The U & U Show 323! Okkervil River Returns

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Okkervil River : It Was My Season : The Silver Gymnasium (2013)

-          7^th album, first not on JagJaguwar. Jumped to ATO Records.

-          Led by Will Sheff

-          The Stage Names, was one of best albums to come out in the time I've been obsessing over music on this show.

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Wyatt Blair : Money, Honey… : BANANA CREAM DREAM (2013)

-          Debut album.

-          Loose fun upbeat garage rock along the lines of King Tuff.

-          Another undeniably solid release from Burger Records.

-          This song samples the guitar riff from a classic big beat rock song, that I can't place.

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Jonathan Rado : Faces : Law And Order (2013)

-          Solo debut.

-          Lead guitarist of Foxygen.

-          Looser vintage folk rock sound. Less psych here than with Foxygen.

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Cool Ghouls : Grace : Cool Ghouls (2013)

-          Debut album.

-          Vintage, beachy garage rock.

-          Surprise! Another great effort out on Burger Records.

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The National : I Should Live In Salt : Trouble Will Find Me (2013)

-          6th album

-          One of two lead singles out now.

-          Has the vibe of their last full length album, 2010's High Violet.

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Califone : Stitches : Stitches (2013)

-          11^th full length as far as I can tell.

-          Led by Tim Rutili, formerly of Red Red Meat.

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These New Puritans : Fragment Two : Field of Reeds (2013)

-          3rd full length

-          Mellow, dark, layered indie rock.

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King Khan and The Shrines : Born To Die : Idle No More (2013)

-          Forthcoming 5th album, out in Sept.

-          First Shrines album since 2008

-          Long time collaborator with Marc Sultan (AKA the BBQ Show)

-          One of my all-time favorite artists. The Supreme Genius of King Khan and His Shrines is one of the greatest albums.

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Hunx & His Punx : Bad Skin : Street Punk (2013)

-          4^th album.

-          Debut album out in 2011.

-          Vintage garage and surf rockers

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Black Joe Lewis : Skulldiggin’ : Electric Slave (2013)

-          3^rd full length.

-          Download this track for free on their Official Site.

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T. Hardy Morris : OK Corral : Audition Tapes (2013)

-          Solo Debut album

-          Leader of Dead Confederate and a member of the super group Diamond Rugs with the Black Lips’ Ian St. Pe and John McCauley of Deer Tick.

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JJUUJJUU : G 4 A G : FRST EP (2013)

-          Debut EP

-          Slightly alt, lumbering garage psych rock.

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Sigur Ros : Kveikur : Kveikur (2013)

-          7th full length. Also an excellent documentary and a live album.

-          Unique, powerful, orchestral Icelandic band.

-          Lyrics are usually big for me to get into a band, but here, the fact I can’t understand them gives their music a mystique.

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The Post Nobles : Voices In the Night : The Post Nobles EP (2013)

-          Debut EP

-          Who doesn't love fun, catchy, Beach Boys styled music???

-          Name your price for this EP on their BandCamp.

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KRILL : Never A Joke : Lucky Leaves (2013)

-          2^nd full length

-          Debut album, Alam No Hris, was out in 2011

-          Led by Ezra Furman's brother Jonah.

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Overseas : Old Love : Overseas (2013)

-          Debut album

-          New band led by Pedro the Lion's David Bazan and Centro-matic's Will Johnson

-          Heavy alt-country rock in the same realm as Jason Molina's heavier tracks.

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Wise Blood : Rat : id (2013)

-          Debut full length.

-          Debut EP, These Wings, was out in 2011.

-          Impressive blend of r&b/rap/singing vocals, drums, and samples.

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