The Unknown & Unheard Show 206!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 206 Right Here, Right Now! (Download) Iron & Wine - Walking Far From Home - Walking Far From Home 7" Single (2010) - Fist single from forthcoming full length, Kiss Each Other Clean. - This song blows away every song from his last album. - Sam Beam: Singer/Songwriter from Florida - Graduated from Florida State Film School with a Masters and for a while was a professor of Cinematography at Miami International University. - Started recording in 2002 - 2002-2003: recorded mostly lo-fi acoustic music - 2004-Present: Higher quality recordings and incorporated more instruments and creativity. - All his music is great to hear on vinyl. - Just signed to a major label : ( Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Cave Singers – Swim Club – No Witch (2010) - 3rd album. 1st release with always out-doing itself, Jagjaguwar records. - The raspy vocals here are worth the price of admission. - Their previous work has had me dying to get my hands on this, long-talked about, 3rd album. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Englishman - Angels and Earthworms - Englishman (2010) - Debut full length - debut EP out in 2009 - Reminds me a ton of the Mountain Goats… that’s a good thing! - Out of Lexington, KY. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Mountain Goats and Kaki King – Thank You Mario, But our Princess is in Another Castle – Black Pear Tree EP (2008) - Short collaborative EP - play on the Super Mario Bros text. - Their latest, The Life of the World to Come, was out in October 2009. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Dark Dark Dark - Right Path - Wild Go (2010) - 2nd full length - Layered style of folk with male and female vocalists. - This one is leads with male vocals and fills in behind with excellent female harmonies. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Warpaint - Undertow - The Fool (2010) - 2nd album - This album is one of the most critically acclaimed of the year. - Mellow, restrained and pleasant. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Langhorne Slim – I Love to Dance - When the Sun's Gone Down (2005) - Debut album of 3 total. - His self-titled second blew me away. - the best folk singer/songwriter out there for my money. - Playing Radio Radio next week for $10! MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Steve Shiffman & the Land of No - Tweed Skirt - Steve Shiffman & the Land of No (2010) - Debut album - This is from their better-than-their-studio-recordings DayTrotter version and it’s free! - Excellent, more tradition rock outfit. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine : DayTrotter The Heavy - Strong Enough - How You Like Me Now EP (2010) - They bring Black Keys-esque blues rock, but slightly funkier/poppier/more-polished. - Two full lengths out. (2007 & 2009) - UK band. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Bravestation – White Wolves – 2010 EP (2010) - Debut EP - It’s about time Yeasayer fans have another band addressing their needs. Official Site : MySpace : HypeMachine Lonely Galaxy - Modern Romance - Modern Romance (2010) - Reminds me of a slower ballad by Suckers - Download this song for free from their RCRDLBL site. MySpace : RCRDLBL : HypeMachine Range Rover - Soda – Mind (2010) - Debut EP - Group of teenagers from San Diego experimenting with garage rock. - Rough around the edges, but I think this track has me wanting more from them. - Download this and the EPs title track for free right now from their Official Site. Official Site : HypeMachine PS I Love You - 2012 - Meet Me At the Muster Station (2010) - Full length debut - Split single with Diamond Rings. (The Diamond Rings’ track was the infinitely catchy ‘All Yr Songs’. - Full length debut is out this year. - I think they are fans of the Rolling Stones MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Abby Go Go - Guitar #0 - Abby Go Go (2010) - Debut album - Guitar and synth driven anthem - Led by twin brothers, Bon & Jon Allinson Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Crushed Stars - Black Umbrellas - Convalescing in Braille (2010) - 5th album - Portland group that made the most of their SXSW and CMJ music festival shows. - This is a milder track. Hazy and soothing. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

The Unknown & Unheard Show 162!!!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 162 Right Here, Right Now! (MediaFire) Jay Reatard – Always Wanting More – Matador Singles ‘08 (2008) - Died last week at age 29. - punk rock, power pop, straight forward rock… a lot of distortion - punched a fan who jumped on stage… video Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Besnard Lakes - Albatross - Are The Roaring Night (2010) - forthcoming 2nd full length. - Their debut was a highly praised effort with the critics. - Out of Montreal. - There is a constant and consistent build of electric guitar distortion that remains steady throughout the track’s surges. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Surfer Blood - Twin Peaks - Astrocoast (2009) - Debut album - Echoey sound is reminiscent of Kurt Vile except these guys have more of a anthem sound. - This might be the lightest, most straight forward track. MySpace : Stream on HypeMachine Bad Sports - And It Goes - Bad Sports (2009) - debut album - Texas band - Musically reminds me of British garage punk rock with a touch of the early Who. MySpace : HypeMachine Cold War Kids – Sermons - Behave Yourself EP (2009) - Forthcoming EP - Debut full length album out in 2006 - 3 EPs prior to debut's release - Newest full-length album is ‘Loyalty to Loyalty’ Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Broken Bells - The High Road - Broken Bells (2010) - Forthcoming debut full length. - Gnarls Barkley producer Danger Mouse teams up with singer James Mercer (*post-posting bit of info: James Mercer is in the Shins!). Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Eels – In My Younger Days - End Times (2010) - Newest album - Calls it 'the divorce album.' - Defintiely a more restrained album compared to Hombre Lobo Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Efterklang - Modern Drift - Magic Chairs (2010) - Forthcoming album out February 23rd. - Danish band - best album so far is Parades. - They recorded a stunning live version of that album and called it Performing Parades. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Gigi - I'm Not Coming Out Tonight (feat. Sydney Vermon & Marissa Johnson) - Maintainment (2010) - Album from producer Colin Stewart - Each track on the album features different vocalists - This is an album that experiments with a lot of vintage reverb effects. HypeMachine Dark Dark Dark - New York Song - The Snow Magic (2008) - Debut full legnth - The duet on this song is great with the old time-y folk feel. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Roadside Graves - Ruby - My Son's Home (2009) - 2nd album - Very well received album. - Remind me a good deal of Lucero and their bar room style of rock/southern rock. - The pulsing tempo changes make this track stand out to me. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Handsome Furs - I'm Confused - Face Control (2009) - 2nd album from Wolf Parade's Dan Boeckner and his wife. - one of my big misses this year. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine MOONFACE - Marimba and Shit-Drums - Dreamland EP: Marimba and Shit-Drums (2010) - Wolf Parade's and Sunset Rubdown's Spencer Krug's latest solo project. - It's a 20 minute 'track' - Available digitally right now on his site for whatever donation you want to make. Official Site : HypeMachine