The Unknown & Unheard Show 279!

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Jack White : Blunderbuss : Blunderbuss (2012)

Jack White : Freedom at 21 : Blunderbuss (2012)

-          Debut solo album

-          First release since he announced the end of the White Stripes.

-          Just did a pretty funny interview and entertaining performance of ‘Freedom at 21’ on Colbert.

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The Black Angels : She's Not There (Zombies cover) : Watch Out Boy b/w I'd Rather Be Lonely 7' (2012)

-          Record Store Day exclusive 7" single

-          One of the greatest performers at SXSW 2011 & 2012

-          Forthcoming album sometime this year

-          First full length album, Passover, came out in 2006

-          Formed in 2004 in Austin, TX

-          Playing Cincinnati Thu, August 9th!

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Ty Segall Band : Wave Goodbye : Slaughterhouse (2012)

-          First album under this title. Features usually collaborator, Mikal Cronin.

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

-          Just released a new collaborative album with the band White Fence called Hair.

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Diamond Rugs : Motherland : Diamond Rugs (2012)

-          Debut release from garage/folk supergroup featuring Deer Tick's John McCaualey, Ian Saint Pe of the Black Lips and Hardy Morris from Dead Confederate.

-          An appropriately titled first single from a band who says their name is a play on the phase ‘I’m on drugs.’

-          SXSW 2012

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The Lumineers : Ho Hey : The Lumineers (2012)

-          Debut full length.

-          Playing Conan May 7^th

-          Playing Radio Rado May 25^th for $10!

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Alcoholic Faith Mission : Alaska : Ask Me This (2012)

-          4^th album. The ‘And the Running with Insanity’ EP is excellent as well.

-          Extremely eclectic band from Denmark, Sweden.

-          Played SXSW 2011

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Suckers : Figure It Out : Candy Salad (2012)

-          2nd full length

-          Eclectic rock that might could be RIYL Wolf Parade or Menomena. (I do)

-          Debut EP and LP each received Best of the U & U honors.

-          SXSW 2012.

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Ramona Falls : Divide by Zero : Prophet (2012)

-          Led by Brent Knopf, formerly of Menomena.

-          This was the track I was wanting to hear again most after their SXSW performance.

-          SXSW 2012

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Felix : Oh Thee 73 : Oh Holy Molar (2012)

-          Forthcoming 2^nd album.

-          'Where Is My Dragon?' is a really tremendous older track from their debut 2009 album ‘You Are the One I Pick.’

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Sun Kil Moon : That Bird Has A Broken Wing : Among the Leaves (2012)

-          5^th full length

-          Mark Kozelek's main band.

-          First album was comprised of all AC/DC reworkings. 2^nd was all Modest Mouse. Both are great.

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Advance Base : New Gospel : A Shut Ins Prayer (2012)

-          Owen Ashworth, formerly of Casiotone for the Painfully Alone.

-          Debut under this alias.

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Moonface : Lay Your Cheek On Down : With Siinai: Heartbreaking Bravery (2012)

-          2nd album. First with Siinai as backing band

-          First full length was out last year, Organ Music.

-          Debut EP was out last year and was one 20+ minute track.

-          Wolf Parade's and Sunset Rubdown's Spencer Krug's solo project.

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Spiritualized : Headin' For The Top Now : Sweet Heart Sweet Light (2012)

-          7th album since 1992!

-          first since 2008.

-          Big time success in the UK.

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The Unknown & Unheard Show 209! Let's Be Independent Together!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 209 Right Here, Right Now! (MediaFire) Tom Waits – Step Right Up – Small Change (1976) - 4th album from one of music’s most prolific artists - This is my annual sarcastic tribute to the American Christmas… there is not a song more fitting. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine : Live Video of Song (Brilliant) Sufjan Stevens –Sister Winter– Songs For Christmas - Sufjan is a unique artist and without many people knowing has produced roughly fifty great… not the same old… Christmas songs - My personal favorite Sufjan Christmas original. - You will not hear a Christmas song like this in Macy’s… and that’s a good thing! Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Danielson - Grow Up - Best of Gloucester County (2011) - Forthcoming 8th album and first since 2006 - Experimental folk band in the same vein as Sufjan Stevens. - Features Daniel Smith. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Bonnie ' Prince' Billy & the Cairo Gang - Troublesome Houses - The Wonder Show of the World (2010) - Stripped back folk as to be suspected with any Bonnie release - Collaborating with Emmett Kelly here. He's the leader of the Cairo Gang. Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine Sean Hayes - Gunnin' - Run Wolves Run (2010) - 6th album. - This track reminds me a little of one of my favorites by Langhorne Slim, 'I Love To Dance'. - The background singers are outstanding and make you want to sing right along. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Shivers - Shallow Water - Sunset Psalms (2010) - Sounds like a Lennon track off Plastic Ono Band. MySpace : HypeMachine Bright Eyes – Shell Game – The People’s Key (2011) - Forthcoming 10th studio album. First since 2007! Will be released on his birthday on Feb 15th. - Led by Conor Oberst. - He has worked on his Monsters of Folk and Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band projects since the last Bright Eyes’ album. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Tapes 'n Tapes - Freak Out - Outside (2011) - Forthcoming 3rd full length. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Lumineers - Submarines - The Lumineers EP (2010) - Debut EP - One of my favorite Google search results. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Meursault - Crank Resolutions - All Creatures Will Make Merry (2010) - 2nd album - Scottish band that immediately reminds you of their fellow countrymen, Frightened Rabbit. - I love the constantly building pace of this track. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Wild Nothing - Chinatown - Gemini (2010) - Debut full length - Receiving a huge amount of praise this year. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Birds of Avalon - Invasion - Birds of Avalon (2010) - 3rd album - Huge Led Zeppelin sound with a touch of Portugal, The Man. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Frog Eyes - The Sensitive Girls - Paul's Tomb: A Triumph (2010) - New release from a former Spencer Krug project. - A harsher, more manic sound than Krug’s other groups, but I think you can see him fitting in quite well with this act. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine