The Best of the U & U 2010!!!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 210 Right Here, Right Now! (Download) 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. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The National – Bloodbuzz Ohio - High Violet (2010) - Latest 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 Arcade Fire – Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) – The Suburbs (2010) - 3rd album - This yet another epic album from one of the leaders of independent music. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Suckers – Black Sheep - Wild Smile (2010) - 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 Les Savy Fav – Clear Spirits – Root for Ruin (2010) - 5th album out September 14th - 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 Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Marnie Stern – Cinco de Mayo – Marnie Stern (2010) - 3rd album - One of the most unique acts that I’m kicking myself for taking so long to discover. - A wild mix of the joyous unpredictability of Ponytail and the harder Yeah Yeah Yeahs tracks. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Hold Steady – Weekenders – 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. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Grinderman – Palaces of Montezuma- Girnderman 2 (2010) - Forthcoming 2nd album from the harder rockin' side project from Nick Cave and some Bad Seeds. - Nick Cave is someone who grows on me more and more with every listen. - I hope the entire album sounds as sinister, aggressive and cool as this track. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Tennis - Marathon – Cape Dory EP (2010) - Forthcoming Debut EP out July 27th - Pop husband and wife duo. - Bought a sailboat and sailed around the east coast for eight months and now are sharing their experiences in song form for you. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Sleigh Bells - Ring Ring – Treats (2010) - Debut full length - one of the biggest ‘breakouts’/benefactors of CMJ. - Beta Band sound here, but really dive into the electronics on the other tracks I’ve heard. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Menomena – TAOS - Mines (2010) - 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 LCD Soundsystem - I Can Change - This Is Happening (2010) - 3rd Album - James Murphy led outfit - Band known for successfully tapping into many different genres: dance, rock, indie, disco. - This one feels like Bowie/Prince/Queen - They are responsible for what many critics consider some of the greatest songs of the past decade: All My Friends, New York I Love You and Someone Great Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Tallest Man On Earth – Like the Wheel - Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird EP (2010) - Latest release. 2nd album is just out as well. - This EP is taking off huge behind the featured track ‘Like The Wheel’ which was a bonus track on his last album. - Swedish singer/songwriter Kristian Matsson - Powerful voice. - 2008 self-titled debut was very well received. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine : DayTrotter

The Unknown & Unheard Show 209! Let's Be Independent Together!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 209 Right Here, Right Now! (MediaFire) Tom Waits – Step Right Up – Small Change (1976) - 4th album from one of music’s most prolific artists - This is my annual sarcastic tribute to the American Christmas… there is not a song more fitting. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine : Live Video of Song (Brilliant) Sufjan Stevens –Sister Winter– Songs For Christmas - Sufjan is a unique artist and without many people knowing has produced roughly fifty great… not the same old… Christmas songs - My personal favorite Sufjan Christmas original. - You will not hear a Christmas song like this in Macy’s… and that’s a good thing! Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Danielson - Grow Up - Best of Gloucester County (2011) - Forthcoming 8th album and first since 2006 - Experimental folk band in the same vein as Sufjan Stevens. - Features Daniel Smith. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Bonnie ' Prince' Billy & the Cairo Gang - Troublesome Houses - The Wonder Show of the World (2010) - Stripped back folk as to be suspected with any Bonnie release - Collaborating with Emmett Kelly here. He's the leader of the Cairo Gang. Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine Sean Hayes - Gunnin' - Run Wolves Run (2010) - 6th album. - This track reminds me a little of one of my favorites by Langhorne Slim, 'I Love To Dance'. - The background singers are outstanding and make you want to sing right along. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Shivers - Shallow Water - Sunset Psalms (2010) - Sounds like a Lennon track off Plastic Ono Band. MySpace : HypeMachine Bright Eyes – Shell Game – The People’s Key (2011) - Forthcoming 10th studio album. First since 2007! Will be released on his birthday on Feb 15th. - Led by Conor Oberst. - He has worked on his Monsters of Folk and Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band projects since the last Bright Eyes’ album. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Tapes 'n Tapes - Freak Out - Outside (2011) - Forthcoming 3rd full length. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Lumineers - Submarines - The Lumineers EP (2010) - Debut EP - One of my favorite Google search results. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Meursault - Crank Resolutions - All Creatures Will Make Merry (2010) - 2nd album - Scottish band that immediately reminds you of their fellow countrymen, Frightened Rabbit. - I love the constantly building pace of this track. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Wild Nothing - Chinatown - Gemini (2010) - Debut full length - Receiving a huge amount of praise this year. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Birds of Avalon - Invasion - Birds of Avalon (2010) - 3rd album - Huge Led Zeppelin sound with a touch of Portugal, The Man. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Frog Eyes - The Sensitive Girls - 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 Unknown & Unheard Show 208! 4 Years of Shows!!!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 208 Right Here, Right Now! (Download) Rock Plaza Central - Oh I Can - …At the Moment of Our Most Needing Or If Only They Could Turn Around, They Would Know They Weren’t Alone (2009) - 2nd album from the Chris Eaton led rotating group of musicians - Another track that packs a boatload of intensity. - Strained feel to the song that you get from The Builders and the Butchers and even the Mountain Goats… comparable vocals as well. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Arcade Fire – Headlights Look Like Diamonds - Arcade Fire EP (2003) - Debut EP - Also features the initial version of their song 'No Cars Go' - The have now become one of the biggest Indie-to-Mainstream converts. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Boys Next Door - Shivers - Door, Door (1979) - Debut album from Nick Cave's first band. - Changed their name to The Birthday Party. Wiki Site : HypeMachine Titus Andronicus – Fear and Loathing In Mahwah, NJ - The Airing of Grievances (2008) - Opening track on debut - 2nd album The Monitor is still topping my best of the year list - Named after the Shakespeare play - This is a enjoyably raucous anthem. - A Rolling Stone ‘Best new band of 2010’ even though their debut came out in 2008. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Les Savy Fav – New Teen Anthem – 3/5 (1997) - debut album - one of the truly unique bands going. - Latest album, Let’s Stay Friends is flawless. - Lead Singer Tim Harrington is the best frontman I’ve ever seen live. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Black Keys - No Fun - The Big Come Up (vinyl only) (2002)/The Moan EP (2004) - Debut album, vinyl-only track. - Cover of the Iggy Pop & the Stooges song. - Just released their 6th, 'Brothers'. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Black Angels – The First Vietnamese War – The Black Angels EP (2005) - Debut EP - Formed in 2004 in Austin, TX - Interesting feel to it… similar to some of the Black Keys more eerie songs Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The National - Theory of the Crows - The National (2001) - Debut full length. - Their latest, and 5th, is entitled High Violet. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine : DayTrotter David Dondero - I Love You More Than You Think - … The Pity Party (1999) - Opening track on debut studio album. - Reminds me a bit of Bright Eyes, Neil Young and Mike Doughty. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Tallest Man On Earth - Walk the Line - The Tallest Man On Earth (2006) - Debut EP. - Coming off a year in which he released two incredible efforts, 'The WIld Hunt' LP and 'Sometimes the Blues Is Just a Passing Bird' EP. - Swedish singer/songwriter Kristian Matsson - Powerful voice. - 2008 self-titled debut was very well received. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine : DayTrotter Sufjan Stevens – We Are What You Say – A Sun Came (2000) - Opening track on debut album. - Infinitely talented and respected Multi-instrumentalist - Tracks contain a wide variety of instruments. Only a banjo to full orchestra. - He has ventured more into the electronic side of music with his latest EP and LP. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine LCD Soundsystem - Losing My Edge - Channel 2 Compilation (2003)/LCD Soundsystem (2005) - Debut single - James Murphy led outfit - Band known for successfully tapping into many different genres: dance, rock, indie, disco. - Was offered a job as a writer for Seinfeld when the show was starting, but turned it down. - They are responsible for what many critics consider some of the greatest songs of the past decade: All My Friends, New York I Love You and Someone Great Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

The Unknown & Unheard Show 207!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 207 Right Here, Right Now! (Download) JEFF the Brotherhood - Mind Ride - Heavy Days (2010) - 3rd album - Jake & Jamin Orrall - Kraut punk rock. Harder, eclectic rock. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Awesome New Republic (ANR) - The Endless Field of Mercury - Stay Kids (2010) - Debut full length - Huge driving pop anthem. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Antlers – Two – Hospice (2009) - 3rd album - Big pop sound… remind me of The Arcade Fire’s acoustic tracks Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Kissaway Trail – Smother + Evil = Hurt – The Kissaway Trail (2007) - 2nd album of two - another big pop anthem - Denmark Band Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Englishman - Ugly Rainbow - Taxidermy (2009) - Debut EP. Just released self-titled full length debut - Reminds me a ton of the Mountain Goats… that’s a good thing! - Out of Lexington, KY. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Bees (The Band of Bees in the US) – I Really Need Love - Every Step's A Yes (2010) - First single off their forthcoming 4th album - This track is a little less upbeat than the majority of their previous ultra-catchy album ‘Octopus’ and is a little more Simon and Garfunkel Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Sheepdogs - I Don't Know - Learn & Burn (2010) - 2nd album - big classic rock feel. Think Humble Pie .MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Stepkids – Santos & Ken – The Stepkids (2010) - Forthcoming debut LP - 60’s soul and psychedelia feel. MySpace : HypeMachine Mr. Dream - Learn the Language - Never Elaborate (2010) - Full length debut. 2 EPs out already. - Sloppy and loose post-punk - Brooklyn band. - Get this song for free from their RCRDLBL site. MySpace : RCRDLBL : Amazon : HypeMachine Abby Go Go - Louder Than Dreams - Abby Go Go (2010) - Debut album - Guitar and synth driven anthems. - Led by twin brothers, Bon & Jon Allinson Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Lonely Galaxy - Nutts - Ep 2 (2010) - Reminds me of a slower ballad by Suckers - Download a song for free from their RCRDLBL site. MySpace : RCRDLBL : HypeMachine Solvents - Forgive Yr. Blood - Forgive Yr. Blood (2010) - Their only full length as far as I can tell. - Washington state band. - Remind me a bit of Matt Pond PA. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Arbiters - Tired Horses - Arrival EP (2010) - Debut EP from the DJ/music supervisor Thomas Golubic´ (Six Feet Under, Breaking Bad. - This is the only track from the EP that really fits here, but you can still get it all for free here. Official Site : MySpace : HypeMachine