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 483 | SXSW 2017 Preview 1 of 6

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Spoon : Hot Thoughts

Hot Thoughts (2017)  |  Official Site  |  SXSW 2017

 

Middle Children : Fish

Earth Angel (2017)  |  Soundcloud

 

U & U Show 408 | Tom Waits Debuts & The Night Sweats

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Tom Waits : Take One Last Look : Late Show with David Letterman (2015)

-          New song played as a sendoff for Dave's final run of shows.

-          Started mellow, soulful and jazz-leaning, but has slowly turned more alternative and weirder.

-          One of the greatest of the great musicians over the past 50 years.

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Spoon : TV Set : Poltergeist OST (2015)

-          Cover of the Cramps.

-          Perfect band and style for Spoon to take on in a cover.

-          8^th album was out in 2015.

-          First album since the band found success teaming up with Dan Boeckner in the Divine Fits.

-          One of the most prominent and critically acclaimed indie bands of the past 20 years.

Official Site

The U & U's 114 Best Songs of 2014 | Part 1 of 3

114 | 1, 2, 3 : The Shapes of Wrath : Big Weather (2014)

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113 | James Vincent McMorrow : Cavalier : Post Tropical (2014)

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U & U Show 374 | Getting Hooked On OnlyReal

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OnlyReal : Pass the Pain : Pass the Pain 7" (2014)

-       2^nd single from forthcoming debut full length. Due out in 2015.

-       One of only several songs they've released.

-       Vocalist over a blend of super catchy classic indie rock and electronic music.

-       23 yr old Niall Galvin bedroom project.

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Ty Segall : Manipulator : Manipulator (2014)

-       7^th solo album. Double album.

-       The once obscure SF garage rock master is now one of the biggest faces of the rock music scene now.

-       Mix of the sounds he put forth on 3 different albums in 2013.

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The U & U Show 373 | More Foxygen & Perfume Genius

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Perfume Genius : Grid : Too Bright (2014)

-       3^rd full length

-       Best song of 2014 so far.

-       This track burst out away from the delicate, piano-only tracks that filled most of his first 2 LPs.

-       Project led by Mike Hadreas.

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Spoon : The Rent I Pay : They Want My Soul (2014)

-          8^th album.

-          First album since the band found success teaming up with Dan Boeckner in the Divine Fits.

-          One of the most prominent and critically acclaimed indie bands of the past 20 years.

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The U & U Show 368 | New Bon Iver & Titus Andronicus

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Blithe Field : Perry St. 2 : Warm Blood (2012)

-          6^th-ish album. Includes a few collections. There are also numerous singles.

-          One of the most beautiful, creative, indie folk albums.

-          RIYL Mutual Benefit or Mimicking Birds.

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Bon Iver : Heavenly Father : Wish I Was Here OST (2014)

-          Contribution to the soundtrack to the latest Zack Braff film.

-          First Bon Iver music in a long time.

-          Leader Justin Vernon has been working on his other projects, Volcano Choir and The Shouting Matches, since.

-          Sounds a bit more like Volcano Choir than Bon Iver, but still the Justin Vernon stamp.

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