The U & U Show 355 | 14 New Albums Worth Your While

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Future Islands : A Song for Our Grandfathers : Singles (2014)

-       4th full length. Out March 25.

-       Upbeat beach pop with more power here than ever before.

-       Baltimore band.

-       Best of SXSW 2014

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The War On Drugs : Under the Pressure : Lost In The Dream (2014)

-          Latest single from their forthcoming 3^rd full length.

-          Kurt Vile’s former outfit is still providing long time Vile fans sounds more in the vein of his older, soaring, drone- heavy work.

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Weaves : Do You See Past? : Weaves (2014)

-          Forthcoming debut LP.

-          Each song they release is better than the last.

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

-          Best of SXSW 2014

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Timber Timbre : Curtains!? : Hot Dreams (2014)

-          5^th album.

-          3^rd album, self-titled, was their best to date.

-          Dark Canadian indie folk rock.

-          SXSW 2014

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Slasher Flicks : Strange Colores : Enter the Slasher House (2014)

-          Debut album.

-          Solo project from Animal Collective’s Avey Tare.

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tUnE-yArDs : Water Fountain : Nicki Nack (2014)

-       3^rd album’s first single.

-       Led by the extremely and uniquely talented Merrill Garbus.

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Pattern is Movement : Climb To Me : Pattern Is Movement (2014)

-          Debut full length.

-          Suckling was a highlight single from 2013.

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Tobacco : Eruption (Gonna Get My Hair Cut At The End Of The Summer) : Ultima II Massage (2014)

-       First single from forthcoming album.

-       Side project of leader of Black Moth Super Rainbow, Tom Vec

-       Very odd brand of electronic, psych and rock.

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The Hold Steady : Almost Everything : Teeth Dreams (2014)

-          6^th full length, Teeth Dreams, is out March 25. First since 2010.

-          The Rags EP of covers was out ealier this year.

-          One of the greatest live bands I’ve ever seen.

-          Best of SXSW 2014

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Kevin Drew : And That's All I Know : Darlings (2014)

-          2^nd solo LP.

-          One of the most talented solo artists in the big group of Canadians that comprise Broken Social Scene.

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Elbow : The Take Off and Landing of Everything : The Take Off and Landing of Everything (2014)

-          6^th album

-          UK band that has previously won the Mercury Prize for best UK album

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Ages and Ages : No Pressure : Divisionary (2014)

-          2^nd full length.

-          One of the catchiest songs out this entire year.

-          Oregon indie poppers.

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Black Lips : Smiling : Underneath the Rainbow (2014)

-          7^th studio album.

-          Recorded with the help of the Black Keys’ Patrick Carney and blues and soul man Charles Bradley.

-          1^st release since 2011’s incredible Arabia Mountain.

-          Best of SXSW 2014

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Pujol : Pitch Black : Kludge (2014)

-       First single from Daniel Pujol’s 2^nd album.

-       Product of Jack White’s Third Man Records.

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