U & U Show 362 | Lots of Folk Folks

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Nathaniel Rateliff : Still Trying : Falling Faster Than You Can Run (2013)

-       3^rd full length.

-       I got so hung up on Nathaniel’s other project, The Night Sweats, when this album was released I completely missed one of the best folk albums of 2013.

-       Surprise highlight of my recent SF trip.

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Anand Wilder & Maxwell Kardon : Wedding Day : Break Line the Musical (2014)

-       Lead single from a star-studded folk musical from members of Yeasayer.

-       The musical also features members of Suckers, Man Man, Kishi Bashi, Vampire Weekend, and Dragon of Zynth.

-       Coming out on Secretly Canadian Records.

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Kishi Bashi : Once Upon a Lucid Dream (In Afrikaans): Lighght (2014)

-       2^nd full-length.

-       Debut full length. 151a, was out in 2012

-       Multi-instrumentalist that plays with Regina Spektor and of Montreal.

-       Best of SXSW 2014

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1, 2, 3 : The Shapes of Wrath : Big Weather (2014)

-       2nd full length. Double LP

-       Raucous Pittsburgh indie rock band.

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Mimicking Birds : Spent Winter : Eons (2014)

-       Gorgeous 3^rd album.

-       Lush Portland indie folk.

-       SXSW 2014

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Wooden Wand : Adie : Farmer’s Corner (2014)

-       James Jackson Toth project's forthcoming album.

-       His last album, Blood Oaths of the New Blues, was a Best of the U & U 2013.

-       His track ‘No Bed For Beatle Wand/Days This Long’ was my favorite song of 2013.

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Fucked Up : The Art of Patrons : Glass Boys (2014)

-       4^th album

-       David Comes To Life was their hugely critically acclaimed 3^rd album out in 2011.

-       Musically like Titus Andronicus or The Hold Steady with a metal band frontman.

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The Orwells : Southern Comfort : Disgraceland (2014)

-          Opening track on 2^nd album.

-          Raw, raucous, garage rock with one of the most over the top lead singers.

-          SXSW 2014

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Pujol : Judas Booth : Kludge (2014)

-       Daniel Pujol’s 2^nd album.

-       Product of Jack White’s Third Man Records.

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Guided By Voices : All American Boy : Cool Planet (2014)

-       Possibly their 21^st album?

-       Easily one of the most prolific bands and song writers, Robert Pollard.

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Gum : Misunderstanding : Delorean Highway (2014)

-       Debut album

-       Another Tame Impala/Pond offshoot.

-       Led by Jay Watson here.

-       Download another single from the album via their SouncCloud.

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Curtis Harding : Heaven's On The Other Side : Soul Power (2014)

-          Debut full length, Soul Power.

-          Incredibly promising soul singer that’s readying one of the albums I’m most excited for.

-          Played with Cee-Lo and, currently, with members of the Black Lips in a band called Night Sun (also readying a debut EP)

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Tobacco : Self Tanner : 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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