The U & U Show 323! Okkervil River Returns

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Okkervil River : It Was My Season : The Silver Gymnasium (2013)

-          7^th album, first not on JagJaguwar. Jumped to ATO Records.

-          Led by Will Sheff

-          The Stage Names, was one of best albums to come out in the time I've been obsessing over music on this show.

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Wyatt Blair : Money, Honey… : BANANA CREAM DREAM (2013)

-          Debut album.

-          Loose fun upbeat garage rock along the lines of King Tuff.

-          Another undeniably solid release from Burger Records.

-          This song samples the guitar riff from a classic big beat rock song, that I can't place.

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The U & U Show 299! That's Almost 300!

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds : We Kno Who U R : Push the Sky Away (2013)

-          15th studio album

-          Most recent was 2008’s ‘Dig, Lazarus! Dig!!!’ and then his two Grinderman albums.

-          Like a few artists out there, like Lou Reed and Tom Waits, he has a huge cult following and a unique/distinct sound.

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Fletcher C. Johnson : Send Me Your Love : Salutations (2012)

-          2^nd album.

-          One album out in 2010.

-          New project involving a former member of King Tuff

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Thee Oh Sees : Flood's New Light : Putrifiers II (2012)

-          6^th studio album

-          San Fran band offering up a huge range of styles, but psych rock most frequently.

-          Started by John Dwyer as a casual project that developed into something much larger.

-          On a lot of best of 2012 lists.

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Lace Curtains : Bedroom Honesty : The Garden of Joy and the Well of Loneliness (2012)

-          Debut album

-          Big Velvet Underground sound.

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Marnie Stern : Year of the Glad : The Chronicles of Marnia (2013)

-          4th album. Out in March 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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Guards : Silver Lining : In Guards We Trust (2013)

-          Debut full length

-          Their BandCamp is loaded with previously released singles and EPs.

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The Cave Singers : Have to Pretend : Naomi (2013)

-          4th album. Out in March of 2013

-          interesting, dark brand of folk

-          out of Seattle

-          Formerly on Matador Records, now with powerhouse Indiana label Jagjaguwar.

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Fiona Apple : Werewolf : The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do (2012)

-          Highly touted, first album in years.

-          Incredibly powerful vocal performance on this album.

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The Spyrals : Evil Kind : The Spyrals (2012)

-          Debut full length.

-          Garage blues rock that will help fill in the space between Black Angels albums.

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DIIV : (Druun) : Oshin (2012)

-          Debut album

-          Blend of new-wave, dream pop and even some heavier shoegaze. They have a definite 80’s feel to them.

-          Getting huge praise for this album. On a lot of Best of 2012 lists.

-          Formerly called Dive

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Wymond Miles : Singing the Ending : Under the Pale Moon (2012)

-          Debut full length

-          One of many superb acts on Sacred Bones Records.

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The Bridges : Travelin' Man (2012)

-          Latest single available for download if you Like them on their Facebook page.

-          They have a handful of other minor releases on their BandCamp site.

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Tyvek : Scaling : On Triple Beams (2012)

-          4^th album

-          The band I regret missing at CMJ.

-          Aggressive and refreshingly diverse punk rock band.

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Desaparecidos : MariKKKopa : MariKKKopa b/w Backsell (single) (2012)

-          First single since their recent reformation.

-          Connor Oberst's (Bright Eyes, Monsters of Folk) first band.

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Big Ups : Shut Your Mouth : Wake Up (single) (2012)

-          3 song single from this NYC punk rock band

-          Were outstanding,  wildly energetic openers for FIDLAR.

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Sigur Ros : Varúð : Valtari (2012)

-          6th full length. Also an excellent documentary and a live album.

-          Unique, powerful, orchestral Icelandic band.

-          Lyrics are usually big for me to get into a band, but here, the fact I can’t understand them gives their music a certain mystique.

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The Unknown & Unheard Show 251! SXSW Approved!

Emperor X – Sig Alert – Western Teleport (2011)

-          5^th album.

-          Former HS science teacher.

-          RIYL: Mountain Goats & Death Cab for Cutie

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Air Review - America's Son - America's Son EP (2011)

-          Debut EP

-          Dallas folk rock band

-          Cool Sufjan Stevens and Elliot Smith vibes on this track.

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Siskiyou - Twigs and Stones - Keep Away The Dead (2011)

-          2^nd album

-          Led by former Great Lake Swimmer Colin Huebert.

-          Feels like an amped up Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy track.

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We Were Promised Jetpacks – Through the Dirt and the Gravel - In the Pit of the Stomach (2011)

-          2nd 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.

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Hanni El Khatib - Build. Destroy. Rebuild. - Build. Destroy. Rebuild. 7” Single (2010)

-          If you love the old Black Keys you will get into this guy for sure!

-          Hard, dirty garage blue rock.

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Gentlemen Rogues - Run From the Light, Carol Anne - Run From the Light, Carol Anne (Single) (2011)

-          Latest single. Debut 3 song EP is also out on their BandCamp.

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The National - Think You Can Wait - Win Win OST(2011)

-          This song is from a movie soundtrack.

-          Latest full length album was High Violet. First since 2007

-          They also had a hand in the production of the ‘Dark Was The Night’ compilation.

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Color Radio - Vespers - Architects (2011)

-          Debut full length. Also have an EP out in 2009, Be Safe.

-          Shoegaze from Chicago.

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The Rapture - It Takes Time To Be A Man - In the Grace of Your Love (2011)

-          4^th album

-          An easier upbeat style of rock that reminds me of some of Ryan Adams more enjoyable work.

-          On James Murphy’s (of LCD Soundsystem) DFA Records.

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Paley and Francis - Praise - Paley and Francis (2011)

-          Album from Black Francis and his long time collaborator Reid Paley.

-          This track has a big Velvet Underground feel to it.

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The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat - White Light/White Heat (1968)

-          2nd Album.

-          Pretty much as influential as a band gets.

-          John Cale and Lou Reed.

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Richard Swift – Broken Finger Blues - Walt Wolfman EP (2010)

-          Latest EP. 4 full lengths out.

-          Finally this thing is coming out! Been in the works for over a year.

-          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.

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Ryan Adams – Ashes and Fire - Ashes and Fire (2011)

-          Forthcoming album.

-          This is one of my all-time favorite artists and this is the first  song I've really enjoyed in a while. Hopes are high that he'll back off the big label polish.

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PAPA - Song For Mike Gigliotti - A Good Woman Is Hard To Find EP (2011)

-          Led by the drummer for the band Girls.

-          Upbeat, a touch beachy and sun-drenched pop and a perfect fit for the end of summer.

-          There is something triumphant in their tracks that really draws me in.

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Sigur Ros -Festival (Live) - Inni (2011)

-          New live album from unique Icelandic band. 5 LPs.

-          Album translates to ‘With a Buzz in our ears we play endlessly.’

-          Song translates into ‘Within Me a Lunatic Sings’

-          Lyrics are usually big for me to get into a band, but here, the fact I can’t understand them gives their music a certain mystique.

-          This album is a soundtrack to a Movie/Documentary

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