The Unknown & Unheard Show 125!!!

Stream & Download The Unknown & Unheard Show 125 Right Here, Right Now! Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band – Roosevelt Room – Outer South (2009) - 2rd album under his given name. Out May 5th - Best known for his work as ‘Bright Eyes’ - Headlined the Omaha music scene’s rise to respectability - Some big juicy bluesy riffs on this track. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine OK Go – Get Over It – OK Go (2002) - debut album - far better album than their 2nd which blew up thanks to their treadmill video. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Baby Teeth – Looking For A Road – The Simp (2006) - Debut full length… 2nd is on its way. - The Hold Steady Light? - Great big anthem with a touch more pop feels than The Hold Steady. - If you like this track, go dig up some Mark Kozelek/Sun Kil Moon - Listen to their DayTrotter Session! Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine : DayTrotter Session The Theater Fire – It’s All The Same – Matter and Light (2008) - debut album and another I kick myself for missing - There’s something that makes me really enjoy this album’s cover art. - This track is more upbeat and sounds like it could come from Neil Young. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Comet Gain – Brothers off the Block – Broken Record Players (2009) - 5th album… together since 1993 - Lou Reed vibes found here Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Mumford & Sons – The Cave– Debut EP (2009) - my favorite new band I’ve found this go around at SXSW - such a big, building sound for an acoustic song - nice use of banjo. Really compliments and adds to the song. Myspace : Stream on HypeMachine

Akron/Family – Last Year – Set ‘em Wild. Set ‘em Free (2009) - 4th full length - range from simple spare folk to massive psychadelic rock jams. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Suckers – Beach Queen – Suckers EP (2009) - debut EP - big pounding, distorted anthem with a couple huge builds - loads of hype around this short 4 song release… deservedly so! - Spacey arrangement here. - RIYL: Modest Mouse, Bowie Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Modest Mouse – Tiny Cities Made of Ashes – The Lonesome Crowded West (1997) - 2nd album - one of the best Modest Mouse albums - a touch less pop than they got into with their most recent albums Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Ape School – Wail to God – Ape School (2009) - Debut album - Distorted vintage sound - musical name for Michael Johnson Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Viva Voce – Die A Little – Rose City (2009) - forthcoming album - Portland, OR band - some of the members just released an album as Blue Giant Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Okkervil River – Pop Lie (One Man Band Version) – Pop Lie (Single) (2009) - rougher, more distorted rock version of this track taken from their latest album ‘ The Stand Ins.’ Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine The Decemberists – The Wanting Comes in Waves/Repaid – The Hazards of Love (2009) - Brand new album - Colin Meloy, leader, said he had initially envisioned this album as a musical. - distinct folk band that at times brings in some Jethro Tull sounds - Headlined the NPR music stage at SXSW - This track (and album) has some of the biggest, fattest riffs that they’ve ever put out. - Playing the Murat on August 8th!!! Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine My Brightest Diamond – Something of an End – Bring Me the Workhorse (2006) - Shana Worden’s debut album - Previously with Awry and Sufjan Stevens Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine

The Unknown & Unheard Show 124!!!

Stream & Download The Unknown & Unheard Show 124 Right Here, Right Now! Baby Teeth – Big Schools – Hustle Beach (2009) - forthcoming 2nd full length - The Hold Steady Light? - Great big anthem with a touch more pop feels than The Hold Steady. - A little 80’s sitcom theme vibe going on here… seems like such an odd combination of sounds but I think it works. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Lucero – San Francisco – Rebels, Rogues & Sworn Brothers (2007) - 3rd album of 6… they also have a Live CD/DVD out - band led by Ben Nichols o has a classic gritty raspy bar rock singing voice - name means ‘bright star’ in Spanish. - Kicked ass at Radio Radio with Titus Andronicus Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Suckers – Easy Chairs – Suckers EP (2009) - debut EP - big pounding, distorted anthem with a couple huge builds - loads of hype around this short 4 song release… deservedly so! - Love this Song! Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Sunset Rubdown – Idiot Heart – Dragonslayer (2009) - 4th album - One of Spencer Krug’s four highly regarded bands - All have a distinct sound. - Wolf Parade, Frog Eyes, Sunset Rubdown, Swan Lake Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Boston Spaceships – Tattoo Mission – Planets are Blasted (2009) - a new album from Robert Pollard??? Imagine that - Guess what… it’s another quality effort. This one has a nice glam rock riff to it - Robert Pollard = Former Guided By Voices frontman and Indie Rock Idol Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine The Dukes of Stratosphear – My Love Explodes – 25 O’clock (1987) - one of 2 albums from this alter ego of the band XTC - odd style of psychadelia reminiscent of Syd Barrett - I’m digging the Gong in this track more than I should. Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Titus Andronicus - Joset of Nazareth's Blues - The Airing of Grievances (2008) - debut album - huge reviews - this band’s energy and compositions are really good but the vocals are a little harsh and might turn off some people - hopefully you will persevere through, because I think this band is about an album’s worth of time and polish away from a brilliant effort. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine The Black Lips – Drugs – 200 Million Thousand (2009) - 5th album… out February 24th - This is an album that may sound like some other bands but the sum of the parts results in something truly unique to the Black Lips. - One of the best albums of the year - Playing the Pitchfork Music Fest Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine White Denim – Sitting – Workout Holiday (2008) - debut full length - this album belongs in the 60’s - the sounds sound familiar but the way they are assembled and presented make it one of the more impressive and unique albums you will run your ears across Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine The Strange Boys – This Girls Taught Me a Dance – The Strange Boys & Girls Club (2009) - debut full length - in the same vein as the Black Lips… lo-fi mash-up of 60’s/70’s rock, old r&b and punk. Myspace : Stream on HypeMachine

Tommy Jay – I Was There - Tommy Jay's Tall Tales Of Trauma (2007) - Debut release? - originally release on cassette in 1986 - I really have no idea about this guy. Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Bill Callahan - The Wind And The Dove - Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle (2009) - 2nd album - Folk singer/songwriter type - The voice gets me here more than anything Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Kurt Vile – My Best Friends (Don't Even Pass This)– God Is Saying This To You (2009) - Solo debut. Most recent is the stripped down ‘God Is Saying This To You?’ - dreamy pop rock with vocals that bring up thoughts of Devendra Banhart - like Iron & Wine, cut his teeth with lo-fi recordings… Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine