The U & U Show 329 | Willis Weighs In On Best of '13

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Typhoon : Young Fathers : White Lighter (2013)

-          3rd full length

-          10-14 piece indie rock band from Portland

-          Download this song for free from their Official Site.

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Pond : Whatever Happened to the Million Head Collide : Hobo Rocket (2013)

-          5th full length album. First of 2 announced 2013 albums.

-          Features members of Tame Impala.

-          By far the greatest lead singer I saw at SXSW. Young, tiny, wild aussie.

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AroarA : #9 : In the Pines (2013)

-       Debut full length. Also an EP of the same name.

-       Side project of Broken Social Scene

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Willis Earl Beal : Too Dry To Cry : Nobody Knows (2013)

-       2nd full length.

-       Debut was lo-fi, unflattering and didn't show off his insanely powerful voice.

-       Big time comparisons to Tom Waits.

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Tom Waits : Make It Rain : Real Gone (2004)

-       15^th album

-       Latest album was Bad As Me, his 16th LP

-       One of the most prolific, innovative and talented songwriters ever.

-       Also an actor.

-       Give me his first three albums and a desert island.

Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

J Mascis : Fade Into You (Mazzy Star cover) (2013)

-          New single release with a new shoe he helped design.

-          Latest solo album was 2011's brilliant Several Shades of Why.

-          Dinosaur Jr. leader.

-          Played SXSW and was a major surprise.

Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine

Jagwar Ma : Man I Need : Howlin (2013)

-       Debut LP

-       Australian band

-       Alt-indie dance rock band.

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ARMS : Comfort : EP 2 (2013)

-          Latest release.

-          2nd album was 2011's Summer Skills

-          Harlem Shakes' member Todd Goldstein.

-          The song Tiger Tamer from their debut album is a brilliant track

Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

Divine Fits : Ain't That the Way : Chained to Love b/w Ain't That the Way (2013)

-       Latest single.

-       Debut collaborative album from Spoon's Britt Daniel and Wolf Parade/Handsome Furs' Dan Boeckner was out in 2012 and entitled, A Thing Called the Divine Fits.

-       One of the highlights of SXSW 2013.

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Robert Pollard : Circus Green Machine : Honey Locust Honky Tonk (2013)

-       19^th solo album

-       Just released his 20^th-ish with Guided By Voices earlier in 2013

-       Also currently releasing music with the Boston Spaceships.

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Hunx & His Punx : Mud In Your Eyes : Street Punk (2013)

-       4^th album.

-       Another bay area garage punk band.

-       Album features a collaboration with Shannon and the Clams’ Shannon.

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Cloud Control : Gold Canary : Bliss Release (2010)

-       Debut album

-       2^nd album is out soon.

-       Australian band that reminds me a lot of Youth Lagoon with less synth and more of a traditional indie rock sound.

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Lou Reed : Street Hassle : Street Hassle (1978)

-       8th solo album.

-       This album was shook off the gritty glam rock a bit and took aim at something bigger.

-       That's Bruce Springsteen contributing a verse at the end as well. He was in the process of recording his greatest album (in my opinion), Darkness On the Edge of Town.

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