Tuesday, August 24, 2010
The Unknown & Unheard Show 192!
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Grouplove – Gold Coast – Grouplove EP (2010)
- Debut EP
- Modest Mouse and Polyphonic Spree had a baby band… not really, but that’s what this sounds like.
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The Hold Steady – Sweet Part of the City – 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.
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Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan – Lately – Hawk (2010)
- 3rd collaborative album.
- Mark Lanegan is the haunting voiced former lead singer of punk rock outfit X
- Their 2nd Sunday At Devil Dirt was outstanding.
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These United States – Dug Him In the Dirt - What Lasts (2010)
- Forthcoming 4th album in 4 yrs
- Their debut was one that I immediately latched onto, but it took a re-release to drive up the following this band deserves.
- Jesse Elliot, lead singer, writes some fantastic lyrics to go along with the layered Americana progressions.
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David Dondero – Wherever You Go - # Zero with a Bullet (2010)
- 7th studio album.
- Reminds me a bit of Neil Young and Mike Doughty!
- This track is a bit more acoustic than the album’s title track.
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Les Savy Fav – Dirty Knails – Root to Ruin (2010)
- 5th album
- New York angular alt-rock band led by one of the most insane people on the planet, Tim Harrington
- Possibly the best live band I’ve ever seen… primarily thanks to Harrington
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Black Mountain – Wilderness Heart - Wilderness Heart (2010)
- 3rd album from this group of Canadians
- First single.
- Amazing cover art… it immediately became my computer's wallpaper.
- Jagjaguwar Band… Bloomington’s star loaded label.
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Dead Confederate – Sugar – Sugar (2010)
- 2nd full length
- Alt rock band from Athens, GA
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Dead Luke – Summertime Blues (Eddie Cochran Cover) – Digital Single via Raven Sings the Blues’ Music Blog (2010)
- 2 sided single of covers
- Heavy distortion and big time garage feel to this end of summer classic.
- This is the exact type of band that keeps me coming back to Raven Sings the Blues.
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Fitz & the Tantrums – Breakin’ the Chains of Love – Pickin’ Up the Pieces (2010)
- Debut full length album
- Retro/soul feel.
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Love Lake - Curses – (2010)
- Forthcoming debut album from a Minneapolis band that apparently doesn’t have an official site or Myspace.
- Check out the Bees (aka Band of Bees) if you dig this one.
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Eels – I Like the Way This Is Going – Tomorrow Morning (2010)
- 3rd album in a trilogy of albums. End Times and Hombre Lobo were the first two.
- There is a really interesting look into Mark Everett’s past on a NOVA on PBS, ‘Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives’
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Sufjan Stevens - All Delighted People - All Delighted People EP (2010)
- Latest EP. An unexpected release to say the least.
- He has previously mentioned that he’s lost faith in the idea of the album b/c of pre-release leaks of music stealing the thunder and significance of setting a release date for an album.
- BUY TIX NOW for his just announced tour as well.
- Less of a popular/radio friendly album and more of
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