The U & U Show 339 | Halloween 2013!

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Tom Waits : Filipino Box Spring Hog : Mule Variations (1999)

-          12^th full length

-          One of his darkest, most off-beat, and most jarring albums.

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The Cadillacs : Boogie Man

-          50's & 60's Harlem rock'n'roll doo-wop group.

-          Spookier halloween themed track.

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Arcade Fire : Here Comes the Night Time : Reflektor (2013)

-          4^th full length

-          Produced by James Murphy and this track sounds like it especially.

-          David Bowie also contributed to the album.

-          This release is going to further propel them into being one of the indie bands with the most mainstream success.

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Son Lux : Pyre : Lanterns (2013)

-          3^rd full length.

-          Project led by Ryan Lott. Collaborator with Sufjan Stevens and Arcade Fire.

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Moonface : Love the House You're In : Julia With Blue Jeans On (2013)

-          3rd full length album from this Spencer Krug (Wolf Parade & Sunset Rubdown) project.

-          Debut, Heartbreaking Bravery, was my pick for best album of 2012.

-          This is album is a solo piano effort.

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Nick Cave : Song of Joy : Murder Ballads (1996)

-          9^th album

-          One of Cave’s best and darkest albums

-          Album is all about crimes of passion.

-          Cave's latest releases were two with side project Grinderman.

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Frog Eyes : Seven Daughters : Carey’s Cold Spring (2013)

-          8^th album.

-          Eclectic and innovative alt indie rock band led by Carey Mercer.

-          Spencer Krug (Sunset Rubdown, Wolf Parade, Moonface) was a former member.

-          Most similar to the sound of Sunset Rubdown.

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The Black Angels : Bad Vibrations : Phosphene Dream (2010)

-          3^rd album from the ominous psych rockers.

-          Formed in 2004 in Austin, TX

-          Interesting feel to it… similar to some of the Black Keys more eerie songs

-          Debut Self Titled EP was released in 2005. 2nd full length out in 2008

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Cass McCombs : Joe Murder : Big Wheel and Others (2013)

-          7th album.

-          Latest since 2011's Wit's End and Humor Risk.

-          Blew me away with the track 'The Executioner's Song' on the album Catacomb.

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Weaves : Take A Dip (2013)

-          One of only a couple songs released since forming in 2013. This is by far the best.

-          Toronto band led by Jasmyn Burke, formerly of Rat Tail.

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Diane Coffee : Never Lonely : My Friend Fish (2013)

-          Debut full length from Foxygen’s drummer Shaun Fleming.

-          The second member of the wildly vintage psych band to test the solo waters.

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Dirty Beaches : Lone Runner : Lone Runner/Stye Eye Single (2011)

-          Dark, slow burning psych rock.

-          RIYL: The Black Angels, Nick Cave,  Puerto Rico Flowers.

-          Leftover Halloween show track.

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Lou Reed : Last Great American Whale : New York (1989)

-       15th solo album.

-       Lou Reed just died earlier this week at 71.

-       Brilliant mind responsible for the Velvet Underground.

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