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The U & U Show 433 | Merrill Producing The New Thao!
Thee Oh Sees : Fortress
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Sudakistan : El Movimiento
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015
The U & U Show 431 | Double Dare You To Try PNKSLM
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The U & U Show 299! That's Almost 300!
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds : We Kno Who U R : Push the Sky Away (2013)
- 15th studio album
- Most recent was 2008’s ‘Dig, Lazarus! Dig!!!’ and then his two Grinderman albums.
- Like a few artists out there, like Lou Reed and Tom Waits, he has a huge cult following and a unique/distinct sound.
Fletcher C. Johnson : Send Me Your Love : Salutations (2012)
- 2nd album.
- One album out in 2010.
- New project involving a former member of King Tuff
Thee Oh Sees : Flood's New Light : Putrifiers II (2012)
- 6th studio album
- San Fran band offering up a huge range of styles, but psych rock most frequently.
- Started by John Dwyer as a casual project that developed into something much larger.
- On a lot of best of 2012 lists.
Lace Curtains : Bedroom Honesty : The Garden of Joy and the Well of Loneliness (2012)
- Debut album
- Big Velvet Underground sound.
Marnie Stern : Year of the Glad : The Chronicles of Marnia (2013)
- 4th album. Out in March 2013
- Her previous album was a 2010 Best of the U & U.
- A wild mix of the joyous unpredictability of Ponytail and the harder Yeah Yeah Yeahs tracks.
- The band I'm most excited to see play SXSW 2013 of the announced acts so far.
MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine
Guards : Silver Lining : In Guards We Trust (2013)
- Debut full length
- Their BandCamp is loaded with previously released singles and EPs.
The Cave Singers : Have to Pretend : Naomi (2013)
- 4th album. Out in March of 2013
- interesting, dark brand of folk
- out of Seattle
- Formerly on Matador Records, now with powerhouse Indiana label Jagjaguwar.
Fiona Apple : Werewolf : The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do (2012)
- Highly touted, first album in years.
- Incredibly powerful vocal performance on this album.
The Spyrals : Evil Kind : The Spyrals (2012)
- Debut full length.
- Garage blues rock that will help fill in the space between Black Angels albums.
DIIV : (Druun) : Oshin (2012)
- Debut album
- Blend of new-wave, dream pop and even some heavier shoegaze. They have a definite 80’s feel to them.
- Getting huge praise for this album. On a lot of Best of 2012 lists.
- Formerly called Dive
Wymond Miles : Singing the Ending : Under the Pale Moon (2012)
- Debut full length
- One of many superb acts on Sacred Bones Records.
The Bridges : Travelin' Man (2012)
- Latest single available for download if you Like them on their Facebook page.
- They have a handful of other minor releases on their BandCamp site.
Tyvek : Scaling : On Triple Beams (2012)
- 4th album
- The band I regret missing at CMJ.
- Aggressive and refreshingly diverse punk rock band.
Desaparecidos : MariKKKopa : MariKKKopa b/w Backsell (single) (2012)
- First single since their recent reformation.
- Connor Oberst's (Bright Eyes, Monsters of Folk) first band.
Big Ups : Shut Your Mouth : Wake Up (single) (2012)
- 3 song single from this NYC punk rock band
- Were outstanding, wildly energetic openers for FIDLAR.
Sigur Ros : Varúð : Valtari (2012)
- 6th full length. Also an excellent documentary and a live album.
- Unique, powerful, orchestral Icelandic band.
- Lyrics are usually big for me to get into a band, but here, the fact I can’t understand them gives their music a certain mystique.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
The U & U Show 298!
Thee Oh Sees : Hang A Picture : Putrifiers II (2012)
- 6th studio album
- San Fran band offering up a huge range of styles, but psych rock most frequently.
- Started by John Dwyer as a casual project that developed into something much larger.
- On a lot of best of 2012 lists.
Tyvek : Little Richard : On Triple Beams (2012)
- 4th album
- The band I regret missing at CMJ.
- Aggressive and refreshingly diverse punk rock band.
Warm Soda : Spell Bound (2012)
- One of the first tracks out from the project started by Matthew Melton formerly of Bare Wires
- Very similar vibe to Bare Wires
- Slogan on BandCamp: 'JUST SAY NO to SXSW 2013' referencing Bare Wires' break up.
William J Le Petomane : The Moon King (2012)
- Very hard to Google classic psych rock songwriter from the Netherlands
- I cant find anything really other than a bunch of songs posted on his SoundCloud.
- Goes by WJLP as well.
- RIYL: The Beatles, Old Pink Floyd, Tame Impala.
Kris Orlowski & Andrew Joslyn : All My People Go : Pieces We Are EP (2012)
- Collaborative EP
- Orchestral folk.
Dreamend : My Old Brittle Bones : So I Ate Myself, Bite By Bite… (2010)
Dreamend : The Face On the Tinytype : … And the Tears Washed Me, Wave after Cowardly Wave (2012)
- 4th & 5th full lengths that are more intended to be single double album.
- Very experimental freak folk OR ‘Murder Folk/Haunted Country’ if you go by their description.
- A side project from a member of the enigmatic Black Moth Super Rainbow.
Sufjan Stevens : Lumberjack Christmas/No One Can Save You From Christmases Past : Silver & Gold (2012)
- This is the final and highlight track of this 5 EP, 58 song, Christmas box set.
- This gives him an even 10 Christmas albums full of classics and originals.
- I don't listen to any other holiday music anymore.
Fang Island : Sisterly : Major (2012)
- 2nd album
- Brooklyn via Rhode Island progressive indie rock band
- They write some extremely catchy and immediate anthems.
- RIYL Slam Donahue
Fletcher C. Johnson : Messin’ Up My Mind : Salutations (2012)
- 2nd album.
- One album out in 2010.
Matt Pond : Love To Get Used : The Lives Inside the Lines In Your Hand (2013)
- First album as just Matt Pond
- Formerly of Matt Pond PA
- This is a poppier take on the usual echo-y chamber pop Matt Pond PA was known for.
- His vocals always have a resonant warm quality to them.
- Download the track for free HERE.
Ceremony : The Doldrums (Friendly City) : Rohnert Park
- 3rd album of 4
- Hardcore post-punk rock band from San Fran
DIIV : Doused : Oshin (2012)
- Debut album
- Blend of new-wave, dream pop and even some heavier shoegaze. They have a definite 80’s feel to them.
- Getting huge praise for this album. On a lot of Best of 2012 lists.
- Formerly called Dive
Lou Reed : Street Hassle : Street Hassle (1978)
- 8th solo album.
- This album was shook off the gritty glam rock a bit and took aim at something bigger.
- That's Bruce Springsteen contributing a verse at the end as well. He was in the process of recording his greatest album (in my opinion), Darkness On the Edge of Town.
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