The Unknown & Unheard Show 209! Let's Be Independent Together!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 209 Right Here, Right Now! (MediaFire) Tom Waits – Step Right Up – Small Change (1976) - 4th album from one of music’s most prolific artists - This is my annual sarcastic tribute to the American Christmas… there is not a song more fitting. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine : Live Video of Song (Brilliant) Sufjan Stevens –Sister Winter– Songs For Christmas - Sufjan is a unique artist and without many people knowing has produced roughly fifty great… not the same old… Christmas songs - My personal favorite Sufjan Christmas original. - You will not hear a Christmas song like this in Macy’s… and that’s a good thing! Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Danielson - Grow Up - Best of Gloucester County (2011) - Forthcoming 8th album and first since 2006 - Experimental folk band in the same vein as Sufjan Stevens. - Features Daniel Smith. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Bonnie ' Prince' Billy & the Cairo Gang - Troublesome Houses - The Wonder Show of the World (2010) - Stripped back folk as to be suspected with any Bonnie release - Collaborating with Emmett Kelly here. He's the leader of the Cairo Gang. Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine Sean Hayes - Gunnin' - Run Wolves Run (2010) - 6th album. - This track reminds me a little of one of my favorites by Langhorne Slim, 'I Love To Dance'. - The background singers are outstanding and make you want to sing right along. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Shivers - Shallow Water - Sunset Psalms (2010) - Sounds like a Lennon track off Plastic Ono Band. MySpace : HypeMachine Bright Eyes – Shell Game – The People’s Key (2011) - Forthcoming 10th studio album. First since 2007! Will be released on his birthday on Feb 15th. - Led by Conor Oberst. - He has worked on his Monsters of Folk and Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band projects since the last Bright Eyes’ album. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Tapes 'n Tapes - Freak Out - Outside (2011) - Forthcoming 3rd full length. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Lumineers - Submarines - The Lumineers EP (2010) - Debut EP - One of my favorite Google search results. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Meursault - Crank Resolutions - All Creatures Will Make Merry (2010) - 2nd album - Scottish band that immediately reminds you of their fellow countrymen, Frightened Rabbit. - I love the constantly building pace of this track. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Wild Nothing - Chinatown - Gemini (2010) - Debut full length - Receiving a huge amount of praise this year. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Birds of Avalon - Invasion - Birds of Avalon (2010) - 3rd album - Huge Led Zeppelin sound with a touch of Portugal, The Man. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Frog Eyes - The Sensitive Girls - Paul's Tomb: A Triumph (2010) - New release from a former Spencer Krug project. - A harsher, more manic sound than Krug’s other groups, but I think you can see him fitting in quite well with this act. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

The Unknown & Unheard Show 165!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 165 Right Here, Right Now! (MediaFire) Josh Ritter - Change of Time - So Runs the World Away (2010) - forthcoming 6th full length from one of the more innovative folk rock acts going. - Out May 4th Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Strange Boys - Be Brave - Be Brave (2010) - Forthcoming 2nd album out February 23 - Fantastically unexpected sax highlights this track throughout. - This is definitely a more filled out Strange Boys track. Myspace : Amazon : HypeMachine White Denim - YoYo - B-Side (2009) - Latest single released. B-side off of Fits (their lates full length - Download for free on RCRDLBL.com - Schizophrenic brilliance! Like a Jimi Hendrix soundcheck might sound. Official Site : Myspace : Amazon : HypeMachine Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore - Something, Somewhere, Sometime - Dear Companion (2010) - Debut collaboration for the benefit of Appalachian Voices, an org. trying to stop Mountaintop Removal coal. - Produced by and features Jim James/Yim Yames of My Morning Jacket and the Monsters of Folk. - Each primary member of this group just have one solo album out each. Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine Sean Hayes - When We Fall In - Run Wolves Run (2010) - Forthcoming 6th album out March 2nd - This track reminds me a little of one of my favorites by Langhorne Slim, 'I Love To Dance'. - The background singers are outstanding and make you want to sing right along. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Dr. Dog - Shadow People - Shame, Shame (2010) - Forthcoming 5th album - Finally a new album is on its way from this super talented Philly band. Official Site : Myspace : Amazon : HypeMachine Japandroids - Art Czars - Art Czars (Single) (2010) - latest single. snuck out last week. - 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 Surfer Blood - Swim (To Reach the End) – Astro Coast (2009) - Debut album - echoey sound is reminiscent of Kurt Vile except these guys have more of a anthem sound. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Secret Machines - Terrible Light - Like I Can (Single) (2010) - latest 2 song single - 3 full lengths out so far. - Marching, modern, ominous at times, alt-rock Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Collider - The Grid Goes Down Tonight - BBM EP (2009) - 2nd release and 2nd EP of 2009. - Fuzzy but big and anthemic garage style alt-rock - Download for free here http://collider.bandcamp.com/album/bbm-ep Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Efterklang - The Soft Beating - Magic Chairs (2010) - Forthcoming album out February 23rd. - Danish band - best album so far is Parades. - They recorded a stunning live version of that album and called it Performing Parades. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Yarn Owl - Bicycle - Stay Warm EP (2010) - Forthcoming EP - Nasally vocals that make me think of a more whimsical, less orchestral Polyphonic Spree. Official Site : MySpace : HypeMachine Wakey! Wakey! – Twenty-Two - Almost Everything I Wish I'd Said The Last Time I Saw You... (2010) - Debut full length - Piano driven music for the most part, though not necessarily on this one. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Broken Bells - Vaporize - Broken Bells (2010) - Forthcoming debut full length. - Gnarls Barkley producer Danger Mouse teams up with singer James Mercer. - second unbelievably catchy song. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Creature With The Atom Brain - I Rise the Moon - Transylvania (2010) - 3rd album - Belgium alt rock band featuring the guitarist from Millionaire. - Bouncy and catchy, but something kind of eerie and early 90's alt rock. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine