The U & U Show 577 | Savages' Jehnny Beth Goes Solo

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Jehnny Beth : Flower

To Love Is To Live (2020)  |  Official Site

 

Frances Quinlan : Now That I’m Back

Likewise (2020)  |  BandCamp

The U & U Show 558 | SXSW 2019 Preview 4 of 6

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Aldous Harding : The Barrel

Designer (2019)  |  Official Site

 

Illuminati Hotties : Cuff (Single Edit)

(2019)  |  BandCamp  |  SXSW 2019

The U & U Show 555 | SXSW 2019 Preview 1 of 6

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Cherry Glazerr : Distressor

Stuffed & Ready (2019)  |  BandCamp  |  SXSW 2019

 

Thee Oh Sees : Flood's New Light

Putrifiers II (2012)  |  Official Site  |  SXSW 2019

The U & U's Best Albums of 2018 & Show 551!

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Honorable Mentions (25 of them)

Phosphorescent : C'est La Vie

Big Ups : Two Parts Together

Iceage : Beyondless

Yonatan Gat : Universalists

Richard Swift : The Hex

Moonface : This One’s For The Dancer & This One’s For The Dancers Bouquet

Les Big Byrd : Iran, Iraq, IKEA

GØGGS : Pre Strike Sweep

Preoccupations : New Material

Sunflowers : Castle Spell

Swamp Dogg : Love, Loss, and Auto-Tune

Father John Misty : God's Favorite Customer

Speedy Ortiz : Twerp Verse

Young Jesus : The Whole Thing Is Just There

Mutual Benefit : Thunder Follows the Light

Pinegrove : Skylight

El Ten Eleven : Banker’s Hill

Howlin Rain : The Alligator Bride

Stove : ‘s Favorite Friend

Mt. Mountain : Golden Rise

Nap Eyes : I’m Bad Now & Too Bad EP

Moses Sumney : Black In Deep Red, 2014 EP

Protomartyr : Consolation EP

Strange Ranger : How It All Went By EP

Wand : Perfume EP

25 : The Soft Moon : Choke

Criminal (2018)  |  Official Site

The U & U Show 535 | RIP Richard Swift

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Richard Swift : Lady Luck

The Atlantic Ocean (2009)  |  Official Site

 

Spiritualized : I’m Your Man

And Nothing Hurt (2018)  |  Official Site

The U & U Show 534 | NEW SPIRITUALIZED

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Spiritualized : A Perfect Miracle

And Nothing Hurt (2018)  |  Official Site

 

Mutual Benefit : New History

Thunder Follows the Light (2018)  |  BandCamp

The U & U Show 533 | Fresh Sudakistan & Idles!

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Sudakistan : Two Steps Back

Swedish Cobra (2018)  |  BandCamp

 

Idles : Colossus

(2018)  |  Official Site

The U & U Show 531 | Malkmus, Misty & More

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Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks : Refute

Sparkle Hard (2018)  |  Official Site

 

Father John Misty : Disappointing Diamonds Are The Rarest Of Them All

God's Favorite Customer (2018)  |  Official Site

The U & U Show 528 | SXSW Leftovers + Catching Up

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Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks : Shiggy

Sparkle Hard (2018)  |  Official Site

 

Guided By Voices : Blink Blank

Space Gun (2018)  |  Official Site

The U & U Show 521 | #SXSW 2018 Preview 1 of 6

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Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks : Middle America

(2018)  |  Official Site

 

No Joy / Sonic Boom : Obsession

No Joy / Sonic Boom EP (2018)  |  BandCamp

The U & U Show 455 | Viet Cong + PC = Preoccupations

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Preoccupations (FKA Viet Cong) : Anxiety

Preoccupations (2016)  |  BandCamp

The Mystery Lights : Melt

The Mystery Lights (2016)  |  BandCamp

The U & U's Best Songs of 2014 | Part 3 of 3 & Show 387

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25 | EMA : 3Jane : The Future’s Void (2014)

Offidial Site

24 | Mac DeMarco : Passing Out Pieces : Salad Days (2014)

BandCamp

The U & U Show 352 | SXSW Preview #5

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Weaves : Buttercup : Weaves (2014)

-          Forthcoming debut LP.

-          Each song they release is better than the last.

-          Toronto band led by Jasmyn Burke, formerly of Rat Tail.

-          SXSW 2014

BandCamp

The Casket Girls : Day to Day : True Love Kills the Fairy Tale (2014)

-          2^nd full length. Debut was 2013’s Sleepwalking.

-          Gorgeously dark and fuzzy, slow-burning pop.

-          Project captained by Ryan Graveface of Black Moth Super Rainbow, Dreamend and Graveface Records. Features his standard eerie vibes.

-          SXSW 2014

Official Site

U & U Show 348 | Hold Steady & SXSW Preview Show #1

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The Hold Steady : I Gotta Get Drunk (Willie Nelson cover) : Rags EP (2014)

-          EP of covers paying tribute to

-          6^th full length, Teeth Dreams, is out March 25. First since 2010.

-          One of the greatest live bands I’ve ever seen.

Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

Kevin Drew : Back Out On The… : Spirit If… (2007)

-          Debut LP. 2^nd, Darlings, is out soon.

-          One of the most talented solo artists in the big group of Canadians that comprise Broken Social Scene.

-          SXSW 2014

Official Site

The U & U Show 347 | Winston's Back & Curtis Arrives

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Night Beds : Head For the Hills (2014)

-          2^nd album. 1^st single.

-          Released one of the most gorgeous albums of 2013, Country Sleep.

-          Led by Winston Yellen.

Official Site

Curtis Harding : Next Time (single) (2014)

-          Only the 2^nd of two singles (and one was a VU cover)

-          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)

Facebook

The U & U Show 346 | This Girl Band's Got Me Excited

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James Vincent McMorrow : Cavalier : Post Tropical (2014)

-          2^nd LP. One EP as well.

-          More R&B infused album than his previous work.

-          Slightly mellower style of folk that Bon Iver, but definitely some crossover.

Official Site

Wet : Dreams : Wet EP (2013)

-          Debut EP.

-          Falls somewhere between Fiona Apple’s latest release and the XX.

BandCamp

The U & U Show 345 | Let's Do It Again!

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Solids : Whatevers and Neverminds : Generic Dogs EP (2010)

-          Debut EP. Two singles out as well.

-          Debut LP is out in early 2014

-          This is one of the albums I’m most highly anticipating in 2014.

-          Montreal post-punk rock band.. Think Japandroids with less shouting.

-          CMJ 2013

BandCamp

Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks : Houston Hades : Wig Out at Jagbags (2014)

-          6^th album with the Jicks

-          Leader of the incredibly influential indie band Pavement.

-          2008’s Real Emotional Trash is one of my all-time favorite albums.

Official Site

The U & U Show 341 | 2013's Strong Finish

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Majical Cloudz : Savage (2013)

-          Latest single and first release since their excellent and haunting 2013 debut, Impersonator.

-          Debut EP was 2012’s Turns Turns Turns.

-          Intense and completely engrossing band I caught as an opener for Youth Lagoon.

BandCamp : Facebook

Moonface : November 2011 : Julia With Blue Jeans On (2013)

-          3rd full length album from this Spencer Krug (Wolf Parade & Sunset Rubdown) project.

-          Debut, Heartbreaking Bravery, was my pick for best album of 2012.

-          This is album is a solo piano effort.

Official Site : HypeMachine

Record Store Day 2013 | 16 Releases To Hunt For Saturday

The post-SXSW let down is a real thing. Even before I was migrating down to Austin, February and March were a flood of new music. Nothing really rivals it. This puts a lot of pressure on April. After weeks of drinking music out of a firehose how does one deal with the fallout following this glut. Thankfully, April has an answer. A day full of special, appetizer-sized bites of new music celebrating brick, mortar, vinyl and community. Record Store Day is a good thing and I'm thrilled to see what the New York shops have to offer. Here's the little wish list I came up with after combing through the list of releases found here.

The Unknown and Unheard Show 250!

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Quail and Dumplings - Quail and Dumplings EP (2011)

-          One of folk’s most prolific artists' latest EP.

Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine : DayTrotter

Emperor X – Erica Western Teleport – Western Teleport (2011)

-          5^th album.

-          Former HS science teacher.

-          RIYL: Mountain Goats & Death Cab for Cutie

Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine

PAPA - Collector - 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.

MySpace : HypeMachine

We Were Promised Jetpacks - Act On Impulse - 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.

Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

We Are Augustines - New Drink For the Old Drunk - Rise Ye Sunken Ships (2011)

-          Debut full length.

-          Consists of two remaining members of the band Pela, Billy McCarthy & Eric Sanderson.

-          Pela disbanded after McCarthy’s brother committed suicide.

Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine

Charles Bradley – The World Is Going Up In Flames – No Time For Dreaming (2011)

-          Debut full length, but has been releasing music since 2002.

-          Born in 1948.

-          The Screaming Eagle of Soul

-          Big 60’s funk and soul, Otis Redding and James Brown feel.

Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine

Richard Swift – Lady Luck – The Atlantic Ocean (2009)

-          4^th 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.

-          Walt Wolfman EP is coming out this month.

Richard Swift - I Would Die 4 U

-          Prince cover... unreleased so far, but it's out there if you check this HypeMachine link

Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

Dan Mangan – Post War Blues – Oh Fortune (2011)

-          Third Album.

-          RIYL: David Dondero & Wooden Wand.

Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine

Turf War – Part of My Heart – Years of Living Dangerously (2011)

-          Debut album

-          Produced by Ian St. Pe’ of the Black Lips.

-          Atlanta band.

facebook : HypeMachine

Dead Luke – God of Nothing – Meanwhile… In the Midwest (2011)

-          4^th album

-          Luke Gasper.

-          RIYL: Wet Hair and any other heavy, muddy, pulsing psych rock.

MySpace: Amazon : HypeMachine

Holy Sons – Slow Days – Survivalist Tales (2010)

-          6^th albu006D

-          Debut album, Decline of the West, features their best track, The Feral Kid.

-          Spare and sinister sounding tracks

-          Opening for Stephen Malkmus.

Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine

Pavement – Spit On A Stranger – Terror Twilight (1999)

-          7^th and final album

-          Launched Stephen Malkmus to the top of Indie Rock

Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine

Stephen Malkmus – Freeze the Saints – Face the Truth (2005)

-          3^rd solo album

-          Former Frontman of Pavement.

-          His album ‘Real Emotional Trash’ is my favorite.

Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine

Katie Kim – 20,500 Miles (The Proclaimers cover)

-          Debut album is out, Twelve.

-          Here’s one for a sleepy morning or one to ease you down in the evening.

BandCamp : Amazon : HypeMachine

My Brightest Diamond – Reaching Through to the Other Side- All Things Will Unwind (2011)

-          Shana Worden’s debut album was out in 2006

-          Previously with Awry and Sufjan Stevens

Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine