The Unknown & Unheard Show 218! (mp3)

Stream & Download The U & U Show 218 Right Here, Right Now! (Download) Cave Singers – Falls – 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. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Akron/Family – Another Sky - S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT (2011) - forthcoming album - They have an enjoyably off-kilter, layered brand of folk, but this album is supposed to be a touch more electronic. - Sufjan Stevens might be their closest musical relative... that's good lineage if you ask me! Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Listening Party – Campanology – I Was Young (2010) - One of my favorite bands and they snuck an album out on me! - Incredibly catchy band from western Canada. - This band does not tour near enough! - One of the most energetic and inspiring live acts I've ever seen. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Maps & Atlases - The Charm - Perch Patchwork (2010) - Debut full length, but have a handful of EPs out. - Chicago experimental folk outfit. - Playing SXSW Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine King Tuff - Freak When I'm Dead - Was Dead (2008) - Debut album - out of the Vermont - psychadelic/powerpop/rock… a little like t rex vocals - Playing SXSW Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine Middle Brother – Middle Brother – Middle Brother (2011) - Forthcoming debut from this folk super group. - Due out in March - Features members of Deer Tick, Delta Spirit and Dawes. - Playing SXSW Official Site : HypeMachine Lord Huron – We Went Wild – Into the Sun EP (2010) - 2nd EP - Rich, easy going tropical feel to this track. - Very reminiscent of Fleet Foxes. - Full length debut is supposed to be out this year. - Playing SXSW Official Site : MySpace : HypeMachine Kurt Vile – Ghost Town - Smoke Ring For My Halo (2011) - Forthcoming LP. - dreamy pop rock with vocals that bring up thoughts of Devendra Banhart - like Iron & Wine, cut his teeth with lo-fi recordings… this shows up more on ‘God is Saying…’ - Side project from The War on Drugs' lead guitarist. - Playing SXSW Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine King Charles - Love Lust - Love Lust (2009) - Debut album (I think) - Got big in the UK and now branching out further - Quirky style of singer/songwriter that immediately made me think of Devendra Banhart. - Playing SXSW. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Psychic Friend - Once a Servant (2011) - Debut single. - Piano pop track. - Led by former Imperial Teen member, Will Schwartz. - Tricky to Google… try it! HypeMachine The Head and the Heart - Down In the Valley - The Head and the Heart (2011) - Debut album. - Folk rock that amps up into something like Mumford & Sons who exploded last year. Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine Kevin Devine - Brother's Blood - Brother's Blood (2009) - 5th album - Playing SXSW - Dark and mellow to start then explodes with energy like a fiery Death Cab track might. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine BONUS HOCKEY! Megafaun - Solid Ground - Gather, Form & Fly (2009) - 2nd album - members of this act were in DeYarmond Edison with members of Bon Iver. - Playing SXSW Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Lia Ices (Featuring Justin Vernon) - Daphne - Grown Unknown (2011) - 3rd release - Pop and a little alt-country sound to her music. - Jagjaguwar artist. Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine Kurt Vile – Freeway - Constant Hitmaker (2008) - Debut album. - dreamy pop rock with vocals that bring up thoughts of Devendra Banhart - like Iron & Wine, cut his teeth with lo-fi recordings… this shows up more on ‘God is Saying…’ - Side project from The War on Drugs' lead guitarist. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Okkervil River – Unless Its Kicks – The Stage Names (2007) - Latest album from is out this year. L - Led by Will Sheff - Debut album out in 1998, Bedroom EP… Debut full length out in 1999, Stars Too Small To Use - Playing SXSW! Pretty pumped about this one! Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine Menomena – Rotten Hell - Friend and Foe (2007) - 3rd album… 4th album, Mines, was out in 2010 - 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 – All My Friends – Sound of Silver (2005) - 2nd album of 3 from the James Murphy led outfit. - 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. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine