Tuesday, November 30, 2010
The Unknown & Unheard Show 206!
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Iron & Wine - Walking Far From Home - Walking Far From Home 7" Single (2010)
- Fist single from forthcoming full length, Kiss Each Other Clean.
- This song blows away every song from his last album.
- Sam Beam: Singer/Songwriter from Florida
- Graduated from Florida State Film School with a Masters and for a while was a professor of Cinematography at Miami International University.
- Started recording in 2002
- 2002-2003: recorded mostly lo-fi acoustic music
- 2004-Present: Higher quality recordings and incorporated more instruments and creativity.
- All his music is great to hear on vinyl.
- Just signed to a major label : (
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Cave Singers – Swim Club – No Witch (2010)
- 3rd album. 1st release with always out-doing itself, Jagjaguwar records.
- The raspy vocals here are worth the price of admission.
- Their previous work has had me dying to get my hands on this, long-talked about, 3rd album.
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Englishman - Angels and Earthworms - Englishman (2010)
- Debut full length
- debut EP out in 2009
- Reminds me a ton of the Mountain Goats… that’s a good thing!
- Out of Lexington, KY.
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The Mountain Goats and Kaki King – Thank You Mario, But our Princess is in Another Castle – Black Pear Tree EP (2008)
- Short collaborative EP
- play on the Super Mario Bros text.
- Their latest, The Life of the World to Come, was out in October 2009.
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Dark Dark Dark - Right Path - Wild Go (2010)
- 2nd full length
- Layered style of folk with male and female vocalists.
- This one is leads with male vocals and fills in behind with excellent female harmonies.
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Warpaint - Undertow - The Fool (2010)
- 2nd album
- This album is one of the most critically acclaimed of the year.
- Mellow, restrained and pleasant.
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Langhorne Slim – I Love to Dance - When the Sun's Gone Down (2005)
- Debut album of 3 total.
- His self-titled second blew me away.
- the best folk singer/songwriter out there for my money.
- Playing Radio Radio next week for $10!
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Steve Shiffman & the Land of No - Tweed Skirt - Steve Shiffman & the Land of No (2010)
- Debut album
- This is from their better-than-their-studio-recordings DayTrotter version and it’s free!
- Excellent, more tradition rock outfit.
Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine : DayTrotter
The Heavy - Strong Enough - How You Like Me Now EP (2010)
- They bring Black Keys-esque blues rock, but slightly funkier/poppier/more-polished.
- Two full lengths out. (2007 & 2009)
- UK band.
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Bravestation – White Wolves – 2010 EP (2010)
- Debut EP
- It’s about time Yeasayer fans have another band addressing their needs.
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Lonely Galaxy - Modern Romance - Modern Romance (2010)
- Reminds me of a slower ballad by Suckers
- Download this song for free from their RCRDLBL site.
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Range Rover - Soda – Mind (2010)
- Debut EP
- Group of teenagers from San Diego experimenting with garage rock.
- Rough around the edges, but I think this track has me wanting more from them.
- Download this and the EPs title track for free right now from their Official Site.
Official Site : HypeMachine
PS I Love You - 2012 - Meet Me At the Muster Station (2010)
- Full length debut
- Split single with Diamond Rings. (The Diamond Rings’ track was the infinitely catchy ‘All Yr Songs’.
- Full length debut is out this year.
- I think they are fans of the Rolling Stones
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Abby Go Go - Guitar #0 - Abby Go Go (2010)
- Debut album
- Guitar and synth driven anthem
- Led by twin brothers, Bon & Jon Allinson
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Crushed Stars - Black Umbrellas - Convalescing in Braille (2010)
- 5th album
- Portland group that made the most of their SXSW and CMJ music festival shows.
- This is a milder track. Hazy and soothing.
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Hi, very interesting post, greetings from Greece!
Hello Greece! Thanks for checking out the site/show!
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