The U & U Show 564 | Wand, Pond, & King Gizz

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Yves Jarvis : Sugar Coated

The Same But By Different Means (2019)  |  BandCamp

 

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard : Fishing For Fishies

Fishing For Fishies (2019)  |  BandCamp

The U & U Show 552 | Oldies, Leftovers & '19's First LPs

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Cherry Glazerr : Wasted Nun

Stuffed & Ready (2019)  |  BandCamp

 

POND : Daisy

Tasmania (2019)  |  Official Site

The U & U Show 537 | 2 of the Year's Best Songs

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Spiritualized : Here It Comes (The Road) Let’s Go

And Nothing Hurt (2018)  |  Official Site

 

Moses Sumney : Rank And File

Black In Deep Red, 2014 EP (2018)  |  Official Site

The U & U's 117 Best Songs of 2017 | Set 2 of 5: 100-76

100 : EMA : Blood and Chalk : Exile In The Outer Ring (2017)



99 : Sorority Noise : Disappeared : You're Not As ___________ As You Think (2017)

The U & U Show 497 | The I.L.Y's Hit Their Stride

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The I.L.Y’s : I Love You Man

Bodyguard (2017)  |  Official Site

 

Alex G (AKA Sandy) : Brick

Rocket (2017)  |  BandCamp

The U & U Show 495 | Wooden Wand's New Boat

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Perfume Genius : Wreath

No Shape (2017)  |  Facebook

 

LCD Soundsystem : Call The Police

Call The Police / American Dream (2017)  |  Official Site

The U & U Show 491 | Protest Songs & Perth Psych

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Gold Connections : Popular Fiction

Gold Connections EP (2017)  |  BandCamp

 

Future Islands : Aladdin

The Far Field (2017)  |  Official Site

The U & U Show 482 | New Favs & New From Old Favs

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Middle Children : True

Earth Angel (2017)  |  Soundcloud

 

Tim Darcy : Still Waking Up

Saturday Night (2017)  |  Official Site

The U & U Show 474 | New Ty, Sees, POND, & Gizzard

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Ty Segall : Orange Color Queen

Ty Segall (2017)  |  Official Site

Thee Oh Sees : At The End, On The Stairs

An Odd Entrances (2016)  |  Official Site

The U & U's 115 Best Songs of 2015 | Part 3 (60-28)

60 : Destroyer : Dream Lover : Poison Season (2015)

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59 : Unknown Mortal Orchestra : Can't Keep Checking My Phone : Multi-Love (2015)

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The U & U Show 392 | New Band Crush: Algiers

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Algiers : But She Was Not Flying (2015)

-          First single from forthcoming debut.

-          Only 2 singles out previously.

-          My newest, biggest and hardest band crush.

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Modest Mouse : Lampshades On Fire : Strangers to Ourselves (2015)

-          6th album and first in 8 years.

-          Led by Isaac Brock.

-          Just re-released their first two albums at the end of 2014.

-          One of the best bands of the 2000's

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The U & U Show 391 | So Much New & Good

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Pond : Zond : Man, It Feels Like Space Again (2015)

-          Forthcoming 6^th album

-          Australian group that features members of Tame Impala’s touring band.

-          Led by Nicholas Allbrook, also of Allbrook/Avery, who released his solo debut in 2014.

-          One of the most entertaining lead singers.

-          Latest music and live shows have made me think of 70’s Pink Floyd.

-          This collective of Perth musicians is making some of the greatest psych rock currently.

Official Site

Ty Segall : Mr. Face : Mr. Face EP (2015)

-          Most recent EP.

-          Released one of the best albums of 2014 called Manipulator.

-          Still on of the best garage psych artists going.

Official Site

The U & U Show 389 | Early Promise

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Panda Bear : Boys Latin : Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper (2015)

-          5th album.

-          Member of Animal Collective, one of the most highly acclaimed Indie bands.

-          Hypnotizing experimental, electronic psych pop.

-          Getting an obscene load of hype, but is sounding like it will be phenomenal.

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Pond : Sitting Up On Our Crane : Man, It Feels Like Space Again (2015)

-          Forthcoming 6^th album

-          Australian group that features members of Tame Impala’s touring band.

-          Led by Nicholas Allbrook, also of Allbrook/Avery, who released his solo debut in 2014.

-          One of the most entertaining lead singers.

-          Latest music and live shows have made me think of 70’s Pink Floyd.

-          This collective of Perth musicians is making some of the greatest psych rock currently.

Official Site

The U & U Show 381 | Look Who Just Turned 8!

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Wolf Parade : I'll Believe In Anything : Apologies To The Queen Mary (2005)

-          Debut LP of 3.

-          One of the greatest independent rock bands of the past 20 years.

-          Led by Spencer Krug (Moonface, Sunset Rubdown) and Dan Boeckner (Handsome Furs, Divine Fits, Operators)

-          One of my favorite songs.

Moonface : Operators

Heart-Ships : Heart of a Wrestler : Foil (2014)          

-          Debut LP.

-          Debut EP, EP1 was a highlight of 2013.

-          Reminiscent of Modest Mouse and Frog Eyes, but most for the still-wounded Wolf Parade fans.

-          "You've taken some heavy hits in your time, you've been in some fierce grips, but the heart of a wrestler never submits. 

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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

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U & U Show 363 | More Folk + New Dune Rats

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Nathaniel Rateliff : Three Fingers In: Falling Faster Than You Can Run (2013)

-       3^rd full length.

-       I got so hung up on Nathaniel’s other project, The Night Sweats, when this album was released I completely missed one of the best folk albums of 2013.

-       Surprise highlight of my recent SF trip.

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Wooden Wand : Uneasy Peace : Farmer’s Corner (2014)

-       James Jackson Toth project's forthcoming album.

-       His last album, Blood Oaths of the New Blues, was a Best of the U & U 2013.

-       His track ‘No Bed For Beatle Wand/Days This Long’ was my favorite song of 2013.

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U & U Show 362 | Lots of Folk Folks

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Nathaniel Rateliff : Still Trying : Falling Faster Than You Can Run (2013)

-       3^rd full length.

-       I got so hung up on Nathaniel’s other project, The Night Sweats, when this album was released I completely missed one of the best folk albums of 2013.

-       Surprise highlight of my recent SF trip.

Official Site

Anand Wilder & Maxwell Kardon : Wedding Day : Break Line the Musical (2014)

-       Lead single from a star-studded folk musical from members of Yeasayer.

-       The musical also features members of Suckers, Man Man, Kishi Bashi, Vampire Weekend, and Dragon of Zynth.

-       Coming out on Secretly Canadian Records.

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The U & U Show 330 | Death Wish Mind. Brown Dog Eyes

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Willis Earl Beal : Wavering Lines : Nobody Knows (2013)

-          This is a live a cappella version of a track off the forthcoming 2^nd album.

-          Debut was lo-fi, unflattering and didn't show off his insanely powerful voice.

-          Big time comparisons to Tom Waits.

Official Site

King Khan and The Shrines : Darkness : Idle No More (2013)

-          Forthcoming 5th album, out in Sept.

-          First Shrines album since 2008

-          Long time collaborator with Marc Sultan (AKA the BBQ Show)

-          One of my all-time favorite artists. The Supreme Genius of King Khan and His Shrines is one of the greatest albums.

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Les Savy Fav : Scout’s Honor : 3/5 (1997)

-          Debut album.

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

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

Official Site

Desaparecidos : Te Amo Camila Vallejo : Te Amo Camila Vallejo b/w Underground Man (2013)

-          Latest single from Conor Oberst’s recently reunited punk rock band.

-          Conor Oberst is best known for his band Bright Eyes.

Official Site

AroarA : #7 : In the Pines (2013)

-          Debut full length. Also an EP of the same name.

-          Side project of Broken Social Scene

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Ought : Habit : More Than Any Other Day EP (2013)

-          2^nd EP

-          Montreal post-punk rock band.

-          Cool spoken word track.

-          Name your own price for all their music on their bandcamp.

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Los Porcos : Sunshine : Sunshine b/w Classical Feminine Woman (2013)

-          The latest single from some of the former members of WU LYF.

-          Former lead singer, Ellery James Roberts, is doing his own solo effort as well.

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Cloud Control : Scar : Dream Cave (2013)

-          2^nd album

-          Australian band that reminds me a lot of Youth Lagoon with less synth and more of a traditional indie rock sound.

Official Site

Marnie Stern : This Was It : Adult Swim Singles (2013)

-          New single for Adult Swim's music project.

-          4th album, Chronicles of Marnia was out in early 2013.

-          Her previous album was a 2010 Best of the U & U.

-          A wild mix of the joyous unpredictability of Ponytail and the harder Yeah Yeah Yeahs tracks.

-          The band I'm most excited to see play SXSW 2013 of the announced acts so far.

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Pond : O Dharma : Hobo Rocket (2013)

-          5th full length album. First of 2 announced 2013 albums.

-          Features members of Tame Impala.

-          By far the greatest lead singer I saw at SXSW. Young, tiny, wild aussie.

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White Denim : Pretty Green : Corsicana Lemonade (2013)

-          6^th album.

-          Wild, impulsive, energetic, sometimes jammy rock.

-          They’ve released some absolutely amazing albums.

-          This album is partially recorded with Jeff Tweedy.

-          They’re boasting that this album is their best album representations of their live shows.

Official Site

The Cairo Gang : Father of the Man : Tiny Rebels EP (2013)

-          Latest release.

-          Previously collaborated with Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy.

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John McCauley & Jonny Fritz : Willow Garden : Oxyana OST (2013)

-          Song contributed to the soundtrack of the documentary about a rural West Virgina town’s struggles with drugs.

-          John McCauley is best known as the front man of Deer Tick. Also in Middle Brother and Diamond Rugs.

Deer Tick Official Site

The U & U Show 329 | Willis Weighs In On Best of '13

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Typhoon : Young Fathers : White Lighter (2013)

-          3rd full length

-          10-14 piece indie rock band from Portland

-          Download this song for free from their Official Site.

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Pond : Whatever Happened to the Million Head Collide : Hobo Rocket (2013)

-          5th full length album. First of 2 announced 2013 albums.

-          Features members of Tame Impala.

-          By far the greatest lead singer I saw at SXSW. Young, tiny, wild aussie.

Amazon : HypeMachine