U & U Show 415 | DEJJ is now just JJ?

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Titus Andronicus : I Lost My Mind

The Most Lamentable Tragedy (2015)  |  Official Site

FIDLAR : West Coast

Too (2015)  |  BandCamp : Amazon : HypeMachine

The Unknown & Unheard Show 195!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 194 Right Here, Right Now! (Download) Parlovr - Hell, Heaven – Hell/Heaven/Big/Love (2010) - Forthcoming 2nd album - Debut out in 2008… re-released this year. - Wolf Parade/Suckers anthem feel. - I didn’t even have to wait for the vocals to cast my vote of approval as this track had me smiling within seconds of hitting play. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Maximum Balloon – Communion (Feat Karen O) - Maximum Balloon (2010) - Solo debut from TV on the Radio's David Sitek. - Features many big name guest vocalists. - Karen O is the vocalist for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Listening Party – Half My Worries – I Was Young (2010) - One of my favorite bands and they snuck an album out on me! - Incredibly catchy band from western Canada. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Cloud Cult - Unexplainable Stories - Light Chasers (2010) - 7th full length. - Led by environmentalist Craig Minowa - A band that’s been interesting and influential indie pop since 1995. - I reference this band a lot when talking about newer bands taking on this style because these guys are so good at it! - This is bigger rock sound than I've ever heard from them by far. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Thermals – I'm Gonna Change Your Life – Personal Life (2010) - 5th album - Portland band who can thank the Death Cab for Cutie crew for their start. Ben Gibbard made Sub-Pop recognize them, and Chris Walla produced their 2002 debut. - Fairly aggressive alt-pop punk Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Japandroids – Heavenward Grand Prix - Heavenward Grand Prix 7" (2010) - Latest release in a series of singles featuring unreleased material from their debut's recording sessions. - critical praise is poured down on debut. - raucous post punk rock - huge energy and distortion. You’ll want to see this song live and as loud as possible Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Tallest Man On Earth – The Dreamer - Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird EP (2010) - Latest release. 2nd album is just out as well. - This EP is taking off huge behind the featured track ‘Like The Wheel’ which was a bonus track on his last album. - Swedish singer/songwriter Kristian Matsson - Powerful voice. - 2008 self-titled debut was very well received. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine : DayTrotter First Aid Kit - Ghost Town - The Big Black And The Blue (2010) - Debut full length. - Swedish folk outfit. - They also have one EP out and a DayTrotter session well worth your time. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine : DayTrotter Adam Haworth Stephens - Second Mind – We Live on Cliffs (2010) - Solo debut out Sept 28th - Guitarist and lead singer of Two Gallants. - Tyson Vogel, the drummer from Two Gallants, also released a solo album. He goes by The Devotionals. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Grinderman – Mickey Mouse and the Goodbye Man - Girnderman 2 (2010) - 2nd album from the harder rockin' side project from Nick Cave and some Bad Seeds. - Nick Cave is someone who grows on me more and more with every listen. - I hope the entire album sounds as sinister, aggressive and cool as this track. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Baron (feat Black Mountain) - The End of the Beginning - Flip Skateboard's Extremely Sorry Soundtrack (2009) - Producer that brought in a handful of artists for this album of collaborations. - Black Mountain just released their latest full length, ‘Wilderness Heart’. - Black Mountain is a Jagjaguwar Band… Bloomington’s star loaded label. Official Site : Myspace : Amazon : HypeMachine Women - Narrow with the Hail - Public Strain (2010) - Forthcoming 2nd album - On Bloomington, IN's Jagjaguwar record label. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Black Angels - Phosphene Dream – Phosphene Dream (2010) - 3rd album from the ominous psych rockers. - Formed in 2004 in Austin, TX - Interesting feel to it… similar to some of the Black Keys more eerie songs - Debut Self Titled EP was released in 2005. 2nd full length out in 2008 Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Lou Reed – Perfect Day – Transformer (1972) - 2nd solo album - Album contains some of his biggest hits: ‘Walk on the Wild Side’ and ‘Vicious’. - Produced by David Bowie. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

The Unknown & Unheard Show 193!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 193 Right Here, Right Now! (Download) Sufjan Stevens - Heirloom - All Delighted People EP (2010) - Latest EP. An unexpected release to say the least. - He has previously mentioned that he’s lost faith in the idea of the album b/c of pre-release leaks of music stealing the thunder and significance of setting a release date for an album. - BUY TIX NOW for his just announced tour as well. - Less of a popular/radio friendly album and more of Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine S. Carey - We Fell - All We Grow (2010) - Debut from a member of Bon Iver. - On Jagjaguwar. - Sean Carey - This one possesses all the intensity that makes Bon Iver such an enthralling band. MySpace : HypeMachine Guided By Voices - I Am a Tree - Mag Earwhig! (1997) - I have been kicking myself for a week now that I've realized I've missed a rare chance to see this band live! - The prolific Robert Pollard's primary outfit. - This is one of my favorite songs of all time. I play it about once a year on here. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Grouplove – Don't Say Oh Well – Grouplove EP (2010) - Debut EP - Modest Mouse and Polyphonic Spree had a baby band… not really, but that’s what this sounds like. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Maximum Balloon - Absence of Light (Feat Tunde Adebimpe) - Maximum Balloon (2010) - Solo debut from TV on the Radio's David Sitek. - Features many big name guest vocalists. - This is one of TV on the Radio's vocalists. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Matt & Kim – Alarms – Cameras (2010) - Highly anticipated forthcoming 3rd album. - This is the first single out today! - Significantly more filled than any other song from their predominantly stripped back rootsy sound Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Black Mountain – Roller Coaster - Wilderness Heart (2010) - 3rd album from this group of Canadians - Amazing cover art… it immediately became my computer's wallpaper. - Jagjaguwar Band… Bloomington’s star loaded label. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan – Get Behind Me – Hawk (2010) - 3rd collaborative album. - Mark Lanegan is the haunting voiced former lead singer of punk rock outfit X - Their 2nd Sunday At Devil Dirt was outstanding. Isobel Campbell MySpace : Mark Lanegan MySpace: Amazon : HypeMachine Dead Confederate – Run From the Gun (Feat Ben Wigler) – Sugar (2010) - 2nd full length - Alt rock band from Athens, GA - Ben Wigler is the lead singer from the band Arizona Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Pepper Rabbit - Red Wine - Shakes EP (2009) - One of two debut EPs - Surprise band of the week that really drew me in. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine David Dondero – It's Peaceful Here - # Zero with a Bullet (2010) - 7th studio album. - Reminds me a bit of Neil Young and Mike Doughty! - This track is a bit more acoustic than the album’s title track. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Franz Nicolay - This Is Not a Pipe - Luck & Courage (2010) - Forthcoming 2nd full length - Former keyboardist of the Hold Steady Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Eels – Oh So Lovely – Tomorrow Morning (2010) - 3rd album in a trilogy of albums. End Times and Hombre Lobo were the first two. - There is a really interesting look into Mark Everett’s past on a NOVA on PBS, ‘Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives’ Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine