U & U Show 409 | Les Savy Fav Season

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Les Savy Fav : Dear Crutches : Root For Ruin (2010)

-          Latest and 5th album.

-          Debut album 3/5 was out 1997.

-          Led by comedian, artist, author and crazy person Tim Harrington.

-          Art, punk rock that is reminiscent of the Pixies at times.

-          One of the best live bands I've ever seen.

Official Site

Destroyer : Dream Lover : Poison Season (2015)

-          10th album.

-          Dan Bejar's main project.

-          Also makes up one third of the pop perfectionists the New Pornographers.

Official Site

The U & U Show 379 | CMJ 2014 Preview Show #3

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Foxygen : Brooklyn Police Station : … And Star Power (2014)

-       3rd full length.

-       Their 2^nd, We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic, was my 2^nd favorite of 2014.

-       Funkier Rolling Stones feel.

BandCamp : Amazon : HypeMachine : @FoxygenTheBand

Lace Curtains : Bedroom Honesty : The Garden of Joy and the Well of Loneliness (2012)

-          Debut album

-          Big Velvet Underground sound.

-          CMJ 2014

tumblr : HypeMachine

The U & U Show 303!

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Wooden Wand : No Bed For Beatle Wand/Days This Long : Blood Oaths of the New Blues (2013)

-          James Jackson Toth project's forthcoming album.

-          This song will be on my best of 2013, and I know I'm saying that in January.

-          Last release was 2011's Wooden Wand and the Briarwood Virgins.

-          Also released music as WAND after his band left him.

-          SXSW 2012

MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

Todd Snider : West Nashville Grand Ballroom Gown : Agnostic Hymns and Stoner Fables (2012)

-          9^th album

-          He’s truly a great song writer.

-          His 8^th, The Devil You Know, garnered him tons of praise.

-          todd snider and the Nervous Wrecks

-          first album, Songs for the Daily Planet’ came out in 1994

-          SXSW 2012

Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine

Raymond Byron & the White Freighter : Some Kind Of Fool : Little Death Shaker (2012)

-          Debut full length from this new project from Ray Raposa, of the Castenets.

-          Out on Asthmatic Kitty Records… Sufjan's label.

-          Rootsy, easy folk.

-          RIYL The Tallest Man on Earth

Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine

DUNE RATS! : Lie and the Liar : Sexy Beach EP (2011)

-          Debut EP of 2

-          Sloppy garage, REM-leaning act starting to carve out a name for themselves in a similar way as FIDLAR.

-          Tied for best act of CMJ 2012 with the Grizzled Mighty

BandCamp : HypeMachine : @DUNERATSS

Fletcher C. Johnson : Happy Birthday : Salutations (2012)

-          2^nd album.

-          One album out in 2010.

BandCamp

Donnie & Joe Emerson : My Heart : Dreamin' Wild (1979)

-          17 & 19 year old brothers who had their catalog rereleased in 2012.

-          I feel a little sad I've not found this song til now.

Label Site

Devendra Banhart : Für Hildegard von Bingen : Mala (2013)

-          8^th studio album

-          Full Name: Devendra (Hindu god of rain and thunder) Obi (Star Wars inspired) Banhart

-          He has perfected and pioneered the genre called ‘freak folk’

Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine

Turf War : Where I Belong : Years of Living Dangerously (2011)

-          Debut album

-          2nd full length has been recorded in NYC

-          Produced by Ian St. Pe’ of the Black Lips.

-          Atlanta band.

-          CMJ 2012

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The Grizzled Mighty : Stuck In My Head : Thick Hand Grip (2013)

-          Latest release.

-          Debut s/t full length out in 2012.

-          Huge Seasick Steve and pre-Dangermouse Black Keys sound. Mean blues rock.

-          Tied for best act of CMJ 2012 with Dune Rats

BandCamp : @GrizzledMighty

Local Natives : Heavy Feet : Hummingbird (2012)

-          First single off forthcoming album.

-          debut album was 2010's L'Aventure.

-          Check out their DayTrotter Session Here!

Official Site : Myspace : HypeMachine

Phosphorescent : Song for Zula : Muchacho (2013)

-          6th album

-          Singer/songwriter alias for Matthew Houck.

Official Site

Nightlands : So Far So Long : Oak Island (2013)

-          2nd full length

-          Act on Secretly Canadian, sister label of Jagjaguwar.

Official Site

Tunde Adebimpe : Unknown Legend (Neil Young) 

-          Lead singer of TV on the Radio

-          Track he did for the Soundtrack for ‘Rachel Gets Married’

-          He has a new band just playing their first shows in NYC, Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band.

-          Hear their first recording here!

TVOTR Official Site : TVOTR Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine

The U & U Show 294! CMJ Recapped!

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Titus Andronicus : In The Big City : Local Business (2012)

-          3rd album.

-          2nd album The Monitor was my pick for best album of 2010 and one of my all time favorites.

-          A Rolling Stone ‘Best new band of 2010’ even though their debut came out in 2008.

-          SXSW 2012

Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine : @Titus_dronicus

Ty Segall : The Hill : Twins (2012)

-          3rd full length of 2012 from this ultra-prolific artist.

-          Fuzzy nd energetic blast of garage sounds from usual San Fran collaborators.

-          San Fran 60’s psych/garage rock leader.

-          Mikal Cronin is also in his backing band.

-          There are few people I have a bigger musical crush on than these two.

Ty Segall Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine

DUNE RATS! : Pogo : Social Atoms EP (2011)

-          Latest single. 2 2011 EPs.

-          Sloppy garage, REM-leaning act starting to carve out a name for themselves in a similar way as FIDLAR.

-          Tied for best act of CMJ 2012 with the Grizzled Mighty

BandCamp : HypeMachine : @DUNERATSS

The Grizzled Mighty : Let You Know : The Grizzled Mighty (2012)

-          Debut full length.

-          Huge Seasick Steve and Black Keys sound. Mean blues rock.

-          Tied for best act of CMJ 2012 with Dune Rats

BandCamp : @GrizzledMighty

Friend Roulette : On Her Own Tonight : Hi, Hello EP (2012)

-          2nd EP

-          Brooklyn based band that was a extremely pleasant surprise.

-          Feature a violin and clarinet, male and female singers and very intracate songs.

BandCamp : @FriendRoulettez

Twerps : Don't Be Surprised : Twerps (2011)

-          Debut Album

-          A spacey brand of indie pop.

-          CMJ 2012

BandCamp : @TwerpsTwerps

Foxygen : Make It Known : Take the Kids Off Broadway (2011)

-          Debut album that was just rereleased after Jagjaguwar signed them.

-          Funkier Rolling Stones feel.

-          CMJ 2012

BandCamp : Amazon : HypeMachine : @FoxygenTheBand

Poor Moon : Birds : Poor Moon (2012)

-          Debut full length.

-          Debut EP was entitled Illusion.

-          Features two members of the Fleet Foxes and has the sound of the first 2 Fleet Foxes EPs.

Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine : @POORMOONband

Mal Blum : Baltimore : Every Time You Go Somewhere (2010)

-          3rd Album. 1 EP as well.

-          NY folk singer songwriter

-          CMJ 2012

Official Site : BandCamp : @MalBlum

Wild Cub : Jonti : Youth (2012)

-          Debut album
-          Led by singer/songwriter/film score composer Keegan DeWitt and Nashville musician Jeremy Bullock.
-          RIYL NewVillager

Official Site : BandCamp : @WildCubMusic

Way Yes : Singing : Walkability (2012)

-          Debut full length.

-          If you like this band look up the Listening Party. Also reminiscent of mellower Yeasayer and Yellow Ostrich.

-          CMJ 2012

Official Site

Born Ruffians : Five Years (David Bowie cover) : Paper Bag Records VS The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (2012)

-          Compilation of Bowie covers from Paper Bag Records artists.

Official Site : @BornRuffians

Savages : Flying To Berlin : Flying To Berlin b/w Husbands (single) (2012)

-          Latest single. Full length debut is still yet to be officially announced.

-          London-based female post-punk group that was the 'Have you seen ___ yet?' at CMJ 2012.

Official Site : BandCamp : @SavagesBand

Slam Donahue : I Turn On : Hemlock Tea EP (2012)

-          2nd EP. Both out in 2012

-          Their older EP has a little fuzzier sound than this one.

-          CMJ 2012

BandCamp : Amazon : HypeMachine : @SlamDonahue

The U & U Show 293! The Slightly Tardy CMJ Preview 2!

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The Mountain Goats : Amy aka Spent Gladiator : Transcendental Youth (2012)

-          Latest full length. Previous was 2011's All Eternals Deck and was a Best of the U & U.

-          Their last, The Life of the World to Come, was out in October 2009.

-          Led by John Darnielle and his unmistakable passionate  and powerful vocals.

-          CMJ 2012

Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

Turf War : Cheers To the Years : Years of Living Dangerously (2011)

-          Debut album

-          Produced by Ian St. Pe’ of the Black Lips.

-          Atlanta band.

-          CMJ 2012

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You Won't : Television : Skeptic Goodbye (2011)

-          Debut album

-          M. Ward and T. Rex feel to this track.

-          CMJ 2012

Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine

Team Spirit : Fuck The Beach : Team Spirit EP (2012)

-          Debut EP

-          Make me think of FIDLAR.

-          CMJ 2012

BandCamp : HypeMachine

Slam Donahue : Bug In the Sun : Hemlock Tea EP (2012)

-          2nd EP. Both out in 2012

-          Their older EP has a little fuzzier sound than this one.

-          CMJ 2012

BandCamp : Amazon : HypeMachine

Twerps : Coast to Coast : Twerps (2011)

-          Debut Album

-          A spacey brand of indie pop.

-          CMJ 2012

BandCamp

The Grizzled Mighty : Sold : The Grizzled Mighty (2012)

-          Debut full length.

-          Huge Seasick Steve and Black Keys sound. Mean blues rock.

-          CMJ 2012

BandCamp

Talk Normal : Bad Date : Sunshine (2012)

-          2nd full length

-          Think the Kills or Blonds.

-          CMJ 2012

BandCamp

Le Blorr : Booty Makin' Baby Shakin' : Bim Bom EP (2010)

-          Debut EP

-          Bastard Lovechild of Rock n Roll

-          Hard rocking psych band from Florida.

-          Best new to the U & U band this week!

-          CMJ 2012

Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine

Way Yes : Important : Walkability (2012)

-          Debut full length.

-          If you like this band look up the Listening Party. Also reminiscent of mellower Yeasayer and Yellow Ostrich.

-          CMJ 2012

Official Site

Mal Blum : San Cristobal : Every Time You Go Somewhere (2010)

-          3rd Album. 1 EP as well.

-          NY folk singer songwriter

-          CMJ 2012

Official Site : BandCamp

Pree : Lemon Tree : Folly (2011)

-          Debut album

-          Very comparable to Mal Blum just with piano… RIYL Joanna Newsome

-          Former guitarist of Le Loup. Very eclectic, innovative indie rock outfit.

-          CMJ 2012

BandCamp  

Setting Sun : Make You Feel : Fantasureal (2010)

-          4th album

-          Really fleshed out indie rock. Strings and horns used often.

-          CMJ 2012

BandCamp : HypeMachine

NewVillager : Lighthouse : NewVillager (2011)

-          One of a couple singles they have out.

-          No full length out yet.

-          Eclectic dance pop that makes me think of Yeasayer quite a bit.

-          'Rich Doors' was their first single out and a great track as well.

-          CMJ 2012

Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine

DUNE RATS! : Fuck It (single) (2012)

-          Latest single. 2 2011 EPs. Best album art ever?

-          Sloppy garage, REM-leaning act starting to carve out a name for themselves in a similar way as FIDLAR.

-          CMJ 2012

BandCamp : HypeMachine

Fidlar : AWWWKWAARRRDDD feat. Kate Nash (Single) (2012)

-          Latest single available for free here. 2 EPs out as well.

-          Rough garage rick with a bit of surf rock.

-          So glad to see these guys getting a bit of publicity.

-          FIDLAR = Fuck It Dog Life’s A Risk.

-          SXSW 2012

BandCamp : Amazon : HypeMachine