The Unknown & Unheard Show 211!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 211 Right Here, Right Now! (Download) Iron & Wine – Tree By the River – Kiss Each Other Clean (2010) - Forthcoming full length, Kiss Each Other Clean. - This song blows away every song from his last album. - Sam Beam: Singer/Songwriter from Florida - Graduated from Florida State Film School with a Masters and for a while was a professor of Cinematography at Miami International University. - Started recording in 2002 - 2002-2003: recorded mostly lo-fi acoustic music - 2004-Present: Higher quality recordings and incorporated more instruments and creativity. - All his music is great to hear on vinyl. - Just signed to a major label and I really wanted to dislike this album b/c of that reason, but I can't! Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Joanna Newsom - Good Intentions Paving Company - Have One On Me (2010) - 3rd album. 3 disc. - She broke out in a big way with her 2006 2nd album Ys. - This is the most mainstream of a progression I've heard from her. It's almost like a late 60's folk rock ballad. - Ys was very operatic in style. - Unique beautiful voice. Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine Plants and Animals - American Idol - La La Land (2010) - 4th album - Montreal band. - I had a big debate within myself on whether to play a song with this title or not, but in the end thought people deserve to hear a quality song associated with those two words for once. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Decemberists – Don't Carry It All – The King Is Dead (2011) - Brand new forthcoming album!!! - Colin Meloy, leader, said he had initially envisioned this album as a musical. - distinct folk band that at times brings in some Jethro Tull sounds - Headlined the NPR music stage at SXSW. - It will be tough to top their last album The Hazards of Love. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Brothers Young – The Roman Sun - Good People EP (2010) - Debut EP - Debut full length also out in 2010 Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Poison Tree - My Only Friend - The Poison Tree (2011) - Debut album - project of ex-King Of France frontman Steve Salett HypeMachine Wet Hair - The Labor of Love - Wet Hair/Naked on the Vague Split Single (2010) - Big 70's psych rock! - Debut full length was out in 2009. MySpace : HypeMachine The Entrance Band – Grim Reaper Blues, Pt 2 – The Entrance Band (2009) - 4th full length - LA Trio that can have a very psychedelic sound at times - 70’s psych blues rock! - Get up and move to this track! Official Site : Myspace : HypeMachine Tame Impala - Solitude Is Bliss - Innerspeaker (2010) - Full length debut. - Retro, eletro, funky rock. - Remind me a little of The Aliens/The Beta Band Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Black Angels - Phosphene Dream – Phosphene Dream (2010) - 3rd album from the ominous psych rockers. - Formed in 2004 in Austin, TX - Interesting feel to it… similar to some of the Black Keys more eerie songs - Debut Self Titled EP was released in 2005. 2nd full length out in 2008 Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Ryan Adams – Happy Birthday – Cardinals III/IV (2010) - Brand new double album. - Recorded in 2006 but never released - He says it’s the best Cardinals album. The First 2 were quite good, but were followed by a couple crappy mainstream efforts. - This is one of my all-time favorite artists. I hope this is a return to form. Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine The Walkmen - Stranded - Lisbon (2010) - 6th album. - They use a lot of vintage instruments. - This track has a fantastic horn section that makes me think of Okkervil River. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Wooden Wand – Ms. Mowse - Death Seat (2010) - Latest album from this James Jackson Toth project. - Also released music as WAND after his band left him. - I played a lot of that last year. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

The Unknown & Unheard Show 180!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 180 Right Here, Right Now! (MediaFire) Arcade Fire – Month of May – The Suburbs (2007) - 3rd album - Go French Canada! Official Site : MySpace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine The Entrance Band – Grim Reaper Blues, Pt 2 – The Entrance Band (2009) - 4th full length - LA Trio that can have a very psychedelic sound at times - 70’s psych blues rock! - Get up and move to this track! Official Site : Myspace : Stream on HypeMachine Richard Swift – Drakula (Hey Man!) - Walt Wolfman EP (2010) - 4th 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. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine The Black Keys - Everlasting Light - Brothers (2010) - 6th album - very similar feel to their last album. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Menomena - Pilgrims Progress - Mines (2010) - Forthcoming 4th album - Lackthereof and Ramona Falls are side projects that have had releases since the last Menomena album - Ultra-creative song writing. No one comes close to the sound they make. Layers and layers of instruments and vocals. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Kurt Vile - Ocean City - Square Shells EP (2009) - Forthcoming EP - The War On Drugs' lead guitarist. Official Site : MySpace : Buy on Amazon : HypeMachine The Roadside Graves - Liv Tyler - You Won't Be Happy With Me (2010) - Latest release - Remind me a good deal of Lucero and their bar room style of rock/southern rock. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine The Dead Weather – Gasoline – Sea Of Cowards (2010) - 2nd album - Jack White project with the female half of The Kills, Alison Mosshart, a Raconteur and a Queen of the Stone Age - White is playing the drums apparently even though the guitar in this track wreaks of his styling Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine Karen Elsen - The Ghost Who Walks - The Ghost Who Walks (2010) - Debut from Jack White's wife. Produced by Jack White - On Jack White's Third Man Records. - Hooray for more Jack White! Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Junip - Far Away - The Rope & the Summit EP (2010) - 2nd EP from Jose Gonzales' 'rock' project - made his name as a solo, spanish-styled singer/songwriter. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Opus Orange - Nothing But Time (2009) - Debut track? - All I know about this project is that it's from a guy named Paul Bessenbacher and he has another song that's used in a Johnsonville brat commercial… AND I like them a lot. Official Site : MySpace : HypeMachine Ben Lee - Float On (Modest Mouse) - Recently release single - Pretty much what you would expect from a Ben Lee interpretation of Float On Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Blitzen Trapper – Dragon's Song - Destroyer of the Void (2010) - Forthcoming 5th album - indie folk/rock Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Everest - House of 9's - On Approach (2010) - 2nd album - Step up in production quality on this album Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Tame Impala - Island Walking - Innerspeaker (2010) - Full length debut - Retro, eletro, funky rock… and oh yeah, super catchy too! - Remind me a little of The Aliens/The Beta Band Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

The Unknown & Unheard Show 140!!!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 140 Right Here, Right Now! Soulsavers – All the Way Down – Broken (2009) - 2nd Soulsavers album - Mark Lanegan’s latest album since his insanely good album of duets with Isobel Campbell - His voice is hauntingly soulful Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine John Henry & The Engine – Lightning City Blues – Under the Yellow Moon (2008) - 2nd album - RIYL: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska’ album - Dirty brooding blues. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon Gentleman Losers – Laureline – The Gentleman Losers (2006) - Instrumental track that I can’t get enough of once I heard it - This track features a bit more guitar than the other stuff I’ve heard by them. - Easy melancholy progression. - They have a new album just out called Dustland. Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Cave Singers – Hen of the Woods - Welcome Joy (2009) - 2nd album - An eerie style of folk… the vocals really stand out - RIYL: Lightning Dust - The lead singers sound like they could be brother and sister Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Family Portrait – Mega Secrets – Mega Secrets (2009) - mellow lo-fi 60’s surf feel to this one - good summertime track to relax to. - Crazy homemade video to this track with a wide assortment of flamethrowers Myspace : Stream on HypeMachine Dead Man’s Bones – My Body’s A Zombie For You – Dead Man’s Bones (2009) - First single from actors’, Ryan Gosling and Zack Shields, band featuring Silverlake Conservatory children’s choir. - Out October 6th - On ANTI one of the most eclectic labels going. Myspace : Stream on HypeMachine Timber Timbre – Lay Down in the Tall Grass – Timber Timbre (2009) - 2nd album, debut was out in 2007 ‘Medicinals’ - M. Ward + Bon Iver + Tom Waits’ ‘What’s He Building In There?’ - Eerily cool spooky tracks… slogan on Myspace is ‘Creep on creepin’ on.’ - Toronto duo - ‘Music to kill you lover to’ Label Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Volcano Choir – Island, IS – Unmap (2009) - debut album - Justin Vernon (aka Bon Iver) project with Collections of Colonies of Bees. - Bon Iver’s owned the 2008 music world - Out 9/22 of Jagjaguwar Label's Site : Myspace : Stream on HypeMachine Sufjan Stevens – Decatur – Illinois (2005) - 5th album of 5. 2nd in his State Themed series - Playing Bloomington on Setp 29th Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Magnolia Electric Co. – Whip-Poor-Will – Josephine (2009) - latest album from this Jason Molina band - this song was a long time b-side favorite Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Clues – You Have My Eyes Now – Clues (2009) - debut album - Alden Penner (The Unicorns) and Bredan Reed (Arcade Fire Alum) - doesn’t really sound like a combination of those two bands which is pretty cool, I think. Official Site : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine The Entrance Band – Lookout! – The Entrance Band (2009) - debut on Underwater Peoples - LA Trio that can have a very psychedelic sound at times - This track is more pixies if they had an 80’s British lead singer. Official Site : Myspace : Stream on HypeMachine Brendan Benson – Poised and Ready – My Old, Familiar Friend (2009) - forthcoming album, first since Raconteurs work - out 8-18-09 - for those not near and dear to his previous solo work you should be able to at least clearly hear his contribution to the Raconteurs’ sound. Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine Pablo – Ha Ha Ha Ha – There’s Rope to Leave (2009) - 2nd album - Debut was one of the great under-appreciated gems of the past 3yrs or so - If you dig this one, check out the song ‘Loser Crew’ from their debut. - Stream this entire album on Spinner! Official Site : Myspace : Buy on Amazon : Stream on HypeMachine