The Unknown & Unheard Show 149!!!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 149 Right Here, Right Now! (MediaFire) Thao Nguyen & the Get Down Stay Downs- The Clap + Cool Yourself - Know Better, Learn Faster (2009) - new album - if you are unfamiliar with Thao you need to correctly that quickly - Her last album, We Brave Bee Stings And All, was highlighted by the track 'Bag of Hammers." - Female M. Ward? + some Modest Mouse-y guitars Official Site : MySpace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine

Local Natives - Wide Eyes - Gorilla Manor (2009) - debut album - Check out their DayTrotter Session Here! Official Site : MySpace : Stream on HypeMachine Langhorne Slim – So Glad That I'm Coming Home – Be Set Free (2009) - 3rd album… out September 29th - His self-titled second blew me away. - the best folk singer/songwriter out there for my money. Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Jamie T – Jilly Armeen – King’s & Queens (2009) - 2nd album - British singer/songwriter - At times he leans into rap, but I think he’s at his best when he goes for a catchy rock/punk sound. - This is pretty mellow track, for him especially. Makes me think of a David Ford song. Official Site : MySpace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine The Senors of Marseille - The Coolest Girl In New York - The Senors of Marseille EP (2009) - debut EP - Pop for sure, but not the standard, usually non-phenomenal brand you find all too often... this is interesting. Makes me think of Belle & Sebastian. - It's amazing how so much 'pop' music can be made that isn't discernable from all the other like it. Pop should stand out and stand up on its own. Official Site : MySpace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Loch Lomond - Wax and Wire - Night Bats (2009) - out November 10th - delicate vocals that expand with the pulses of the music. - Portland band touring with the Decemberists MySpace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine The xx – Stars – XX (2009) - debut album - huge explosion of hype and praise about this band in the past week. - RIYL: Old good Snow Patrol, not new crappy Snow Patrol Myspace : Stream on HypeMachine Dead Man’s Bones –In The Room Where You Sleep – 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. - Best Halloween album ever? Yes. - Arcade Fire and Polyphonic Spree fans… dig in! Myspace : Stream on HypeMachine Sonny & the Sunsets – Too Young To Burn – Tomorrow Is Alright (2009) - Debut album - Raven Sings The Blues is one of my favorite blogs when I want something raw, garage, psychedelic, bluesy or any combination of those in the form of a band no one knows about - Sonny Smith is the leader and has release more work under his given name. Official Site : Sonny Smith Official Site : Stream on HypeMachine King Khan & the Shrines - Desert Mile – Viva Records: The Best of Me + You Vol. 1 (2009) - one of the busier musicians of the past two years. - King Khan & the Shrines, King Khan & the BBQ Show and the Almighty Defenders - New album with the BBQ Show is due out next month. - Garage goodness! Official Site : MySpace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Harlem - Junkie Nurse - Unreleased - Royal Trux cover. Fuzzy Kurt Vile-like sound. - Debut, Free Drugs ;-), was very well received and they are a band getting a lot of chatter going into CMJ Musicfest. MySpace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine The Whigs - In The Dark –In The Dark (2009) - first single from forthcoming 3rd album - playing Birdy’s in Indy 11/4 - Big rock sound… if you like this track check out their song ‘Right Hand on My Heart’ Official Site : MySpace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Surfer Blood - Swim (To Reach the End) (2009) - Debut album - echoey sound is reminiscent of Kurt Vile except these guys have more of a anthem sound. MySpace : Stream on HypeMachine Old Canes - Sweet - Feral Harmonic (2009) - solo debut from Appleseed Cast frontman Chris Crisci. - seems to be a big focus on grand percussion arrangements. - This is the most elaborate and intense track on the album. Official Site : MySpace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine

The Unknown & Unheard Show 148!!!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 148 Right Here, Right Now! (MediaFire) Frightened Rabbit – Swim Until You Can't See the Land – untitled-as-of-yet (2010) - This band had a lot of hype from the start, and that combined with a ‘far from album best’ first single pushed me away at first, but the deeper I dug into this album the more I was blown away - This is the best track on the album and its unedited form isn’t the most radio friendly song. - Scottish accent stands out, but there seems to be something more than that to his vocals and make them truly unique. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Karen O and the Kids – Capsize – Where the Wild Things Are OST (2009) - Karen O composed soundtrack - The Kids include a couple other Yeah Yeah Yeahs, a couple Racounteurs and Bradford Cox of Atlas Sound and Deerhoof Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Jamie T – British Intelligence – King’s & Queens (2009) - 2nd album - British singer/songwriter - At times he leans into rap, but I think he’s at his best when he goes for a catchy rock/punk sound. Official Site : MySpace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Joseph Childress - Leaving the Barren Ground - Split (Tower) 7" (2009) - split effort with White White Quilt - recorded inside an empty water tower. - band members added to the percussion by throwing their bodies into the sides of the water tower. MySpace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson – Summer of Fear, Pt 2 – Summer of Fear (2009) - 2nd album - TV on the Radio’s Kyp Malone and Grizzly Bear’s Christopher Bear continue to lend a hand to his work - His self-titled debut is well worth your time and reason enough to give this album a listen as well. MySpace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine : Download on RCRDLBL Ben Gibbard & Jay Farrar – One Fast Move Or I’m Gone – One Fast Move or I’m Gone: Kerouac’s Big Sur (2009) - Son Volt's leader + Death Cab For Cutie’s team up for a few songs to accompany a Jack Kerouac Documentary Read Up on Pitchfork : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Molina and Johnson – Twenty Cycles To The Ground – Molina and Johnson (2009) - Magnolia Electric Co's leader + Centro-matic's. - Two of the best folk/alt-country singer/songwriters team up. Official Site : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Lou Reed - Vicious – Transformer(1970) - 2nd solo album - Produced by Bowie - Considered his best album - This track is one rumored to have been written when he was with the Velvet Underground. Official Site : MySpace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine The Raveonettes – Bang! - In And Out Of Control (2009) - 4th album from this Danish rock duo - Sound is heavy with feels of the Velvet Underground. - Also some Black Mountain and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club missed in there too. - this one is blatantly laden with Lou Reed/VU sounds. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine October Country - My Girlfriend is a Witch - Where The Action Is: Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968 (2009) - late 60's psych rock/pop band - the fuzzy eerie guitar throughout really stands out. Buy on Amazon Langhorne Slim – Leaving My Love – Be Set Free (2009) - 3rd album… out September 29th - His self-titled second blew me away. - the best folk singer/songwriter out there for my money. Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Heartless Bastards – Early In The Morning – The Mountain (2009) - 3rd full length - Powered by the big voice of lead singer Erika Wennerstrom and some big rock riffs - Out of Dayton - 3rd album out in January Official Site : MySpace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Lucero –Sound of the City - 1372 Overton Park (2009) - New Lucero! - Ben Nichol's led band's first album on a major label - The level of polish has jumped significantly and it doesn't seem to fit with them - They have always seemed like the quintessential bar band, they hoarser and rougher their sound the better. - With that said, the polish can't disrupt the band's ability to write quality music. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Tigercity - Fake Gold - Ancient Lover (2009) - forthcoming full-length debut. - Big catchy pop/glam rock sound. Other tracks lean even more to the pop side. - the vocals are very reminescent of Trent Reznor MySpace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Julian Casablancas – 11th Dimension – Phrazes for the Young (2009) - solo debut from former Strokes frontman. - Very dance and beat driven track. Official Site : MySpace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine

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The Unknown & Unheard Show 147!!!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 146 Right Here, Right Now! (MediaFire) Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson – The 100th of March – Summer of Fear (2009) - 2nd album - TV on the Radio’s Kyp Malone and Grizzly Bear’s Christopher Bear continue to lend a hand to his work - His self-titled debut is well worth your time and reason enough to give this album a listen as well. MySpace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine : Download on RCRDLBL Langhorne Slim – For A Little While – Be Set Free (2009) - 3rd album… out September 29th - His self-titled second blew me away. - the best folk singer/songwriter out there for my money. Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Lucero –Goodbye Again - 1372 Overton Park (2009) - New Lucero! - Ben Nichol's led band's first album on a major label - The level of polish has jumped significantly and it doesn't seem to fit with them - They have always seemed like the quintessential bar band, they hoarser and rougher their sound the better. - With that said, the polish can't disrupt the band's ability to write quality music. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Mountain Goats – Philippians 3: 20-21 – The Life Of The World To Come (2009) - 6th album. Out October 6th - 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 Willem Maker - Hex Blues - New Moon Hand (2009) - 2nd album. Debut out in 2008 - spare deep south blues feel and deep soulful voice - the vocals remind me a lot of Gomez's Ben Ottewell Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Gomez - Where Ya Going? - Split the Difference (2004) - 4th album - They feature 3 vocalists/songwriters. This one has Ben Ottewell up front. He has the biggest most rugged voice of the set. - Their latest work has been very mainstream and nonphenomenal. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Kurt Vile - Freak Train - Childish Prodigy (2009) - forthcoming third album - told you about it last week, and I have a song from it this week - Love the album title. - The War On Drugs' lead guitarist. - Playing in Bloomington Oct 12 Official Site : MySpace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Karen O and the Kids – Building All Is Love – Where the Wild Things Are OST (2009) - Karen O composed soundtrack - The Kids include a couple other Yeah Yeah Yeahs, a couple Racounteurs and Bradford Cox of Atlas Sound and Deerhoof Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Dead Man’s Bones – Pa Pa Power – 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. - Best Halloween album ever? Yes. - Arcade Fire and Polyphonic Spree fans… dig in! Myspace : Stream on HypeMachine Midnight Masses - Deserter Song - Heaven 7" (2009) - EP prepping the waters for their debut - NY Band of varying numbers, from 3 & 4 up to the mid teens. - Even in the eerie dept. with Dead Man's Bones, but with more of a vintage Doors-inesss MySpace : Buy on Amazon : Stream of HypeMachine Spiral Stairs - Maltese Terrier - The Real Fear (2009) - Solo debut from Pavement’s Scott Kannberg. - Jangly track that has a pretty big vintage feel to it. - Strategically releasing this as the waves caused by the Pavement reunion are cresting and causing a massive stir. Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine The Raveonettes - Heart of Stone - In And Out Of Control (2009) - 4th album from this Danish rock duo - Sound is heavy with feels of the Velvet Underground. - Also some Black Mountain and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club missed in there too. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Buffalo Killers - Leave the Sun Behind – Let It Ride (2008) - 2nd album. 3rd is on it's way this year. - Cincinnati band… psychedelic blues rock straight out of the 70’s Official Site : MySpace : Buy on Amazon : Stream of HypeMachine