The U & U Show 442 | SXSW 2016 Preview #3

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Frightened Rabbit : Death Dream

Painting of a Panic Attack (2016)  |  Official Site

 

TW Walsh : Counting Cards

Fruitless Research (2016)  |  BandCamp

 

The Unknown & Unheard Show 221! SXSW Week!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 221 Right Here, Right Now! (Download) Nick Cave & UNKLE - Money and Run - Only the Lonely EP (2011) - Forthcoming EP from UNKLE - UNKLE is a producer who teams up with other singers and bands for his releases. Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine The Kills - DNA - Blood Pressures (2011) - Forthcoming album - latest album was out in 2008, ‘Midnight Boom’ - Detroit rock duo. - The female half, Allison Mosshart is in the Dead Weather with Jack White. - Playing SXSW Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine TV on the Radio – Caffeinated Consciousness - Nine Types of Light (2011) - First single from their long-awaited forthcoming album. - It seems all of their members have done their own projects since their last full length came out in 2008. - Made my best of 2008 show. - Playing SXSW Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine JEFF the Brotherhood - U Got The Look (Live at Third Man Records) - Heavy Days (2010) - 3rd album - Jake & Jamin Orrall - Kraut punk rock. Harder, eclectic rock. - Playing SXSW MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Ben Ottewell - Chose - Shapes & Shadows (2011) - Solo debut from one of Gomez's three singers. - He always had my favorite voice in Gomez, especially when he'd lead the more rocking song from them. - This album is unfortunately a bit more restrained than I'd like. Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine Yearbook Committee - We Let Our Grades Slip - Sing Til You Die (2011) - Debut release. - Playing SXSW - Terre Haute music collective. Official Site : HypeMachine Auditorium - Oh, My Desperate Soul - Be Brave (2011) - Debut Full length - Great sound captured here. Makes you think of T. Rex, Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes. Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine Yellow Ostrich - Tightrope (Yeasayer Cover) - Debut full length is called 'The Mistress' - Sounds a bit like the Beatles and the White Stripes and even at times Menomena. - Playing SXSW Official Site : BandCamp : HypeMachine The Dodos - Sleep - No Color (2011) - 3rd album - debut album appeared on almost every indie music Best of ’08 lists - their talent for creating impressive compositions is clearly evident. - This entire album is heavily focused on upbeat chugging drums. Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine Beady Eye - Bring the Light - Different Gear, Still Speeding (2011) - Debut album from this Liam Gallagher (Oasis) project. - Rolling Stones and Beatles influenced rock like a lot of Oasis' music. Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine Withered Hand - Love in the Time of Ecstasy - Good News (2011) - Debut full length, but has two previously released EPs - Neil Young-heavy sound. - His best song is unfortunately very profane. The FCC would not appreciate it. - Favorite band I've found this week! - Playing SXSW Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine J Mascis - What Happened - Several Shades of Why (2011) - Forthcoming solo album. - Dinosaur Jr. leader. - Eddie Vedder-esque vocals. - Playing SXSW Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine Bobby Long - Who Have You Been Loving - A Winter Tale (2011) - Debut full length - British atl-country singer/songwriter Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine James Vincent McMorrow - We Don't Eat - Early In the Morning (2011) - Debut full length. - This guy's music could pass as Bon Iver's - He seems to make no bones about his affinity for Justin Vernon… he even titles some of his songs like those of Vernon. - Good thing I love that sound! - Playing SXSW Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine SXSW ENCORE!!! Robin Pecknold - I'm Losing Myself (Feat. Ed Droste) - Three Songs EP (2011) - Latest solo release from the Fleet Foxes lead singer. He usually goes by White Antelope. - Fleet Foxes have their 2nd album on its way, 'Helplessness Blues' - This track features Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Wye Oak - Civilian - Civilian (2011) - 3rd full length. Also 1 EP - Indie folk rock duo. Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine

The Unknown & Unheard Show 158! A Celebrity Christmas!

Stream & Download The U & U Show 158 Right Here, Right Now! (MediaFire) Tom Waits – Step Right Up – Small Change (1976) - 4th album from one of music’s most prolific artists - This is my annual sarcastic tribute to the American Christmas… there is not a song more fitting. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine : Live Video of Song (Brilliant) Pomegranates - Everybody, Come Outside! - Everybody, Come Outside! (2009) - 2nd album - Fleet Foxes + Polyphonic Spree Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Fanfarlo - I'm a Pilot - Reservoir (2009) - Full length debut - soft but powerful female vocals are balanced perfectly by the driving surges of the guitar. - A slightly more restrained version of the Suckers (a band that blew me away this year). - Rave reviews of their live shows. Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Sufjan Stevens –Get Behind Me, Santa! – Songs For Christmas - Sufjan is a unique artist and without many people knowing has produced roughly fifty great… not the same old… Christmas songs - This is one of the most upbeat of the set and really shows off his songwriting skills, a lot of layers. - You will not hear a Christmas song like this in macy’s… and that’s a good thing! Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Felix - Where Is My Dragon? - You Are the One I Pick (2009) - I love the accent and vocals on this track! - Perfect feel for a quiet snowy day. MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Freelance Whales - Generator ^ First Floor - Weathervanes (2009) - Debut album - Big, bright, lush folk. - Vocals are somewhere between Cloud Cult and Death Cab For Cutie. Official Site : MySpace : HypeMachine Titus Andronicus - Four Score Part Two – The Monitor (2010) - Forthcoming, civil war themed 2nd album - named after the Shakespeare play - hugely popular band and album from last year - they have some straight forward punk tendencies but mix it up musically more than most punk bands that it really sets them apart. - Another lo-fi rough sound Myspace : Amazon : HypeMachine Bright Eyes – Little Drummer Boy - Dark interpretation of this traditional holiday track. - Conor Oberst led band. He is now doing the solo thing as well as making up one part of the Monsters of Folk. Bright Eyes Official Site : Bright Eyes MySpace : Conor Oberst Official Site Cheap Time - Push Your Luck - Cheap Time (2008) - Debut album - I cannot get enough of the snarling jagged guitar that mangle this song over the steady bass beat. MySpace : HypeMachine We All Have Hooks for Hands - Be Love, Be Wild - The Shape of Energy (2009) - 2nd album from the Sioux Falls, SD sextet - Big indie rock sound with vocals that sound like a less dreamy/more anthem rock version of Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Ted McCloskey - The Ceiling Staring Back - One Night Bland (2009) - 5th album - Ike Reilly style of rock - Big, easy to get into and sing along to, high energy anthems. - Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine Rainbow Bridge - Big Wave Rider - True Panther (2009) - Building and pulsing surf song - Olympia garage duo MySpace : HypeMachine Wye Oak - Take It In - The Knot (2009) - 2nd album - Baltimore guy/girl indie rock duo Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine