The Unknown & Unheard 175!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 175 Right Here, Right Now! (MediaFire) Plants & Animals - American Idol - La La Land (2010) - 4th album - Montreal band. - I had a big debate within myself on whether to play a song with this title or not, but in the end thought people deserve to hear a quality song associated with those two words for once. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Sin Ropas - Fever You Fake - Holy Broken (2009) - 4th full length album - Former by former members of Red Red Meat - Sin Ropas = Without Clothes = Interesting Google search results. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Hold Steady – Weekenders – 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 Band of Horses – Factory – Infinite Arms (2010) - Forthcoming 3rd album - First album in a couple years - Go to their official site for a free download of this song! Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Roky Erickson & Okkervil River – Forever – True Love Cast Out All Evil (2010) - Latest solo album from Roky Erickson with Okkervil River as his backing band. - Erickson’s past is a wild one: One of the leaders of the psychedelic rock movement with the 13th Floor Elevators, lots of drugs, marijuana arrest, insanity, electroshock therapy, musical reemergence, obsession with junk mail, mail fraud arrest and finally back to music. - One of many acts participating in Record Store Day. Roky Erickson Official Site : Okkervil River MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine 13th Floor Elevators - You're Gonna Miss Me - The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (1966) - Debut album from the Austin, TX psychedelic rock band. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Tallest Man On Earth - Kids On The Run - The Wild Hunt (2010) - Forthcoming 2nd album - Extremely unique voice - 2008 self-titled debut was very well received. - Awesome album cover! Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine : DayTrotter Wooden Wand - Spitting at the Cameras - James and the Quiet (2007) - 2nd album from this James Jackson Toth project. - Also released music as WAND after his band left him. - I played a lot of that last year. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Dr. Dog – Shame, Shame – 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 Josh Ritter - Rattling Locks - So Runs the World Away (2010) - forthcoming 6th full length from one of the more innovative folk rock acts going. - Out May 4th Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Tom Waits – Jockey Full of Bourbon - Rain Dogs (1985) - Follow up to Swordfishtrombones - 2nd album in a shift of styles for Waits. - Cover Art is a picture taken in an asylum. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine De Novo Dahl - Once When I Was Young - Tigerlion (2010) - 3rd Full length out May 25th - this one reminds me of Pink Floyd. - Tennessee band that brings a hugely diverse range of styles. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Mynabirds - Wash It Out - What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood (2010) - Full length debut - if this doesn’t fit perfectly with the brand new She & Him track, nothing does. - 60's folk pop vocals. Official Site : MySpace : HypeMachine Avi Buffalo – One Last - Avi Buffalo (2010) - 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 Horse Feathers – Starving Robins – 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 Unknown & Unheard Show 174!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 174 Right Here, Right Now! (MediaFire) Slow Animal – Sitting Here – Slow Animal EP (2010) - debut EP - Free to download from their official site! - New Jersey Garage rock Official Site : MySpace : HypeMachine Iggy Pop & The Stooges – Gimme Danger – Raw Power (1973) - 3rd album. Just re-released with a bonus live disc. - Started as a drummer but was inspired by lou reed and jim Morrison as inspirations for switching to lead singer. - Started as the psychedelic stooges in 1967 - Self titled debut in 1968 - Fun House was the follow up in 1970 - Had problems after Fun House, but then with a little help from David Bowie they got back together to put out the appropriately named Raw Power. Bowie produced the album Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Horse Feathers – The Drought – 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 Kissaway Trail - Three Million Hours - Sleep Mountain (2009/10) - forthcoming 2nd album - Massive anthem rock with an interesting bit of holiday bells. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The National – Afraid of Everyone - High Violet (2010) - Forthcoming full length album. First since 2007 - They also had a hand in the production of the ‘Dark Was The Night’ compilation. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine : DayTrotter Frightened Rabbit - Skip the Youth - 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 Cloud Cult - Running with the Wolves - Running with the Wolves EP (2010) - EP warming the waters for their forthcoming full length. - Led by environmentalist Craig Minowa - A band that’s been interesting and influential indie pop since 1995. - I reference this band a lot when talking about newer bands taking on this style because these guys are so good at it! Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Heavy Young Heathens - Shine - Make Room For The Youth (2010) - Forthcoming second album/ep - remind me a lot of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Love Is All - Bigger Bolder - Two Thousand and Ten Injuries (2010) - 3rd album - Swedish indie rock band Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine New Pornographers – Crash Years – Together (2010) - Forthcoming 5th album, out May 4th - Led by AC Newman, who also has a couple great solo albums out. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt - The Wild Hunt (2010) - Forthcoming 2nd album - Extremely unique voice - 2008 self-titled debut was very well received. - Awesome album cover! Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine : DayTrotter Roky Erickson & Okkervil River – Be and Bring Me Home – True Love Cast Out All Evil (2010) - Latest solo album from Roky Erickson with Okkervil River as his backing band. - Erickson’s past is a wild one: One of the leaders of the psychedelic rock movement with the 13th Floor Elevators, lots of drugs, marijuana arrest, insanity, electroshock therapy, musical reemergence, obsession with junk mail, mail fraud arrest and finally back to music. - One of many acts participating in Record Store Day. Roky Erickson Official Site : Okkervil River MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine LCD Soundsystem - All I Want - This Is Happening (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

The Unknown & Unheard Show 173!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 173 Right Here, Right Now! (MediaFire) Black Keys – Next Girl - Brothers (2010) - 6th album - this track, like their entire 5th album Attack & Release, was produced by Dangermouse. - very similar feel to their last. - Releasing their album on vinyl on Record Store Day. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Houses – Red Feather – Fall EP (2009) - 3rd of three season-themed EPs in 2009

- Great vintage classic rock sound. Official Site : MySpace :HypeMachine Deer Tick –20 Miles –The Black Dirt Sessions (2010) - 3rd album - Rambling folk duet. A bit of Dylan coming through Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Roky Erickson & Okkervil River – Goodbye Sweet Dreams – True Love Cast Out All Evil (2010) - Latest solo album from Roky Erickson with Okkervil River as his backing band. - Erickson’s past is a wild one: One of the leaders of the psychedelic rock movement with the 13th Floor Elevators, lots of drugs, marijuana arrest, insanity, electroshock therapy, musical reemergence, obsession with junk mail, mail fraud arrest and finally back to music. - One of many acts participating in Record Store Day. Roky Erickson Official Site : Okkervil River MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Harlem – Gay Human Bones – Hippies (2010) - 2nd album - Excellent debut was called ‘Free Drugs’ - Fuzzy style of indie garage rock. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Dr. Dog – Jackie Wants a Black Eye – 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 Horse Feathers – Thistled Spring – 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 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 Mark Sultan - Go Beserk - $ (2010) - latest vinyl single release. - AKA The BBQ Show Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Tunng - Hustle - …And Then We Saw Land (2010) - 4th album - Experimental Folk band from the UK. - Their sound is getting dubbed as ‘folktronica’ because of their interesting blend of two very different styles. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Steve Poltz – Digging For Icicles - Dreamhouse (2010) - Singer/songwriter - 9th album - This is a more standard effort from him. Where last week's was stripped back and acoustic this one is filled out a touch more. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine MGMT – I Found A Whistle – Congratulations (2010) - 3rd album, debut was out in 2005 when they actually went by Management. - Can get significantly more spacey and electronic than this enjoyably straightforward track. - Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Frequency - Carbon People –We Are The Same Machine (2008) - Debut full length. 2nd is on it’s way. ‘Absence of Giants’ - Psychedelic/electronic music. - Big in LA Official Site : MySpace : HypeMachine

The Unknown & Unheard 172!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 172 Right Here, Right Now! (MediaFire) Steve Poltz – Brief History of My Life – Traveling (2008) - Singer/songwriter - Just released Dreamhouse, his 9th album - This is a song I haven’t seen officially on any album, but one of my favorites for this time of the year as baseball starts. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Dead Weather – Die By The Drop – Sea of Cowards (2010) - 2nd album - Jack White project with the female half of The Kills, Alison Mosshart, a Raconteur and a Queen of the Stone Age - White is playing the drums apparently even though the guitar in this track wreaks of his styling Official Site Band of Horses – Compliments – Infinite Arms (2010) - Forthcoming 3rd album - First album in a couple years Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Hold Steady – Rock Problems – 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 Wounded Lion - Carol Cloud - Wounded Lion (2010) - Forthcoming self-titled debut out April 27th - Grungy garage rock with vocals that make me think of Dinosaur Jr. MySpace : HypeMachine Dr. Dog – Shame, Shame – 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 The Mynabirds - What We Gained in the Fire - What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood (2010) - Forthcoming full length debut - if this doesn’t fit perfectly with the brand new She & Him track, nothing does. - 60's folk pop vocals. - Download this song for free on their site! Official Site : MySpace : HypeMachine Tunng - Don't Look Down or Back - …And Then We Saw Land (2010) - 4th album - Experimental Folk band from the UK. - Their sound is getting dubbed as ‘folktronica’ because of their interesting blend of two very different styles. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Portugal, The Man – When The World Ends - 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 Mark Sultan - I Get Nothin From My Girl - $ (2010) - latest vinyl single release. - AKA The BBQ Show Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Ty Segall - Ceasar - Ceasar (Single) (2010) - single out in March - 2 full lengths out currently MySpace : Amazon : 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 The Strange Boys – Friday In Paris - Be Brave (2010) - Forthcoming 2nd album out February 23 - This is definitely a more filled out Strange Boys track. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Jonsi - Tornado - Go (2010) - Solo debut from the lead singer of Sigur Ros - Sigur Ros brings more of a lush orchestral approach, where this is brings in a bit more pop. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine