The U & U Show 455 | Viet Cong + PC = Preoccupations

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Preoccupations (FKA Viet Cong) : Anxiety

Preoccupations (2016)  |  BandCamp

The Mystery Lights : Melt

The Mystery Lights (2016)  |  BandCamp

The U & U Show 453 | Wolf Parade Miss No Beats

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Moonface & Siinai : Them Call Themselves Old Punks

My Best Human Face (2016)  |  Official Site

 

Wolf Parade : Floating World

EP 4 (2016)  |  Moonface : Operators

 

The U & U Show 422 | Biggest Release Week of 2015!

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Kurt Vile : I'm an Outlaw

b'lieve i'm goin down... (2015)  |  Official Site

Youth Lagoon : No One Can Tell

Savage Hills Ballroom (2015)  |  Official Site

 

The U & U Show 395 | #SXSW 2015 Preview 2 of 6

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OnlyReal : Can't Get Happy : Jerk At The End Of The Line (2015)

-          2nd single from his just announced debut LP.

-          No title for the album yet, but it is already one of my most anticipated albums of 2015.

-          Over the past couple years Niall Galvin has released some of the catchiest indie pop under his OnlyReal moniker.

-          SXSW 2015.

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Father John Misty : Heart Shaped Box (Nirvana Cover) (2015)

-          J Tillman's 2nd album under this alias, 'I Love You, Honeybear', was just out.

-          Former member of the Fleet Foxes who hasn’t really put out any solo work that's impressed me until his Father John Misty work.

-          Big Jason Molina feeling to the slower tracks on this album.

-          SXSW 2015?

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The U & U Show 352 | SXSW Preview #5

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Weaves : Buttercup : Weaves (2014)

-          Forthcoming debut LP.

-          Each song they release is better than the last.

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

-          SXSW 2014

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The Casket Girls : Day to Day : True Love Kills the Fairy Tale (2014)

-          2^nd full length. Debut was 2013’s Sleepwalking.

-          Gorgeously dark and fuzzy, slow-burning pop.

-          Project captained by Ryan Graveface of Black Moth Super Rainbow, Dreamend and Graveface Records. Features his standard eerie vibes.

-          SXSW 2014

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The U & U Show 351 | SXSW Preview Show #4

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Solids : Over the Sirens : Blame Confusion (2014)

-          Debut LP.

-          Three minor releases leading up to this release.

-          Montreal post-punk rock band.. Think Japandroids with less shouting.

-          SXSW 2014

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Future Islands : Seasons Waiting On You : Singles (2014)

-       4th full length. Out March 25.

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

-       Baltimore band.

-       SXSW 2014

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The U & U Show 349 | SXSW Preview Show #2

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Sun Kil Moon : Richard Ramirez Died Today Of Natural Causes : Benji (2014)

-          6^th LP

-          First Sun Kil Moon proper album since 2012’s superb LP, Among the Leaves.

-          Led by the most wonderfully sleepy vocals of Mark Kozelek.

-          SXSW 2014

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The Hold Steady : I Hope This Whole Thing Didn't Frighten You : 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.

-          SXSW 2014

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