U & U Show 409 | Les Savy Fav Season

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Les Savy Fav : Dear Crutches : Root For Ruin (2010)

-          Latest and 5th album.

-          Debut album 3/5 was out 1997.

-          Led by comedian, artist, author and crazy person Tim Harrington.

-          Art, punk rock that is reminiscent of the Pixies at times.

-          One of the best live bands I've ever seen.

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Destroyer : Dream Lover : Poison Season (2015)

-          10th album.

-          Dan Bejar's main project.

-          Also makes up one third of the pop perfectionists the New Pornographers.

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The U & U Show 404 | New Justin Vernon & 5 Show Debuts

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Justin Vernon : Time Goes Inside Out… (2015)

-          Cover of Spoon's song 'Inside Out'

-          Promo single and video for the Eau Claire Music Festival.

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Sufjan Stevens : John My Beloved : Carrie and Lowell (2015)

-          I believe it's officially his forthcoming 6th album, but he's also but out numerous other compilations and releases from side projects.

-          One of the most talented musicians that I've been able to enjoy every step of the way.

-          This first teaser sounds like a hope-elevating return to his early stripped back folk days.

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Damaged Bug : Jet In Jungle : Cold Hot Plumbs (2015)

-          2nd LP

-          Solo moniker for Thee Oh Sees frontman John Dwyer.

-          Debut album, Hubba Bubba, was out in 2014.

-          Less amped up and aggressive, synth-heavy psych rock weirdness.

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Unknown Mortal Orchestra : Can't Keep Checking My Phone : Multi-Love (2015)

-          Forthcoming 3rd LP.

-          Debut album, 2011's s/t, was a huge critical hit.

Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine

Mr. Elevator & the Brain Hotel : Right Where You Ought To Be : Nico & Her Psychedelic Subconscious (2013)

-          Debut Album.

-          Led by Tomas Dolas, but features Wyatt Blair.

-          Burger Records

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Stealing Sheep : Murmur Earth : Record Store Day 7" (2015)

-          Latest Single. 2nd album, Not Real, is just out as well.

-          Liverpool psych folk band.

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Waxahatchee : Summer Of Love : Ivy Tripp (2015)

-          3rd full length.

-          Project from Kate Crutchfield. Twin sister of Swearin's Allison Crutchfield.

-          Her 2nd album, 2013's Cerulean Salt, was one of the year's best.

-          Debut was lo-fi and a rougher DIY style album.

-          Played a series of stripped back solo shows with only her twin sister, Allison of Swearin', on backup vocals at SXSW 2015.

BandCamp : Facebook

John Andrews & The Yawns : Pennsylvania : Bit By The Fang (2015)

-          Debut LP.

-          Dylan-esque big band, steady-rolling, Americana-tinged, jangly classic rock.

-          Andrews is also Quilt's drummer and Woods' keyboardist.

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Warm Soda : Cryin For A Love : Symbolic Dream (2015)

-          3rd Album.

-          Led by Matthew Melton who released his solo debut in 2014 and led Bare Wires previously.

-          Another highlight of the Burger Records SXSW 2015 showcase.

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Hagerty-Toth Band : 2D Girl : Qalgebra (2015)

-          Record Store Day 2015 release.

-          Collab of James Jackson Toth (Wooden Wand) Neil Hagerty (Royal Trux).

-          James Toth has been one of my favorite folk artists of the past 10 yrs.

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Howlin' Rain : Death Prayer in Heaven's Orchard : Howlin' Rain (2006)

-          Debut LP

-          Just put out their 4th album, Mansion Songs.

-          Led by Ethan Miller, formerly of Comets On Fire.

-          Big blues psych rock that gets a bit jammier than I tend to go for, but the vocals are pretty powerful and unique to Ethan Miller

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Wand : Melted Rope : Golem (2015)

-          2nd album.

-          LA-based loud, psych-heavy rock.

-          Buddies with Ty Segall.

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Les Big Byrd : Tinnitus Ætérnum : Back To Bagarmossen (2014)

-          Latest EP. One LP.

-          Stockholm psych rock.

-          Work with Anton Newcombe of Brian Jamestown Massacre.

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Suuns & Jerusalem In My Heart : Metal : Suuns & Jerusalem In My Heart (2015)

-          Collaborative LP.

-          Suuns have two albums out and were one of my top bands at Sx 2015

-          Both groups are from Montreal, which has a booming and eclectic music scene.

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Girl Band : Lawman : The Early Years EP (2015)

-          Forthcoming EP.

-          Explosive cover of UK Electronic act Blawan.

-          Debut EP, France 98, is available for free on their BandCamp.

-          Eractic punk rockers out of Ireland.

-          One of the more exciting and exhilarating punk rock bands I’ve heard in a long time.

-          Best Band of SXSW 2015!

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Khun Narin : Lam Phu Thai #1 : Khun Narin's Electric Phin Band (2014)

-          Debut LP.

-          Thailand instrumental psychedelic band.

-          On Innovative Leisure label.

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The U & U Show 395 | #SXSW 2015 Preview 2 of 6

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OnlyReal : Can't Get Happy : Jerk At The End Of The Line (2015)

-          2nd single from his just announced debut LP.

-          No title for the album yet, but it is already one of my most anticipated albums of 2015.

-          Over the past couple years Niall Galvin has released some of the catchiest indie pop under his OnlyReal moniker.

-          SXSW 2015.

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Father John Misty : Heart Shaped Box (Nirvana Cover) (2015)

-          J Tillman's 2nd album under this alias, 'I Love You, Honeybear', was just out.

-          Former member of the Fleet Foxes who hasn’t really put out any solo work that's impressed me until his Father John Misty work.

-          Big Jason Molina feeling to the slower tracks on this album.

-          SXSW 2015?

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The U & U Show 306! SXSW Preview Show #1!

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Thao Nguyen & the Get Down Stay Down : We the Common (For Valerie Bolden) : We The Common (2013)

-          4th album. Also one collab album with Mirah called Thao & Mirah.

-          if you are unfamiliar with Thao you need to correctly that quickly

-          If she ever were to propose to me, I would say yes.

-          SXSW 2013

Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

Mikal Cronin : Shout It Out : MCII (2013)

-          S/t solo debut out in 2011.

-          Album is produced by fellow west coaster, Ty Segall.

-          Also in a surf-punk band called the Moonhearts & Ty Segall's backing band, just like Ty's in Mikal's band.

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The Black Angels : Don't Play With Guns : Indigo Meadow (2013)

-          4th album from the ominous psych rockers.

-          Formed in 2004 in Austin, TX

-          One of the greatest and loudest bands I've seen perform.

Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

Night Beds : Even If We Try : Country Sleep (2013)

-          Debut album.

-          Very talented vocalist.

-          Sounds like a cross between Ryan Adams and the Cave Singers.

-          SXSW 2013

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Jim James : State Of The Art (A.E.I.O.U) : Regions Of Light And Sound Of God (2013)

-          Solo debut from the My Morning Jacket frontman.

-          Part funk, part Phil Collins, all good.

-          One of music's greatest voices on display more than ever before.

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Blaudzun : Flame On My Head : Heavy Flowers (2012)

-          3rd album

-          Very successful Dutch singer-songwriter.

-          Reminds me of a bit of Frightened Rabbit.

-          SXSW 2013

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Frightened Rabbit : Holy : Pedestrian Verse (2013)

-          4th album and first on a major label.

-          Midnight Organ Fight is their best to date.

-          Scottish accent stands out, but there seems to be something more than that to his vocals and make them truly unique.

-          The construct some of the most beautifully powerful and layered indie rock songs I've ever heard.

-          SXSW 2013

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Allah-Las : Catamaran : Catamaran/Long Journey 7" Single (2011)

-          Debut Single.

-          SXSW 2013.

Official Site : HypeMachine

Mac DeMarco : Ode To Viceroy : 2 (2012)

-          2nd album

-          An album I slept on and never was too sold on despite massive critical praise, then their live show won me over.

-          The live performance was looser, heavier and more upbeat.

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Foxygen : Bowling Trophies : We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic (2013)

-          2nd full length.

-          Debut album that was just rereleased after Jagjaguwar signed them in 2011.

-          Funkier Rolling Stones feel.

-          SXSW 2013

BandCamp : Amazon : HypeMachine : @FoxygenTheBand

DUNE RATS! : Wooo! : SEXY BEACH EP (2011)

-          Latest single. 2 2011 EPs.

-          Sloppy garage, REM-leaning act starting to carve out a name for themselves in a similar way as FIDLAR.

-          Tied the Grizzled Mighty for best band of CMJ 2012

-          Just released 2 new videos for 'Red Light Green Light' from a forthcoming release. Red Version | Green Version

-          SXSW 2013

BandCamp : HypeMachine

Black Lips : Starting Over : 200 Million Thousand (2009)

-          5th album and one of the best tracks of '09.

-          Their 6^th album, Arabia Mountain, was my pick for Best Album of 2011.

-          New album due out in late 2013/early2014.

-          One of the most fun bands to listen to and see live.

-          Gloriously sloppy, garage rock.

-          SXSW 2013

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Shout Out Louds : Blue Ice : Optica (2013)

-          4th album

-          Swedish indie rock/pop band leaning more mellow and poppier here.

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Unknown Mortal Orchestra : So Good At Being In Trouble : II (2013)

-          2nd full length, II, is out on Jagjaguwar.

-          Debut album, 2011's s/t, was a huge critical hit.

-          SXSW 2013

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Local Natives : You & I : Hummingbird (2013)

-          First single off forthcoming album.

-          debut album was 2010's L'Aventure.

-          Check out their DayTrotter Session Here!

Official Site : Myspace : HypeMachine

Nightlands : Time and Place : Oak Island (2013)

-          2nd full length

-          Act on Secretly Canadian, sister label of Jagjaguwar.

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The U & U Show 295! Halloween 2012!

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Nick Cave : Stagger Lee : Murder Ballads (1996)

-          9^th album

-          One of Cave’s best and darkest albums

-          Album is all about crimes of passion.

-          Cave's latest releases were two with side project Grinderman.

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Mark Lanegan : On the Steps of the Cathedral : Here Comes That Weird Chill EP (2003)

-          EP that led into the release of his 6th and final solo album.

-          Man of many projects and styles… most of them dark.

-          Initially the leader of Seattle grunge band Screaming Trees.

-          Member of QOTSA

-          Collaborations with: Greg Dulli in the Gutter Twins; Mark Lanegan & Isobel Campbell; Soulsavers.

Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine

Deerhoof : Sexy, But Sparkly : Deerhoof/Half Waif (split single) (2012)

-          Latest single release.

-          San Fran catchy noise rock band.

-          12 full lengths out since 1997.

Official Site : @Deerhoof

PAPA : Put Me To Work (2012)

-          New single!

-          Debut EP was on my Best of 2011 list.

-          Led by the drummer for the band Girls.

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

MySpace : HypeMachine : @PAPAtheBand

Local Natives : Breakers : Hummingbird (2012)

-          First single off forthcoming album.

-          debut album was 2010's L'Aventure.

-          Check out their DayTrotter Session Here!

Official Site : Myspace : HypeMachine

Fang Island : Asunder : Major (2012)

-          2nd full length album.

-          Their 2010 s/t debut was excellent.

-          They describe their music as 'everyone high fiving everyone.'

-          Very high energy, frenetic pop/rock

Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine

Christopher Owens : Lysandre's Theme / Here We Go : Lysandre (2012)

-          Solo debut from the former leader of Girls.

-          I've loved his solo releases far more than his stuff with Girls… same goes for Girls; drummer's side project PAPA.

-          This track has a 60's folk rock vibe to it. Very pleasant track

HypeMachine : @Chri55yBaby

The Amazing : Flashlight : Gentle Stream (2012)

-          2nd full length

-          Swedish 60's-ish folk rock.

-          Founded by two members of the band Dungen

Myspace : HypeMachine

Lord Huron : She Lit a Fire : Lonesome Dreams (2012)

-          Debut full length from a band that has made a significant mark already with only 2 EPs

-          Rich, easy going tropical feel to this track.

-          Very reminiscent of Fleet Foxes.

Official Site : MySpace : HypeMachine : @LordHuron

Unknown Mortal Orchestra : Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark) : Tour 7" Single (2012)

-          2nd full length, II, is due out on Jagjaguwar next year.

-          Debut album, 2011's s/t, was a huge critical hit.

Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine

Fidlar : American Steel (2010)

-          Older single. Video HERE.

-          Rough garage rick with a bit of surf rock.

-          So glad to see these guys getting a bit of publicity.

-          FIDLAR = Fuck It Dog Life’s A Risk.

-          SXSW 2012

BandCamp : Amazon : HypeMachine

Tame Impala : Music to Walk Home By : Lonerism (2012)

-          2nd album

-          Australian classic psych outfit.

-          Members also responsible for the excellent band POND.

Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

Thee Oh Sees : Putrifiers II : Putrifiers II (2012)

-          Title track from their13th album.

-          San Fran garage psych band.

Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine

Twerps : Dreamin : Twerps (2011)

-          Debut Album

-          A spacey brand of indie pop.

-          CMJ 2012

BandCamp : @TwerpsTwerps

Titus Andronicus : My Eating Disorder : Local Business (2012)

-          3rd album.

-          2nd album The Monitor was my pick for best album of 2010 and one of my all time favorites.

-          A Rolling Stone ‘Best new band of 2010’ even though their debut came out in 2008.

-          SXSW 2012

Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine : @Titus_dronicus

Field Mouse : Falling (Twin Peaks theme) : How Do You Know (single) (2012)

-          Cover of the theme from David Lynch's cult classic tv show.

-          I admit to being a sucker for all things Twin Peaks and this is no exception.

-          Field Mouse was a band that I caught twice at CMJ this year and enjoyed a lot!

BandCamp : @FieldMouse