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Soulsavers – All the Way Down – Broken (2009)
- 2nd Soulsavers album
- Mark Lanegan’s latest album since his insanely good album of duets with Isobel Campbell
- His voice is hauntingly soulful
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John Henry & The Engine – Lightning City Blues – Under the Yellow Moon (2008)
- 2nd album
- RIYL: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska’ album
- Dirty brooding blues.
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Gentleman Losers – Laureline – The Gentleman Losers (2006)
- Instrumental track that I can’t get enough of once I heard it
- This track features a bit more guitar than the other stuff I’ve heard by them.
- Easy melancholy progression.
- They have a new album just out called Dustland.
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Cave Singers – Hen of the Woods - Welcome Joy (2009)
- 2nd album
- An eerie style of folk… the vocals really stand out
- RIYL: Lightning Dust
- The lead singers sound like they could be brother and sister
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Family Portrait – Mega Secrets – Mega Secrets (2009)
- mellow lo-fi 60’s surf feel to this one
- good summertime track to relax to.
- Crazy homemade video to this track with a wide assortment of flamethrowers
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Dead Man’s Bones – My Body’s A Zombie For You – Dead Man’s Bones (2009)
- First single from actors’, Ryan Gosling and Zack Shields, band featuring Silverlake Conservatory children’s choir.
- Out October 6th
- On ANTI one of the most eclectic labels going.
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Timber Timbre – Lay Down in the Tall Grass – 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
- ‘Music to kill you lover to’
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Volcano Choir – Island, IS – Unmap (2009)
- debut album
- Justin Vernon (aka Bon Iver) project with Collections of Colonies of Bees.
- Bon Iver’s owned the 2008 music world
- Out 9/22 of Jagjaguwar
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Sufjan Stevens – Decatur – Illinois (2005)
- 5th album of 5. 2nd in his State Themed series
- Playing Bloomington on Setp 29th
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Magnolia Electric Co. – Whip-Poor-Will – Josephine (2009)
- latest album from this Jason Molina band
- this song was a long time b-side favorite
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Clues – You Have My Eyes Now – 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.
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The Entrance Band – Lookout! – The Entrance Band (2009)
- debut on Underwater Peoples
- LA Trio that can have a very psychedelic sound at times
- This track is more pixies if they had an 80’s British lead singer.
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Brendan Benson – Poised and Ready – My Old, Familiar Friend (2009)
- forthcoming album, first since Raconteurs work
- out 8-18-09
- for those not near and dear to his previous solo work you should be able to at least clearly hear his contribution to the Raconteurs’ sound.
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Pablo – Ha Ha Ha Ha – There’s Rope to Leave (2009)
- 2nd album
- Debut was one of the great under-appreciated gems of the past 3yrs or so
- If you dig this one, check out the song ‘Loser Crew’ from their debut.
- Stream this entire album on Spinner!
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
The Unknown & Unheard Show 140!!!
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