me of Vampire Weekend’s meteoric rise
- Bright catchy pop tunes… oddly enough the one I like the best is the album’s more restrained
- This track reminds me a lot of Electric Owls – Magic Show and the band Now It’s Overhead
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
The Unknown & Unheard Show 130!!!
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I'm in Alaska! Back in reality on Sunday : /
Here's another Big Batch o' Tunes for ya!
Gomez – Get Miles
Songs: Ohia – Farewell Transmission
The Hold Steady – Ask Her For Adderall
Strange Boys – Poem Party
The Snake, The Cross, The Crown – Behold the River
Horse Feathers – Working Poor
Conor Oberst – To All the Lights in the Windows
White Denim – Mirrored and Reversed
WAND – Soldier Movies
Teenage Prayers – Underground
Two Gallants – Steady Rollin’
Golden Animals – Try On Me
Tim Fite – One Big Mistake (I think... for some reason i neglected to write down the track I'm playing by him.)
M. Ward – For Beginners
Palace Music – Work Hard/Play Hard
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