The Unknown & Unheard Show 171!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 171 Right Here, Right Now! (MediaFire) The Hold Steady – Hurricane J – Heaven Is Whenever (2010) - Forthcoming 5th full length. - First since 2008’s Stay Positive. - This is one of the best bands we are lucky enough to enjoy in their prime. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Suckers – Black Sheep - Wild Smile (2010) - Forthcoming full length debut - big pounding, distorted anthem with a couple huge builds - loads of hype around this short 4 song release… deservedly so! - Love this Song! Myspace : Amazon : HypeMachine The National – Bloodbuzz Ohio - High Violet (2010) - Forthcoming full length album. First sine 2007 - They also had a hand in the production of the ‘Dark Was The Night’ compilation. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine : DayTrotter Frightened Rabbit - Not Miserable - The Winter of Mixed Drinks (2010) - 4th album, Midnight Organ Fight is their best to date. - 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 - Scottish accent stands out, but there seems to be something more than that to his vocals and make them truly unique. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Seasick Steve – Never Go West - Man From Another Time (2010) - 4th 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 : Amazon : HypeMachine The Happen Ins - The Kids Don't Dance - The Happen Ins (2010) - debut full length. - Played SXSW - Formed in 2009 and unsigned as of yet. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Alex Bleeker and the Freaks - Animal Tracks - Alex Bleeker and the Freaks (2009) - Debut full length - On Underwater Peoples who have been one of the most consistent labels in the past couple years if you are looking for quality rock music. - Bassist for the emerging lo-fi rock act Real Estate MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Dr. Dog – Mirror Mirror – Shame, Shame (2010) - Forthcoming 5th album - Finally a new album is on its way from this super talented Philly band. - 2nd single out. Official Site : Myspace : Amazon : HypeMachine Blitzen Trapper – Heaven and Earth - Destroyer of the Void (2010) - Forthcoming 5th album - indie folk/rock Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Slow Club - Our Most Brilliant Friends – Yeah So (2009) - Debut album - Guy/girl duo - Rolling folk rock sound. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Liminanas - I'm Dead – I’m Dead 7” (2010) - One of a couple recently released 7”s - Jangly 60’s psych rock MySpace : HypeMachine Portugal, The Man – All My People - American Ghetto (2010) - 5th album… they all seem to sneak out quietly. - 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. - ‘Church Mouth’ is my favorite album. - RIYL The Raconteurs/Jack White/Brendan Benson Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Boddicker - When I Go Out - Big Lionhearted and The Gallant Man (2007) - Forthcoming 2nd album - starts off with a Dylan/Langhorne Slim-like acoustic guitar riff. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Avi Buffalo – Remember Last Time - Avi Buffalo (2010) - Forthcoming full length debut - They have a handful of tracks already for sale on their site. - Band of Horses was suppose to have an album come out this year… maybe they changed their name to Avi Buffalo? - Shins’ sounds as well. - One of the bands quietly erupting early this year. Look for them everywhere very soon. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

The Unknown & Unheard Show 170!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 170 Right Here, Right Now! (MediaFire) Black Keys – Tighten Up - Brothers (2010) - 6th album - this track, like their entire 5th album Attack & Release, was produced by Dangermouse. - very similar feel to their last. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Frightened Rabbit - The Loneliness and the Scream - The Winter of Mixed Drinks (2010) - 4th album, Midnight Organ Fight is their best to date. - 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 - Scottish accent stands out, but there seems to be something more than that to his vocals and make them truly unique. - SXSW performer Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Drink Up Buttercup - Seasickness Pills - Born and Thrown on a Hook (2010) - Debut full length album - When looking these guys up reviewers frequently refer to this band as a circus or a carnival. - They have a prominent feel of the Beatles more psychedelic albums. - Check out their official site for videos for a handful of the tracks off this album. - SXSW performer. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - The Toll - Beat The Devil's Tattoo (2010) - Forthcoming album! Finally! - You just feel cool listening to these guys. - Brilliant lengthy live performers. - Played SXSW Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Bright Eyes – Happy Accident – One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels (2004) - Being re-released with new tracks. - Originally done during my personal favorite cross section of Conor Oberst’s recording career. - Stream an album preview mash-up HERE! Bright Eyes Official Site : Bright Eyes MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Neva Dinova MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Happen Ins - Baby - The Happen Ins (2010) - debut full length. - Played SXSW - Formed in 2009 and unsigned as of yet. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Jason Collett - Love Is a Chain - Rat A Tat Tat (2010) - 5th solo album - Member of Broken Social scene. - SXSW Performer Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Snowglobe - Love - Little More Lived In (2010) - 4th album - Members from Memphis, but started in Athens. Two other prominent music rich locales. - ' Snowglobe is a rather amorphous, unwieldy group of artists who share a love for all things honest, poppy, and psychedelic.' - RIYL Polyphonic Spree. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Portugal, The Man – The Dead Dog - American Ghetto (2010) - 5th album… they all seem to sneak out queitly. - 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. - ‘Church Mouth’ is my favorite album. - RIYL The Raconteurs/Jack White/Brendan Benson - SXSW performer. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine ARMS - Heat & Hot Water – ARMS EP (2010) - 2nd album from the Harlem Shakes' Todd Goldstein. - The song Tiger Tamer from their debut album is a brilliant track - SXSW Performer Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Thrushes - Crystals - Night Falls (2010) - 2nd full length - One of many bands rising out of Baltimore in the past few years. 'Wilderness and Lord Dog Bird are two others I've featured on here repeatedly. - The bands never seem to lean towards pop either. They have a more serious feel to them. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Twin Tigers - Automatic - Gray Waves (2010) - Full Length debut - Certainly a significant amount of psych here. - SXSW performer. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Foals - Spanish Sahara - Total Life Forever (2010) - Forthcoming 2nd album. Out May 10th - Their 2008 debut, Antidotes, was included on most best of the year lists. - Mellow musically and vocally at first, but warms up, builds and gets even a bit spacey once it speeds up Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

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The Unknown & Unheard Show 169!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 169 Right Here, Right Now! (MediaFire) Frightened Rabbit - The Wrestle - The Winter of Mixed Drinks (2010) - 4th album, Midnight Organ Fight is their best to date. - 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 - Scottish accent stands out, but there seems to be something more than that to his vocals and make them truly unique. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine We Were Promised Jetpacks – Short Bursts – The Last Place You’ll Look (2010) - Forthcoming 2nd 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. - Playing Radio Radio this Sunday. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Free Energy – Bad Stuff - Stuck on Nothin’ (2010) - Debut full length. - Formerly known as Hockey Night - Produced by James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem. - Will likely be on the 2010 Best Of list. MySpace : HypeMachine Titus Andronicus – No Future Part Three: Escape From No Future – The Monitor (2010) - Civil War-themed 2nd album - Out march 9th - Named after the Shakespeare play - This is a enjoyably raucous anthem. Myspace : Amazon : HypeMachine Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - River Styx - Beat The Devil's Tattoo (2010) - Forthcoming album! Finally! - You just feel cool listening to these guys. - Brilliant lengthy live performers. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine LCD Soundsystem - Oh You (Christmas Blues) - Greenberg OST (2010) - James Murphy led outfit - Score for the interesting-looking not ridiculously silly new Ben Stiller role. - Band known for successfully tapping into many different genres: dance, rock, indie, dicso. - They are responsible for what many critics consider some of the greatest songs of the past decade: All My Friends and Someone Great - This is one of their most dark and brooding. Fits well with Wall-era Pink Floyd, Nick Cave and the heavier John Lennon solo recordings. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Moonland – Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! (2008) - brand new album by cave and kind of the follow-up to his Grinderman project - Like a few artists out there… lou reed and tom waits, he has a huge cult following and a unique/distinct sound - The title track from this album is one I cant stop listening to. - Top album honors from Mojo Music Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine John Lennon – Well Well Well – Plastic Ono Band (1970) - official solo debut album - this song is one of 2 bonus tracks on album’s 2000 reissue. - For me lennon is at his best when he sings like this, powerful passionate vocals. Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine The Tallest Man On Earth - Troubles Will Be Gone - The Wild Hunt (2010) - Forthcoming 2nd album - Extremely unique voice - 2008 self-titled debut was very well received. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine : DayTrotter Broken Bells – The Ghost Inside - Broken Bells (2010) - Forthcoming debut full length. - Gnarls Barkley producer Danger Mouse teams up with singer James Mercer. - This track has more of a falsetto on the vocals and more of a beat than the others released prior, but still solid pop. - One of the bigger names playing SXSW Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Field Music – All You'd Ever Need To Say – Field Music (Measure) (2010) - 3rd album - Great step-up album. - Filled out their sound tremendously Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Dr. Dog - Stranger - Shame, Shame (2010) - Forthcoming 5th album - Finally a new album is on its way from this super talented Philly band. - 2nd single out. Official Site : Myspace : Amazon : HypeMachine Cults - Go Outside - Cults 7" (2012?) - debut single - Download it for free right now! - More electronic than I usually go, but when I do I set the ‘catchiness bar’ extremely high. I thought this met the criteria. Official Site : HypeMachine

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The Unknown & Unheard Show 168!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 168 Right Here, Right Now! (MediaFire) Free Energy – All I Know - Stuck on Nothin’ (2010) - Debut full length. - Formerly known as Hockey Night - Produced by James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem. - Will likely be on the 2010 Best Of list. MySpace : HypeMachine T. Rex - Is It Love - T. Rex (1970) - Debut album as T. Rex. Released four as Tyrannosaurus Rex. - Prior to this album he was more focused on folk music, this was where he deftly transitioned into classic/glam rock. - Electric Warrior would follow this album and be his best. Amazon : HypeMachine Field Music – The Rest Is Noise – Field Music (Measure) (2010) - 3rd album - The strings are what this song is all about and make it more than worthy of your ears. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Horse Feathers – Belly of June – Thistled Spring (2010) - Forthcoming 3rd album - Stripped back sound featuring all strings - Painfully sad at times - unmatched in it’s raw emotion… like the earliest Iron & Wine albums - This music makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Roadside Graves - Lot Lizards - If Shacking Up Is All You Want To Do (2010) - 3rd album - Very well received album. - Remind me a good deal of Lucero and their bar room style of rock/southern rock. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Freelance Whales - The Great Estates - Weathervanes (2009) - Debut album - Big, bright, lush folk. - Vocals are somewhere between Cloud Cult and Death Cab For Cutie. Official Site : MySpace : HypeMachine Frightened Rabbit - Foot Shooter - The Winter of Mixed Drinks (2010) - 4th album, Midnight Organ Fight is their best to date. - 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 - Scottish accent stands out, but there seems to be something more than that to his vocals and make them truly unique. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine We Were Promised Jetpacks – A Far Cry – The Last Place You’ll Look (2010) - Forthcoming 2nd 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. - Playing Radio Radio this Sunday. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Brazos - Tell - Phosphorescent Blues (2009) - 2nd full length. - Coldplay fans might like this. - This track has a building warm feel to it. - Broke out with this at the 2008 SXSW Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Rest - With Every Heartbeat - The Cried Wolf Book/EP (2010) - Book/EP warming the waters for their forthcoming full length - Warm powerful indie rock anthem. - Love the intensity at the end of this track. - Very hard to Google. Official Site : MySpace : HypeMachine Titus Andronicus – A More Perfect Union – The Monitor (2010) - Civil War-themed 2nd album - Out march 9th - Named after the Shakespeare play - This is a enjoyably raucous anthem. Myspace : Amazon : HypeMachine Middle Class Rut - Busy Bein Bored - 25 Years EP (2009) - Debut EP - Playing a handful of SXSW shows - This song’s been out for a couple years now as the band continues to try to make a name for itself. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Capsula - Sun Shaking - Rising Mountains (2009) - 5th full length - Argentinean psych/garage/alt rock band. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine She & Him –Thieves - Volume Two (2010) - Forthcoming 2nd album - Success was unavoidable here in probably the most widely accepted album of the year - M. Ward’s song writing skill combines perfectly with Zooey Deschanel’s gorgeous voice. - M. Ward is on just about as hot of a role as possible. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine