The Unknown & Unheard Show 179!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 179 Right Here, Right Now! (MediaFire) Suckers - A Mind I Knew - 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 Menomena - Five Little Rooms - Mines (2010) - Forthcoming 4th album - Lackthereof and Ramona Falls are side projects that have had releases since the last Menomena album - Ultra-creative song writing. No one comes close to the sound they make. Layers and layers of instruments and vocals. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Tallest Man On Earth - Like The Wheel - 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 Andrew Bird - The Twistable, Turnable Man Returns - Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein (2010) - Cover included on compilation project put together by Bobby Bare Jr. & Sr. - It is focused on author and cartoonist Shel Silverstein. - Tons of huge names do covers on this album Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine : Stereogum Article Geronimo Getty - Slide - Chicano Headdress (2010) - Forthcoming debut - Very little about this band online Black Keys – She's Long Gone - Brothers (2010) - 6th album - very similar feel to their last album. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Ponys – Deathbed – Deathbed +4 EP (2010) - First new music since their great 3rd full length, ‘Turn the Lights Out’ came out in 2007. - Chicago indie/garage/punk rock band. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Acorn - No Ghost - No Ghost (2010) - 3rd album - Funky aggressive style of folk rock Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Dead Weather – Hustle & Cuss – 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 : Amazon : HypeMachine Tame Impala - Vital Signs - Innerspeaker (2010) - Full length debut - Retro, eletro, funky rock… and oh yeah, super catchy too! - Remind me a little of The Aliens/The Beta Band Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Everest - Let Go - On Approach (2010) - 2nd album - Step up in production quality on this album Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Kurt Vile - Invisibility: Nonexistant - Square Shells EP (2009) - Forthcoming EP - The War On Drugs' lead guitarist. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Japandroids – Darkness On The Edge of Gastown – No Singles (2010) - Latest compilation of their singles and EPs released prior to their debut. - critical praise is poured down on debut. - raucous post punk rock - huge energy and distortion. You’ll want to see this song live and as loud as possible Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

The Unknown & Unheard Show 178!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 178 Right Here, Right Now! (MediaFire) Josh Ritter - Lantern - So Runs the World Away (2010) - 6th full length from one of the more innovative folk rock acts going. - Out May 4th Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Band Of Horses – Blue Beard – Infinite Arms (2010) - 3rd album, Out May 18th - First album in a couple years - Features one of the smoothest voices around… Ben Bridwell. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Black Keys – Sinister Kid - Brothers (2010) - 6th album - very similar feel to their last album. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Tame Impala - Half Full Glass of Wine - Innerspeaker (2010) - Forthcoming full length debut out May 21st - Retro, eletro, funky rock. - Remind me a little of The Aliens/The Beta Band Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Ponys – Check the Door – Deathbed +4 EP (2010) - First new music since their great 3rd full length, ‘Turn the Lights Out’ came out in 2007. - Chicago indie/garage/punk rock band. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Dr. Dog – Heart It Races (Architecture in Helsinki cover) – The Girl (Single) (2007) - Bonus track included on a single for their album 'We All Belong' - Finally a new album is on its way from this super talented Philly band. - 2nd single out. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine James Murphy - If You Need A Friend - Greenberg OST (2010) - James Murphy is the leader of LCD Soundsystem - 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. - LCD is responsible for what many critics consider some of the greatest songs of the past decade: All My Friends and Someone Great Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The New Pornographers – A Bite Out Of My Bed – Together (2010) - 5th album - Led by AC Newman, who also has a couple great solo albums out. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Marching Band - It Will Never Slip - Pop Cycle (2010) - 2nd album. Debut out in late 2008 - Swedish indie pop band - This track is bright and has a super catchy rhythm throughout. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Hold Steady – Touchless – Heaven Is Whenever (2010) - 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. - This is a bonus track from the album. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Dead Weather – I'm Mad – 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 : Amazon : HypeMachine Modern Mothers - Allison - Transgressions (2010) - 2nd full length - Feel like a band plucked out of the early 70’s glam rock scene. - RIYL Bowie, Lou Reed and T Rex. - Close your eyes and stream their whole album on their site. Official Site : HypeMachine The National – Runaway - High Violet (2010) - Latest 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 Horse Feathers – This Bed – 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 Mountain Man - Soft Skin - Made the Harbor (2010) - Debut full length - This band falls somewhere between She & Him and Lightning Dust - Stripped back folk, focusing heavily on vocals. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

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The Unknown & Unheard Show 177! And Blog Post 100!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 177 Right Here, Right Now! (MediaFire) The Hold Steady – We Can Get Together – Heaven Is Whenever (2010) - 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. - This is a track hugely reminiscent of two tracks on the bands last album. The big serious ballad feel of ‘Lord, I’m Discouraged’ with layered lyrics with numerous related music references woven in like ‘Joke About Jamaica.’ - His music knowledge is an entertaining attribute to music nerds like myself. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Josh Ritter - Folk Bloodbath - So Runs the World Away (2010) - 6th full length from one of the more innovative folk rock acts going. - Out May 4th - Another epic album opener. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The National – England - High Violet (2010) - Latest 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 Black Francis - The Cover of the Rolling Stone – Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein (2010) - Cover included on compilation project put together by Bobby Bare Jr. & Sr. - It is focused on author and cartoonist Shel Silverstein. - This week’s artist worth wiki-ing, Shel Silverstein. - The Pixies’ lead singer on the cover. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine : Stereogum Article The Dead Weather – Blue Blood Blues – 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 : Amazon : HypeMachine Pontiak - Young - Living (2010) - Forthcoming 4th album - Hard and heavy psych blues rockers. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Wolf Parade – Ghost Pressure – Expo 86 (2010) - Forthcoming 3rd album out 6/29 - Their 2nd was a huge 2008 hit. The same can be sair about their debut in 2005 - Dan Boeckner and Spencer Krug each take their cracks at song writing and lead singing and each are coming of hugely successful releases from their side projects. - Boeckner (Handsome Furs) and Krug (Sunset Rubdown) Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Rassle - Wild Ones – The Rassle (2010) - Find out how to download this track on their MySpace. - New NYC band - Big catchy indie rock. Official Site : MySpace : HypeMachine The New Pornographers – Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk – Together (2010) - 5th album, out May 4th - Led by AC Newman, who also has a couple great solo albums out. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Happen Ins - Just the Way It Always Was - The Happen Ins (2010) - debut full length. - Played SXSW - Formed in 2009 and unsigned as of yet. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Blackhawks - Sunday Mornings (2010) - Debut release. - For fans of Kurt Vile and spacey psych rock. - Out of Philadelphia MySpace : HypeMachine Tame Impala - Solitude Is Bliss - Innerspeaker (2010) - Forthcoming full length debut out May 21st - Retro, eletro, funky rock. - Remind me a little of The Aliens/The Beta Band Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt - Ride Friendship - I Love You! I Love You! I Love You and I'm in Love with You! Have an Awesome Day! Have the Best Day of Your Life!! (2010) - Debut album - If their band name and album title weren’t indication enough, this is the oddball band of the week - This album sounds like an unfinished schizophrenic Polyphonic spree studio session. - They stress heavily the importance of getting out to see them perform live. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

The Unknown & Unheard Show 176!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 176 Right Here, Right Now! (MediaFire) Wolf Parade – What Did My Lover Say? (It Always Had To Go This Way) – Expo 86 (2010) - Forthcoming 3rd album out 6/29 - Their 2nd was a huge 2008 hit. The same can be sair about their debut in 2005 - Dan Boeckner and Spencer Krug each take their cracks at song writing and lead singing and each are coming of hugely successful releases from their side projects. - Boeckner (Handsome Furs) and Krug (Sunset Rubdown) Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Hold Steady – Barely Breathing – 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 – Martha (Acoustic) - Wild Smile (Bonus Track) (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 Josh Ritter - The Curse - 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 The New Pornographers – Moves – 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 Rassle - Celebrate the Days – The Rassle (2010) - Find out how to download this track on their MySpace. - New NYC band - Big catchy indie rock that’s right at home between The New Porno’s and BSS. Official Site : MySpace : HypeMachine Broken Social Scene – Water In Hell – Forgiveness Rock Record (2010) - forthcoming 4th album, out May 4th - large rotating group of Canadian musicians led by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Black Keys – Howlin’ For You - Brothers (2010) - 6th album - very similar feel to their last album. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Wounded Lion - Pony People - Wounded Lion (2010) - Forthcoming self-titled debut out April 27th - Grungy garage rock with vocals that make me think of Dinosaur Jr. MySpace : HypeMachine Sleepy Sun - Open Eyes - Fever (2010) - Forthcoming 2nd album - For fans of Black Mountain and Black Sabbath Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Frog Eyes - Lear In Love - Paul's Tomb: A Triumph (2010) - New release from a former Spencer Krug project. - A harsher, more manic sound than Krug’s other groups, but I think you can see him fitting in quite well with this act. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Kissaway Trail - Beat Your Heartbeat - Sleep Mountain (2010) - forthcoming 2nd album - Massive sounding pop/rock. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Cloud Cult - Tambourine Man - 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