The U & U Show 309! SXSW 2013 Preview #4!

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Lady Lamb the Beekeeper : Bird Balloons : Ripely Pine (2013)

-          Debut Studio album

-          5 years of incredible. minor releases on her BandCamp

-          RIYL St. Vincent.

-          One of the rawest, most powerful musicians I've heard in a long time.

-          Aly Spaltro

BandCamp

VietNam : Stucco Roofs : an A.merican D.ream (2013)

-          Forthcoming 2nd album

-          Brooklyn soulful, bluesy classic psych rock

-          SXSW 2013

Facebook : SoundCloud  

Joshua James : Coal War : Build Me This (2009)

-          3^rd full length album

-          RIYL Damien Rice, AA Bondy, David Ford

-          SXSW 2013

Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

MMOSS : woolgathering : i (2010)

-          Debut full length

-          2nd album was out in Nov 2012.

-          Available for 'You Name the Price' on their official site.

-          Be careful when Googling… this band is not the Minnesota Metabolic and Obesity Surgical Specialists… I don’t think.

Official Site : MySpace : HypeMachine

Palma Violets : Best of Friends : 180 (2013)

-          Debut album

-          SXSW 2013

Official Site

Little Green Cars : The John Wayne : Absolute Zero (2013)

-          Debut album out May 14th.

-          One EP and one single out so far.

-          Big driving folk rock.

-          SXSW 2013

Official Site

Gold & Youth : Time To Kill : Beyond Wilderness (2013)

-          Debut album

-          RIYL the xx.

-          SXSW 2013

BandCamp  

King Tuff : Alone & Stoned : King Tuff (2012)

-          2nd full length album

-          out of the Vermont

-          psychadelic/powerpop/rock… a little like T Rex vocals

-          One of 2012's best albums

-          SXSW 2013

Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine

John Wesley Coleman III : Bad Lady Goes To Jail : Bad Lady Goes To Jail (2010)

-          3rd of 4 albums.

-          Bluesy, fuzzy punk-alt country

-          SXSW 2013

Official Site

Sonny Smith as Danny Dusk & The Twilights : Life Ain't Clear : Sonny Smith's 100 Records Vol 3 (2013)

-          3rd installment from one of the more ambitious projects I've come across.

-          He's come up with 100 fictional bands and recording a song as each of them. Full explanation here.

-          Also the leader of Sonny & the Sunsets who had an excellent album, Longtime Companion, out in 2012.

Official Site : Sonny Smith Official Site : HypeMachine

Radiation City : The Color of Industry : The Hands That Take You (2011)

-          Debut full length. Latest release is 2012's Cool Nightmare EP

-          SXSW 2013

Official Site

Gap Dream : Feast of the First Morning : Gap Dream (2012)

-          Debut full length.

-          2nd is on it's way.

-          Druggy psych rock that's slightly less ominous than the Black Angels.

-          SXSW 2013

BandCamp

Islet : What We Done Wrong : Illuminated People (2012)

-          Debut full length.

-          A bunch of other releases available on BandCamp.

-          SXSW 2013

BandCamp

Indians : I Am Haunted : Somewhere Else (2013)

-          Debut album.

-          SXSW 2013

Official Site

Nick Cave : Higgs Boson Blues : Push Away The Sky (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.

-          SXSW 2013

Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

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Foxygen : On Blue Mountain : 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.

-          CMJ 2012

BandCamp : Amazon : HypeMachine : @FoxygenTheBand

VietNam : Kitchen Kongas : A.merican D.ream (2013)

-          Forthcoming 2nd album

-          Brooklyn soulful, bluesy classic psych rock

Facebook : SoundCloud  

Nightlands : 300 Clouds : Forget the Mantra (2010)

-          Debut full length
-          2nd full length is coming soon

-          Act on Secretly Canadian, sister label of Jagjaguwar.

Official Site

Youth Lagoon : Dropla : Wondrous Bughouse (2013)

-          Forthcoming 2nd album.

-          Trevor Powers recorded the debut at 20 yrs old

-          Beachy (at times), spacey indie pop.

Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine

Christopher Owens : A Broken Heart : 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

Fidlar : Stoked and Broke : Fidlar (2013)

-          Debut full length.

-          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

Ty Segall & Mikal Cronin : Drop Dead Baby : Reverse Shark Attack (2009)

-          One of two rereleased collaborative albums.

-          San Fran friends powering the Psych rock scene.

Ty’s Official Site : Mikal’s BandCamp

Fuzz : This Time I Got A Reason : This Time I Got A Reason 7” (2013)

-          2 song single.

-          Latest project from the ever-prolific Ty Segall

-          Heavier psych blues sound here than his usual style.

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Guadalupe Plata : El Blues Es Mi Amigo : Guadalupe Plata (2013)

-          2^nd full length.

-          Spanish band.

-          Incredibly enjoyable Black Keys/White Stripes feel here.

BandCamp : BandCamp : HypeMachine

Akron/Family : Last Year : Set 'em Wild, Set 'em Free (2009)

-          5^th album

-          Forthcoming 7^th album, Sub Verses, was just announced.

-          Stream their first single, No-Room, on their official site.

Official Site

Wooden Wand : Supermoon (The Sounding Line) : Blood Oaths of the New Blues (2013)

-          James Jackson Toth project's forthcoming album.

-          This song will be on my best of 2013, and I know I'm saying that in January.

-          Last release was 2011's Wooden Wand and the Briarwood Virgins.

-          Also released music as WAND after his band left him.

-          SXSW 2012

MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

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

-          Debut full length

-          One of many superb acts on Sacred Bones Records.

BandCamp

Tom Waits : Potter's Field : Foreign Affairs (1977)

-          4^th full length

-          Album features Bette Midler on one track.

Official Site