The Unknown & Unheard Show 138!!!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 138 Right Here, Right Now! Rain Machine – Give Blood – Rain Machine (2009) - solo debut from TV on the Radio’s Kyp Malone - this is this week’s song that will get you moving. Very funky sound to this one - I hope he can keep the energy up this successfully on the entire album. - Also in the band Iran - Out September 22nd One of Many Blogs you can Download this Track For FREE! Rock Plaza Central - Oh I Can - …At the Moment of Our Most Needing Or If Only They Could Turn Around, They Would Know They Weren’t Alone (2009) - 2nd album from the Chris Eaton led rotating group of musicians - Another track that packs a boatload of intensity. - Strained feel to the song that you get from The Builders and the Butchers and even the Mountain Goats… comparable vocals as well. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine The Mountain Goats – Genesis 3:23 - The Life of the World to Come (2009) - NEW MOUNTAIN GOATS! - If that alone is not worthy of a play, I don’t know what is - This seems to be some relative of a concept album based around lessons he’s learned. Each track’s title is a specific bible verse. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Prabir & The Substitutes – Five Little Pieces – Five Little Pieces (2008) - 3rd Full length. Two EP’s out also. - RIYL Ike Reilly Assassination - Jangly 60’s bar room rock… hard not to enjoy. - Their full-length debut was a double disc, but the 2nd disc was a copy of the first that they encouraged people to share with others. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Ha Ha Tonka –Hold My Feet In the Fire - Novel Sounds of the Nouveau South (2009) - 2nd album - RIYL Kings of Leon and AA Bondy Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine We Were Promised Jetpacks – Roll Up Your Sleeves – These Four Walls (2009) - Debut album - Scottish band with a very similar sound to Frightened Rabbit on the mellower tracks but seem a bit more aggressive when they amp up their sound. - This week’s track that is lodged in my head. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Janglin’ – Up From Below (2009) - debut album… also on their debut EP, out earlier this year. - Big folk band that makes deeply layered songs - Arcade Fire + Margot & the Nuclear So & Sos? - Really liking the vocals from one of the female ‘Magnetic Zeros’ on this track - The horns and whistling bring to mind the sounds on Andrew Bird Myspace : Buy On Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine White Denim – Paint Yourself – Fits (2009) - 2nd album - Enjoyably schizophrenic compositions. - The hand claps and a catchy guitar progression on this one just seem to be smile-inducing. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Portugal, The Man – Guns and Dogs – The Satanic Satanist (2009) - 4th album - This band has had a huge sound from the start. - They are always putting out changing and innovative tracks and this album seems to show a change on a bigger scale. - This album sounds more restrained than some of their previous stuff… more acoustic than anything else. - ‘Church Mouth’ is my favorite album. - RIYL The Raconteurs/Jack White/Brendan Benson Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Faux Hoax – Foxworthy - Your Friends Will Carry You Home EP (2009) - debut EP from Danny Seim of Memomena, Dave Allen of Gang of Four - pronounced ‘Folks’ - incredibly layered tracks like that which you find on all the Menomena stuff Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Lackthereof – Chest Pass - Your Anchor (2008) - 2nd solo album from Danny Seim of Menomena - He does a brilliant cover of the National’s ‘Fake Empire’ to close this album Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Ramona Falls – I Say Fever – Intuit (2009) - forthcoming solo debut from Brent Knopf of Menomena - Out August 18th - 2nd member to put forth a solo effort Myspace : Stream on HypeMachine Timber Timbre – We’ll Find Out – Timber Timbre (2009) - 2nd album, debut was out in 2007 ‘Medicinals’ - M. Ward + Bon Iver + Tom Waits’ ‘What’s He Building In There?’ - Eerily cool spooky tracks… slogan on Myspace is ‘Creep on creepin’ on.’ - Toronto duo Label Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Lightning Dust – Never Seen – Infinite Light (2009) - 2nd full length - Another Black Mountain side project - Great vocals - This track in particular reminds me of Gary Jules’ cover of Tears for Fears’ ‘Mad World’ Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine

The Unknown & Unheard Show 137!!!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 137 Right Here, Right Now! Portugal, The Man – Work All Day – The Satanic Satanist (2009) - 4th album - This band has had a huge sound from the start. - They are always putting out changing and innovative tracks and this album seems to show a change on a bigger scale. - This album sounds more restrained than some of their previous stuff… more acoustic than anything else. - ‘Church Mouth’ is my favorite album. - RIYL The Raconteurs/Jack White/Brendan Benson Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Ha Ha Tonka – Walking On the Devil’s Backbone - Novel Sounds of the Nouveau South (2009) - 2nd album - great building folk track. I may have been sold simply by the Dostoevsky reference. - RIYL Kings of Leon and AA Bondy Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Brendan Benson – Don’t Wanna Talk – My Old, Familiar Friend (2009) - forthcoming album, first since Raconteurs work - out 8-18-09 - for those not near and dear to his previous solo work you should be able to at least clearly hear his contribution to the Raconteurs’ sound. Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Free Energy – Free Energy - Free Energy (2009) - Forthcoming debut full length. - 2nd song to slide out… I think every band should have a title track on their self titled debut. Black Sabbath sold me on that idea… not so much Bad Company. - This band could’ve had the year’s best summer album if they’d just release this thing already. 'Dream City' is another brilliant track - formerly known as Hockey Night - Produced by James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem. Myspace : Stream on HypeMachine We Were Promised Jetpacks – It’s Thunder and It’s Lightning – These Four Walls (2009) - Debut album - Scottish band with a very similar sound to Frightened Rabbit on the mellower tracks but seem a bit more aggressive when they amp up their sound. - This week’s track that is lodged in my head. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Japandroids – Darkness on the Edge of Gastown - Debut, critical praise is pouring down on this album. - raucous post punk rock - huge energy and distortion. You’ll want to see this song live and as loud as possible. - This track was a stand out in their Pitchfork set, but it’s not on an album unfortunately. You can hear it on RCRDLBL.com though. Official Site : Myspace : Stream on HypeMachine : RCRDLBL.com Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Home – Up From Below (2009) - debut album… also on their debut EP, out earlier this year. - Big folk band that makes deeply layered songs - Arcade Fire + Margot & the Nuclear So & Sos? - Really liking the vocals from one of the female ‘Magnetic Zeros’ on this track - The horns and whistling bring to mind the sounds on Andrew Bird Myspace : Buy On Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Netherfriends – TAC TAC – Feathers and Dots (2009) - debut full-length - Chicago band - Only three members despite the rich compositions. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine The Rural Alberta Advantage – Don’t Haunt This Place – Hometowns (2009) - debut album - playing Bloomington august 25th - songs are really marked by the bands drumming. Fast paced and light Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Modest Mouse – Perpetual Motion Machine – Perpetual Motion Machine (2009) - Single preceding their forthcoming EP - They’ve released about an album’s worth of music this year but have just spread it out… a lot of it is pretty damn good too! Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Lost In the Trees – Walk Around The Lake – All Alone in an Empty House (2008) - 2nd album - Ari Picker’s 3rd band (B-Sides & the Nevers) - Really cool string section in their music. It gives them a considerably larger sound. - If you like this song you should definitely get the Iron & Wine EP with Calexico ‘In The Reins’ Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Bowerbirds – Beneath Your Tree – Upper Air (2009) - 2nd album - Primarily Phil Moore and Beth Tacular - Reminds me a lot of Ryan Adams’ mellower tracks. Official Site : Myspace : Buy On Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Yim Yames – Behind That Locked Door – Tribute To (2009) - Solo project from My Morning Jacket’s Jim James - An album of George Harrison covers. - Part of the Monsters of Folk: Playing the Louisville Palace Halloween night! Official Site : Stream on HypeMachine Todd Snider – America’s Favorite Pastime – The Excitement Plan (2009) - 8th studio album - The Devil You Know was best/most commercial to date… this is working on surpassing that. - Peace Queer came out before this and was obnoxiously political… this album, thankfully, shows a return to what got him where he is. - This song is perfect for summer (and drug abusers too, I guess), it’s the story of MLB pitcher Doc Ellis threw a No-Hitter high on LSD. Official Site : Myspace : Buy On Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine

The Unknown & Unheard Show 133!

Stream & Download The Unknown & Unheard Show 133 Right Here, Right Now! White Denim – I Start To Run – Fits (2009) - 2nd full length - Check out the video for ‘I Start To Run’ on the U & U Blog - Their music follows no pattern and never gets boring… enjoyably schytzophrenic. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Ha Ha Tonka – Close Every Valve of Your Bleeding Heart - Novel Sounds of the Nouveau South (2009) - 2nd album - great building folk track. I may have been sold simply by the Dostoevsky reference. - RIYL Kings of Leon and AA Bondy Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Avett Brothers – I and Love and You – I and Love and You (2009) - forthcoming album - follow-up to their break out ‘Emotionalism’ - this is the exact type of track that makes me love this band. - Easy americana Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Eels – All The Beautiful Things – Hombre Lobo (2009) - Newest album - Translates to ‘Werewolf’ - There is a really interesting look into Mark Everett’s past on a NOVA on PBS, ‘Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives’ - This is the next album on my must have list. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Deer Tick – Straight Into A Storm – Born On Flag Day (2009) - 2nd album - this track makes me think of Beach Boys and some early rock and roll songs. - Playing locals only July 14th Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Dinosaur Jr. – I Want You To Know – Farm (2009) - 2nd album since their ‘comeback’ - Massive cult following - The vocals are what really stand out to me. They are always right upfront and clear. It’s a nice contrast to fuzzy guitars. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine The Lonely H – Diggin’ A Hole – Concrete Class (2009) - 3rd album - Big Juicy AOR style guitars here. - Familiar classic rock feel. Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine King Khan & The BBQ Show – Animal Party – Animal Party 7” (2009) - King Khan’s other outfit… this is with BBQ Show (Marc Sultan) - Rougher blues soul sounds as opposed to his work with the shrines which has a bigger backing band. - King Khan has yet to release an unenjoyable piece of music Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine The Black Lips – Take My Heart – 200 Million Thousand (2009) - 5th album - 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 Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band – Spoiled – 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. - Monsters of Folk! Conor Oberst, M. Ward & Jim James Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine M, Ward – Epistemology – Hold Time (2009) - latest album. - makes me think of when I heard the fleet foxes in early 2008… this will end up being one of the year’s best albums. - I’m not sure why but the album makes me think of chugging along in a boxcar of a train enjoying the view of the country side from the open sliding door. The songs just bounce along in such a pleasant way. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine My Morning Jacket – One Big Holiday – It Still Moves (2003) - 3rd album - Last before they broke through with ‘Z’ - Latest was 2008’s Evil Urges. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Sunset Rubdown – Dragon’s Lair – Dragonslayer (2009) - 4th album… out June 23rd - Eagerly awaiting this album - One of Spencer Krug’s many bands - Playing Jake’s in Bloomington July 8th - This album has some epic sounding tracks. - Longest song on the show by 56 seconds! Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine