Unknown and Unheard: Savages

Yellerkin : Vines : Yellerkin EP (2014)

- Debut EP

- This single was released in 2013.

- RIYL Yeasayer.

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Landlady : The Globe : Upright Behavior (2014)

- Debut album

- Brooklyn band getting a lot of buzz as they run up to their album release.

- Incredible vocals that remind me of those of Maps & Atlases.

- Like Brian Jonestown Massacre or a mellower Velvet Underground

Curtis Harding : Surf : Soul Power (2014)

- Debut full length, Soul Power.

- Incredibly promising soul singer that’s readying one of the albums I’m most excited for.

- Played with Cee-Lo and, currently, with members of the Black Lips in a band called Night Sun (also readying a debut EP)

Megafaun : Get Right : Megafaun (2011)

- 4^th album.

- Psych folk band.

- Megafaun and Bon Iver were the two bands that formed after DeYarmond Edison split up.

- This past Friday night featured a reunion of sorts as Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon played bass for Megafaun.

Ought : Waiting : More Than Any Other Day (2014)

- Debut LP

- 2 EPs out as well.

- Montreal by way of the States post-punk rock band.

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

Wooden Wand : Dambuilding : 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.

MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

Amen Dunes : Lonely Richard : Love (2014)

- 3^rd full length.

- Significantly more approachable track from the usually more spacey, jammy, ambient dark rock band.

Lushes : Feastin : What Am I Doing (2012)

- 2014 re-release of their debut full length.

- Brooklyn based guitar and drums band.

- Post-rock with lots of looping.

1, 2, 3 : When the Levee Broke At The County Fair : Big Weather (2014)

- 2nd full length. Double LP

- Raucous Pittsburgh indie rock band.

tUnE-yArDs : Real Thing : Nicki Nack (2014)

- 3^rd album’s first single.

- Led by the extremely and uniquely talented Merrill Garbus.

Tobacco : Father Sister Berzerker : Ultima II Massage (2014)

- First single from forthcoming album.

- Side project of leader of Black Moth Super Rainbow, Tom Vec

- Very odd brand of electronic, psych and rock.

Savages : Fuckers : Fuckers/Dream Baby Dream 12" (2014)

- Debut full length… Long awaited to say the very least.

- One of the most buzzed about bands at CMJ 2012.

- All female post-punk rock from the UK

- Seriously intense crowd-capturing CMJ 2012 and SXSW 2013 performances.

The Dirty Banks : Table Tennis (2014)

- Forthcoming EP.

- Debut EP was out in 2013.

- Bouncy, catchy, psych pop. Reminds me a bit of Modest Mouse and the Pixies (pre-Indie Cindy)

Pink Mountaintops : Ambulance City : Get Back (2014)

- 4^th album.

- A more garage-leaning outfit from Black Mountain’s Stephen McBean.

Thursday, May 16, 2013

The U & U Show 319!

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Mikal Cronin : I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) : Aquarium Drunkard Lagniappe Sessions (2013)

- Proclaimers' Cover

- 2nd album, MCII, just came out. S/t solo debut out in 2011.

- Also in a surf-punk band called the Moonhearts & Ty Segall's backing band, just like Ty's in Mikal's band.

Wise Blood : Universe Is Blessed : id (2013)

- Debut full length.

- Debut EP, These Wings, was out in 2011.

- Impressive blend of r&b/rap/singing vocals, drums, and samples.

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The U & U Show 318!

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Mikal Cronin : Piano Mantra : MCII (2013)

- S/t solo debut out in 2011.

- Album is produced by fellow west coaster, Ty Segall.

- Also in a surf-punk band called the Moonhearts & Ty Segall's backing band, just like Ty's in Mikal's band.

Sunset Rubdown : Us Ones In Between : Shut Up I Am Dreaming… (2006)

- 2nd, of 4, albums.

- Their 4th, 2009's Dragonslayer, was easily one of the best that year.

- One of Spencer Krug’s many bands.

- His Latest project, Moonface, had my favorite album of 2012. Heartbreaking Bravery.

- New solo piano Moonface album in the fall of 2013.

- Check out one of the most powerfully touching videos for this song HERE.

The U & U Show 317! New Favorite Live Band

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. : Nothing But Our Love (DayTrotter Session) (2010)

- Original is on their debut full length, It’s A Corporate World.

- Their 2010 debut EP garnered them a lot of good reviews.

- They have just overtaken the Hold Steady and Titus Andronicus as my favorite live band. This is the live recording that is the closest to their smile-inducing energy.

Cold Specks : Steady : I Predict A Graceful Expulsion (2012)

- Full length debut

- Powerful rough female vocalist.

- An awesome video for the track 'Holland' can be found HERE.

Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine : @ColdSpecks

The U & U Show 310! SXSW 2013 Preview #5!

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Dune Rats : Red Light, Green Light (2013)

- Latest single.

- 2 EPs and 2 Singles out so far.

- Sloppy garage, REM-leaning act starting to carve out a name for themselves in a similar way as FIDLAR.

- Tied for best act of CMJ 2012 with the Grizzled Mighty

- SXSW 2013

BandCamp : HypeMachine : @DUNERATSS

Youth Lagoon : Mute : Wondrous Bughouse (2013)

- 2nd album.

- Trevor Powers recorded the debut at 20 yrs old

- Beachy (at times), spacey indie pop.

- SXSW 2013

Suuns : 2020 : Images Du Futur (2013)

- 2nd album

- Just released video for this one, 2020.

- Experiment, engrossing prog rock band from Montreal.

- SXSW 2013

The UFO Club : July : The UFO Club (2012)

- Debut LP from collaboration between The Black Angels and Night Beats.

- Great dark psych rock… not a surprise considering the band's family tree.

Facebook : HypeMachine

Savages : Husbands : Flying To Berlin/Husbands (single) (2012)

- Debut single.

- One of the most buzzed about bands at CMJ 2012.

- All female post-punk rock from the UK

- SXSW 2013

Lady Lamb the Beekeeper : Penny Licks : Mammoth Swoon (2010)

- 4^th of 5 minor releases.

- Just released her tremendous studio debut in Feb 2013.

Diamond Rings : All Yr Songs : Special Affections (2010)

- debut release. 2nd album was out in 2012.

- Solo project from John O'Regan, the lead singer of the D'Urbervilles (they have a fantastic cover of Timber Timbre's 'Magic Arrow'!)

- Reminds me a lot of the leading indie pop bands... Belle & Sebastian, Bishop Allen, Etc.

- Don't watch the video for this song...

Myspace : Stream on HypeMachine

The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt! : Snowday : I Love You! I Love You! I Love You and I’m In Love With You! Have an Awesome Day! Have the Best Day of Your Life!! (2010)

- Debut album

- Self described as 'like a band meets gym class meets group therapy'

- Quirky, eclectic. catchy, charming upbeat pop.

- SXSW 2013

Josh Ritter : New Lover : The Beast In Its Tracks (2013)

- 7th album

- By far the happiest, most grateful for the moment they're in musician I've ever seen perfom.

- One musician that's been going strong for the entirety of my adult life and a constant on the U & U though out.

- SXSW 2013

Pickwick : Blackout : Myths Vol. 3 (2011)

- One of their earlier EPs.

- Readying their full length this year.

- Seattle band.

- These guys will be one of the biggest bands to break out this year.

- RIYL Cold War Kids

- SXSW 2013

My Jerusalem : Sweet Chariot : Gone For Good (2010)

- debut full length. 2nd full length out in 2012.

- Members of The Twilight Singers, Great Northern and Polyphonic Spree.

- made a big impression at SXSW

- This was their first single and was released like over a year ago! Time to revisit and remember why the anticipation was so massive for this record.

- SXSW 2013

MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

You Won't : Who Knew : Skeptic Goodbye (2012)

- Debut album

- One of 2012's best albums.

- SXSW 2013

The Zombies : This Will Be Our Year : Odessey and Oracle (1968)

- 2^nd album of 5 total.

- Very successful, though short-lived run in the late 60's

- SXSW 2013

The Memories : I’m Easy : Rainy Day Tape (2013)

- Very intriguing band just added to SXSW 2013.

- Lo-fi glam/big beat vintage rock.

- Most of their songs clock in under 2 minutes

Japandroids : Crazy/Forever : Post-Nothing (2009)

- Debut full length.

- 2nd album, Celebration Rock was one of 2012's best.

- raucous anthem-filled post punk rock.

- huge energy and distortion. You’ll want to see this song live and as loud as possible.

- SXSW 2013

Official Site : Myspace : HypeMachine

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

The U & U Show 294! CMJ Recapped!

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Titus Andronicus : In The Big City : Local Business (2012)

- 3rd album.

- 2nd album The Monitor was my pick for best album of 2010 and one of my all time favorites.

- A Rolling Stone ‘Best new band of 2010’ even though their debut came out in 2008.

- SXSW 2012

Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine : @Titus_dronicus

Ty Segall : The Hill : Twins (2012)

- 3rd full length of 2012 from this ultra-prolific artist.

- Fuzzy nd energetic blast of garage sounds from usual San Fran collaborators.

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

- Mikal Cronin is also in his backing band.

- There are few people I have a bigger musical crush on than these two.

Ty Segall Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine

DUNE RATS! : Pogo : Social Atoms EP (2011)

- Latest single. 2 2011 EPs.

- Sloppy garage, REM-leaning act starting to carve out a name for themselves in a similar way as FIDLAR.

- Tied for best act of CMJ 2012 with the Grizzled Mighty

BandCamp : HypeMachine : @DUNERATSS

The Grizzled Mighty : Let You Know : The Grizzled Mighty (2012)

- Debut full length.

- Huge Seasick Steve and Black Keys sound. Mean blues rock.

- Tied for best act of CMJ 2012 with Dune Rats

BandCamp : @GrizzledMighty

Friend Roulette : On Her Own Tonight : Hi, Hello EP (2012)

- 2nd EP

- Brooklyn based band that was a extremely pleasant surprise.

- Feature a violin and clarinet, male and female singers and very intracate songs.

BandCamp : @FriendRoulettez

Twerps : Don't Be Surprised : Twerps (2011)

- Debut Album

- A spacey brand of indie pop.

- CMJ 2012

BandCamp : @TwerpsTwerps

Foxygen : Make It Known : Take the Kids Off Broadway (2011)

- Debut album that was just rereleased after Jagjaguwar signed them.

- Funkier Rolling Stones feel.

- CMJ 2012

BandCamp : Amazon : HypeMachine : @FoxygenTheBand

Poor Moon : Birds : Poor Moon (2012)

- Debut full length.

- Debut EP was entitled Illusion.

- Features two members of the Fleet Foxes and has the sound of the first 2 Fleet Foxes EPs.

Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine : @POORMOONband

Mal Blum : Baltimore : Every Time You Go Somewhere (2010)

- 3rd Album. 1 EP as well.

- NY folk singer songwriter

- CMJ 2012

Official Site : BandCamp : @MalBlum

Wild Cub : Jonti : Youth (2012)

-          Debut album
-          Led by singer/songwriter/film score composer Keegan DeWitt and Nashville musician Jeremy Bullock.
-          RIYL NewVillager

Official Site : BandCamp : @WildCubMusic

Way Yes : Singing : Walkability (2012)

- Debut full length.

- If you like this band look up the Listening Party. Also reminiscent of mellower Yeasayer and Yellow Ostrich.

- CMJ 2012