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Thursday, February 7, 2013
The U & U Show 306! SXSW Preview Show #1!
Thao Nguyen & the Get Down Stay
Down : We the Common (For Valerie Bolden) : We The Common (2013)
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4th
album. Also one collab album with Mirah called Thao & Mirah.
-
if
you are unfamiliar with Thao you need to correctly that quickly
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If
she ever were to propose to me, I would say yes.
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SXSW
2013
Mikal Cronin : Shout It Out
: MCII (2013)
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S/t solo debut out in 2011.
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Album is produced by fellow west coaster, Ty Segall.
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Also in a surf-punk band called the Moonhearts &
Ty Segall's backing band, just like Ty's in Mikal's band.
The Black Angels : Don't Play With
Guns : Indigo Meadow
(2013)
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4th
album from the ominous psych rockers.
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Formed
in 2004 in Austin, TX
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One
of the greatest and loudest bands I've seen perform.
Night Beds : Even If We Try : Country
Sleep (2013)
-
Debut
album.
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Very
talented vocalist.
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Sounds
like a cross between Ryan Adams and the Cave Singers.
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SXSW
2013
Jim James : State Of The Art
(A.E.I.O.U) : Regions Of Light And Sound Of God (2013)
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Solo
debut from the My Morning Jacket frontman.
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Part
funk, part Phil Collins, all good.
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One
of music's greatest voices on display more than ever before.
Blaudzun : Flame On My Head : Heavy
Flowers (2012)
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3rd
album
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Very
successful Dutch singer-songwriter.
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Reminds
me of a bit of Frightened Rabbit.
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SXSW
2013
Frightened Rabbit : Holy : Pedestrian
Verse (2013)
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4th
album and first on a major label.
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Midnight
Organ Fight is their best to date.
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Scottish
accent stands out, but there seems to be something more than that to his vocals
and make them truly unique.
-
The
construct some of the most beautifully powerful and layered indie rock songs
I've ever heard.
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SXSW
2013
Allah-Las : Catamaran :
Catamaran/Long Journey 7" Single (2011)
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Debut
Single.
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SXSW
2013.
Mac DeMarco : Ode To Viceroy : 2
(2012)
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2nd
album
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An
album I slept on and never was too sold on despite massive critical praise,
then their live show won me over.
-
The
live performance was looser, heavier and more upbeat.
Foxygen : Bowling Trophies : We Are
the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic (2013)
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2nd
full length.
-
Debut
album that was just rereleased after Jagjaguwar signed them in 2011.
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Funkier
Rolling Stones feel.
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SXSW
2013
DUNE RATS! : Wooo! : SEXY BEACH EP (2011)
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Latest
single. 2 2011 EPs.
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Sloppy
garage, REM-leaning act starting to carve out a name for themselves in a
similar way as FIDLAR.
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Tied
the Grizzled Mighty for best band of CMJ 2012
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Just
released 2 new videos for 'Red Light Green Light' from a forthcoming release. Red Version | Green
Version
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SXSW
2013
Black Lips : Starting Over : 200
Million Thousand (2009)
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5th
album and one of the best tracks of '09.
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Their
6th album, Arabia Mountain, was my pick for Best Album of 2011.
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New
album due out in late 2013/early2014.
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One
of the most fun bands to listen to and see live.
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Gloriously
sloppy, garage rock.
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SXSW
2013
Shout Out Louds : Blue Ice : Optica
(2013)
-
4th
album
-
Swedish
indie rock/pop band leaning more mellow and poppier here.
Unknown Mortal Orchestra : So
Good At Being In Trouble : II (2013)
-
2nd
full length, II, is out on Jagjaguwar.
-
Debut
album, 2011's s/t, was a huge critical hit.
-
SXSW
2013
Local Natives : You & I :
Hummingbird (2013)
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First
single off forthcoming album.
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debut
album was 2010's L'Aventure.
-
Check
out their DayTrotter Session Here!
Nightlands : Time and Place : Oak
Island (2013)
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2nd
full length
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Act
on Secretly Canadian, sister label of Jagjaguwar.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
The U & U Show 305!
Pickwick : Lady Luck
(feat. Sharon Van Etten) (Richard Swift Cover) : Can't Talk Medicine (2013)
-
Debut
album
-
Seattle
band
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One
of my all-time favorite songs.
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Get
this track for free on their official site!
Tame Impala : Mind
Mischief : Lonerism (2012)
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2nd
album
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Australian
classic psych outfit.
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Members
also responsible for the excellent band POND.
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Tied
for 2nd best album of the U & U 2012.
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Enjoyable
NSFW video.
Foxygen : No
Destruction : We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic (2013)
-
2nd
full length.
-
Debut
album that was just rereleased after Jagjaguwar signed them in 2011.
-
Funkier
Rolling Stones feel.
-
CMJ
2012
Frightened Rabbit :
The Woodpile : Pedestrian Verse (2013)
-
4th
album and first on a major label.
-
Midnight
Organ Fight is their best to date.
-
Scottish
accent stands out, but there seems to be something more than that to his vocals
and make them truly unique.
-
The
construct some of the most beautifully powerful and layered indie rock songs
I've ever heard.
Fidlar : Gimmie
Something : Fidlar (2013)
-
Debut
full length.
-
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
Ty Segall : Woodland
Rock : Ty Rex (2011)
-
T.
Rex themed EP of covers for Record Store Day. This release has completely sold
me on Ty.
-
Huge
critical hit.
-
Ty
released 3 albums in 2012, rereleased 2 plus a 2-song single for his new
project Fuzz this year.
-
Played
one of the loudest, most rockin' sets at SXSW
MySpace : Amazon
: HypeMachine
Black Rebel Motorcycle
Club : Let the Day Begin : Specter at the Feast (2013)
-
7th
album, but it's been a while since their last truly noteworthy album.
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An
exceptional live band.
Night Beds : Ramona :
Country Sleep (2013)
-
Debut
album.
-
Very
talented vocalist.
-
Sounds
like a cross between Ryan Adams and the Cave Singers.
Wooden Wand : Outsider
Blues : 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.
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Also
released music as WAND after his band left him.
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SXSW
2012
MySpace : Amazon
: HypeMachine
David Bowie : Where Are We Now? : The Next Day
(2013)
- Forthcoming 25th album. First in 10+ years.
- Very big Pink Floyd feel here… 'Us & Them'
specifically.
Nightlands : Born To
Love : Oak Island (2013)
-
2nd
full length
-
Act
on Secretly Canadian, sister label of Jagjaguwar.
Local Natives : Bowery
: Hummingbird (2012)
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First
single off forthcoming album.
-
debut
album was 2010's L'Aventure.
-
Check
out their DayTrotter Session Here!
The Amazing : Gentle
Stream : Gentle Stream (2012)
-
2nd
full length
-
Swedish
60's-ish folk rock.
-
Founded
by two members of the band Dungen
Richard Swift : Lady
Luck : The Atlantic Ocean (2009)
-
4th
full length
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Hops
from genre to genre
-
This
track has some serious vintage sounds, Motown in particular, and was released
on a primer EP that was filled with similar feels.
-
Been
doing a lot more album producing in 2012+
Sunday, January 27, 2013
The U & U Show 304!
Foxygen : On Blue Mountain : We Are
the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic (2013)
-
2nd
full length.
-
Debut
album that was just rereleased after Jagjaguwar signed them in 2011.
-
Funkier
Rolling Stones feel.
-
CMJ
2012
VietNam : Kitchen Kongas : A.merican
D.ream (2013)
-
Forthcoming
2nd album
-
Brooklyn
soulful, bluesy classic psych rock
Nightlands : 300 Clouds : Forget the Mantra (2010)
- Debut full length
- 2nd full length is coming soon
- 2nd full length is coming soon
-
Act
on Secretly Canadian, sister label of Jagjaguwar.
Youth Lagoon : Dropla : Wondrous
Bughouse (2013)
-
Forthcoming
2nd album.
-
Trevor
Powers recorded the debut at 20 yrs old
-
Beachy
(at times), spacey indie pop.
Christopher Owens : A Broken Heart :
Lysandre (2012)
-
Solo
debut from the former leader of Girls.
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I've
loved his solo releases far more than his stuff with Girls… same goes for
Girls; drummer's side project PAPA.
-
This
track has a 60's folk rock vibe to it. Very pleasant track
Fidlar : Stoked and Broke : Fidlar
(2013)
-
Debut
full length.
-
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
Ty Segall & Mikal Cronin : Drop
Dead Baby : Reverse Shark Attack (2009)
-
One
of two rereleased collaborative albums.
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San
Fran friends powering the Psych rock scene.
Fuzz : This Time I Got A Reason : This
Time I Got A Reason 7” (2013)
-
2
song single.
-
Latest
project from the ever-prolific Ty Segall
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Heavier
psych blues sound here than his usual style.
Guadalupe Plata : El Blues Es Mi
Amigo : Guadalupe Plata (2013)
-
2nd
full length.
-
Spanish
band.
-
Incredibly
enjoyable Black Keys/White Stripes feel here.
Akron/Family : Last Year : Set 'em
Wild, Set 'em Free (2009)
-
5th
album
-
Forthcoming
7th album, Sub Verses, was just announced.
-
Stream
their first single, No-Room, on their official site.
Wooden Wand : Supermoon (The Sounding
Line) : 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
Wymond Miles : Pale Moon : Under the
Pale Moon (2012)
-
Debut
full length
-
One
of many superb acts on Sacred Bones Records.
Tom Waits : Potter's Field : Foreign
Affairs (1977)
-
4th
full length
-
Album
features Bette Midler on one track.
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