Songs for those days...

Here are three tracks for the days that seem a bit unfair...


Rock Plaza Central : Oh I Can


The Mountain Goats : This Year


Langhorne Slim : Hello Sunshine


I can't offer up much else that rights my mood better than those. Hope you find them as helpful as I do.

The Unknown & Unheard Show 208! 4 Years of Shows!!!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 208 Right Here, Right Now! (Download) 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 : Amazon : HypeMachine Arcade Fire – Headlights Look Like Diamonds - Arcade Fire EP (2003) - Debut EP - Also features the initial version of their song 'No Cars Go' - The have now become one of the biggest Indie-to-Mainstream converts. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Boys Next Door - Shivers - Door, Door (1979) - Debut album from Nick Cave's first band. - Changed their name to The Birthday Party. Wiki Site : HypeMachine Titus Andronicus – Fear and Loathing In Mahwah, NJ - The Airing of Grievances (2008) - Opening track on debut - 2nd album The Monitor is still topping my best of the year list - Named after the Shakespeare play - This is a enjoyably raucous anthem. - A Rolling Stone ‘Best new band of 2010’ even though their debut came out in 2008. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Les Savy Fav – New Teen Anthem – 3/5 (1997) - debut album - one of the truly unique bands going. - Latest album, Let’s Stay Friends is flawless. - Lead Singer Tim Harrington is the best frontman I’ve ever seen live. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Black Keys - No Fun - The Big Come Up (vinyl only) (2002)/The Moan EP (2004) - Debut album, vinyl-only track. - Cover of the Iggy Pop & the Stooges song. - Just released their 6th, 'Brothers'. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Black Angels – The First Vietnamese War – The Black Angels EP (2005) - Debut EP - Formed in 2004 in Austin, TX - Interesting feel to it… similar to some of the Black Keys more eerie songs Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The National - Theory of the Crows - The National (2001) - Debut full length. - Their latest, and 5th, is entitled High Violet. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine : DayTrotter David Dondero - I Love You More Than You Think - … The Pity Party (1999) - Opening track on debut studio album. - Reminds me a bit of Bright Eyes, Neil Young and Mike Doughty. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Tallest Man On Earth - Walk the Line - The Tallest Man On Earth (2006) - Debut EP. - Coming off a year in which he released two incredible efforts, 'The WIld Hunt' LP and 'Sometimes the Blues Is Just a Passing Bird' EP. - Swedish singer/songwriter Kristian Matsson - Powerful voice. - 2008 self-titled debut was very well received. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine : DayTrotter Sufjan Stevens – We Are What You Say – A Sun Came (2000) - Opening track on debut album. - Infinitely talented and respected Multi-instrumentalist - Tracks contain a wide variety of instruments. Only a banjo to full orchestra. - He has ventured more into the electronic side of music with his latest EP and LP. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine LCD Soundsystem - Losing My Edge - Channel 2 Compilation (2003)/LCD Soundsystem (2005) - Debut single - James Murphy led outfit - Band known for successfully tapping into many different genres: dance, rock, indie, disco. - Was offered a job as a writer for Seinfeld when the show was starting, but turned it down. - They are responsible for what many critics consider some of the greatest songs of the past decade: All My Friends, New York I Love You and Someone Great Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

The Best of the Unknown & Unheard 2009! Part 1!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 159 Right Here, Right Now! (MediaFire) 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 : Amazon : HypeMachine Free Energy – Dream City – Free Energy (2009) - Forthcoming debut full length. - formerly known as Hockey Night - Produced by James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem. - Will likely be on the 2010 Best Of list. MySpace : HypeMachine Black Lips – Short Fuse – 200 Million Thousand (2009) - 5th album… out February 24th - Velvet underground/Guided By Voices - Known for their wild live shows - Added just enough polish on this album. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Richard Swift – Lady Luck – The Atlantic Ocean (2009) - 4th full length - 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. - 2009 Kyle Kaufman Look-A-Like Contest Winner! Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : 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. - this track features his She & Him counterpart, Zooey Deschanel. - This was a leader right out of the gate for one of the year’s best. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Suckers – Easy Chairs – Suckers EP (2009) - debut EP - big pounding, distorted anthem with a couple huge builds - loads of hype around this short 4 song release… deservedly so! - Love this Song! - Like Free Energy, the music world is eagerly anticipating the full length from this band. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Sunset Rubdown – Silver Moons – Dragonslayer (2009) - 4th album… out June 23rd - Eagerly awaiting this album - One of Spencer Krug’s many bands - This album has some epic sounding tracks. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) & Aaron Dessner (The National) – Big Red Machine – Dark Was The Night (2009) - star studded charity compilation for The Red Hot Organization (AIDS & HIV) - it seems weird to want to pick a compilation as one of the year’s best albums but the talent and quality of these tracks is undeniable. - Almost every artist on the 2-disc album is responsible for a great album on their own. Bon Iver MySpace : Dark Was the Night MySpace : Amazon Magnolia Electric Co. – It’s Made Me Cry – It’s Made Me Cry EP (2009) - From his Record Store Day Release - Josephine is his forthcoming full-length - Jason Molina’s current moniker he’s releasing music under. - Also released music in his name and Songs: Ohia Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Avett Brothers - Incomplete and Insecure - I and Love and You (2009) - Latest, and best, 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 : Amazon : HypeMachine Langhorne Slim – Back To the Wild – Be Set Free (2009) - 3rd album - His self-titled second blew me away. - the best folk singer/songwriter out there for my money. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Benjy Ferree – Fear – Come Back To The Five And Dime Bobby Dee, Bobby Dee (2008) - 2nd album - Concept album inspired by Bobby Driscoll, the boy who played Peter Pan for Disney in the 40’s & 50’s - After hearing a couple old time pop songs (‘Fear’) I wasn’t expecting to hear a track like this one… sounds like it could be found on a Raconteur’s record. - He’s getting comparisons to Jack White, Freddie Mercury and Marc Bolan… pretty accurate and pretty good company! Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Matt & Kim - Good Ol' Fashion Nightmare – Grand (2009) - 2nd album, debut out in 2006, Self-titled. - just added to the Pitchfork Music Fest, which is one of the more relevant festivals you’ll find - keyboard & drums that sound like much more than that… sum of the parts - Big indie rock sounds without a doubt… the sound of the vocals scream it. - This track thunders along and build very enjoyably Official Site : Myspace : Amazon : HypeMachine Animal Collective - What Would I Want? Sky - Fall Be Kind EP (2009) - follow up EP to Merriweather Post Pavilion, as album widely considered one of the year’s best. - This track expands on a sample from the Grateful Dead’s ‘Unbroken Chain’ - When it comes to the nerdiest of the nerdy in the music world, the more a band is ‘different for the sake of being different’ the better they are received and the more they are praised. This annoys me greatly, but these guys seems to always be experimenting without seeming like they are trying to do it to win over critics. - They have some quite approachable songs and they have some wildly different and potentially off-putting songs. This track is half of each and gives a great representation of what they offer. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Japandroids – Young Hearts Spark Fire – Post-Nothing (2009) - 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 Official Site : Myspace : HypeMachine

The Unknown & Unheard Show 153!!!

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Cold War Kids – Audience of One - Behave Yourself (2009) - forthcoming EP - debut full length album out in 2006 - 3 eps prior to debut's release - New album is ‘Loyalty to Loyalty’ Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Man/Miracle - Hot Sprawl - The Shape of Things (2009) - Debut album - Big My Morning Jacket sound - Also remind me a bit of the Suckers Official Site : MySpace : HypeMachine

Frightened Rabbit – Music Now – Sing the Greys (2006) - debut album - third album is due out in early 2010 - 2^nd album struck a big chord with the indie music world and critics Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Features - The Temporary Blues - Some Kind Of Salvation (2009) - 2nd full length - Debut out in 2004. Released two other EP's in there - Kings of Leon fans can definitely find something here. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Fyfe Dangerfield - When You Walk In the Room - Fly Yellow Moon (2009) - Forthcoming 3^rd solo album from leader of the Guillemots - Very big pop sound. Upbeat catchy U2 or David Ford. Normally that wouldn’t sound like the most enjoyable/interesting brand of music, but I think it really works on this track. Official Site : MySpace : HypeMachine The Avett Brothers - The Perfect Space - 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 : Amazon : HypeMachine Local Natives – Airplanes - Gorilla Manor (2009) - debut album - Check out their DayTrotter Session Here! Official Site : Myspace : HypeMachine Rock Plaza Central - Wherever You Are, I'm Home - …At the Moment of Our Most Needing Or If Only They Could Turn Around, They Would Know They Weren’t Alone (2009) - 2^nd 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 : Amazon : HypeMachine Ezra Furman & The Harpoons – The World Is Alive – Inside the Human Body (2008) - 2^nd album - Upbeat, enthusiastic Dylanesque folk - playing the Volrath in Indy Nov. 20^th Official Site : Myspace : Amazon : HypeMachine King Khan & the BBQ Show – Anala – Invisible Girl (2009) - 3^rd album - Out November 3^rd - They are both in the Almighty Defenders with the Black Lips - They have been arrested for drug possession and have missed a few tour dates Official Site : Myspace : Amazon : HypeMachine

Girls - Laura – Album (2009) - the hype surrounding this band is extensive. - Their leader’s, Christopher Owens, story is quite unbelievable. - I’m more sold on that than anything. - He grew up in a cult in which his brother died, dad left and mom was prostituted out for the good of the cult. Then he was rescued by a millionaire, moved to San Fran and started this band. - They bring some seriously noisy, fuzzy, nostalgic and make me think of a darker T Rex playing on a beach. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Avi Buffalo – We Can Try This Again – What’s In It For? 7” (2009) - Debut Release on Sub Pop - They have a handful of tracks already for sale on their site. - Band of Horses was suppose to have an album come out this year… maybe they changed their name to Avi Buffalo? - Shins’ sounds as well. Official Site : Myspace : Amazon : HypeMachine A. A. Bondy - The Coal Hits The Fire – When the Devil's Loose (2009) - 2^nd album - Debut was fantastic. - Stripped back acoustic folk singer/songwriter. Myspace : Amazon : HypeMachine Tom Waits - Falling Down (Live) - Glitter & Doom Live (2009) - Latest live album taken from his most recent tour - This is one of my favorite more recent Waits’ tracks. It was originally on ‘Orphans: Bawlers, Brawlers and Bastards’ - Fans should look for him in the intriguing new movie from Terry Gilliam (Fear & Loathing in LV) The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

The Unknown & Unheard Show 152!!!

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King Khan & the BBQ Show – Crystal Ball– Invisible Girl (2009) - 3^rd album - Out November 3^rd - They are both in the Almighty Defenders with the Black Lips

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Local Natives – Shape Shifter - Gorilla Manor (2009) - debut album - Check out their DayTrotter Session Here!

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Avi Buffalo – What’s In It For? – What’s In It For? 7” (2009) - Debut Release on Sub Pop - They have a handful of tracks already for sale on their site. - Band of Horses was suppose to have an album come out this year… maybe they changed their name to Avi Buffalo? - Shins’ sounds as well.

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Rock Plaza Central - Hot Blind Earth - …At the Moment of Our Most Needing Or If Only They Could Turn Around, They Would Know They Weren’t Alone (2009) - 2^nd 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.

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Karen O and the Kids – Heads Up – Where the Wild Things Are OST (2009) - Karen O composed soundtrack - The Kids include a couple other Yeah Yeah Yeahs, a couple Racounteurs and Bradford Cox of Atlas Sound and Deerhoof

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Ezra Furman & The Harpoons – The Worm In The Apple – Inside the Human Body (2008) - 2^nd album - Upbeat, enthusiastic Dylanesque folk - playing the Volrath in Indy Nov. 20^th

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Sonny & the Sunsets – Lovin’ On an Older Gal – Tomorrow Is Alright (2009) - Debut album - Raven Sings The Blues is one of my favorite blogs when I want something raw, garage, psychedelic, bluesy or any combination of those in the form of a band no one knows about - Sonny Smith is the leader and has release more work under his given name.

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Timber Timbre – Like a Mountain – Medicinals (2007) - Debut. Self-titled 2^nd out earlier this year - 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

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Molina & Johnson – Wooden Heart – Molina and Johnson (2009) -Magnolia Electric Co's leader + Centro-matic's. - Two of the best folk/alt-country singer/songwriters team up.

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Soulsavers – Some Misunderstanding - Broken (2009) - Single in support of 2^nd Soulsavers album, ‘Revival’ - Mark Lanegan’s latest album since his insanely good album of duets with Isobel Campbell - This is a track not on the album. It is written by Lanegan, vocals by William Oldham. - 'You Will Miss Me When I Burn’ is on the album and is written by Oldham with vocals by Lanegan.

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Heavy Trash – (Sometimes You Got To Be) Gentle - Midnight Soul Serenade (2009) - forthcoming 3rd album from the Jon Spencer & Matt Verta Ray collaboration. - Jerry Lee Lewis rock & roll - Chuck berry/rockabilly/rocking blues Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine

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