The U & U Show 460 | Staying Positive This Summer

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The Hold Steady : Constructive Summer

Stay Positive (2008)  |  Official Site

 

Connections : Month 2 Month

Midnight Run (2016)  |  BandCamp

The U & U Show 459 | It's Hot. Stay Inside. Enjoy Music.

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Dogbreth : Steeping

Second Home (2016)  |  BandCamp

 

Wymond Miles : Divided By Two

Call By Night (2016)  |  BandCamp

The U & U Show 338 | CMJ 2013 Recap

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Lee Fields & The Expressions : I Still Got It : Faithful Man (2012)

-          3rd album with the Expressions

-          Long-time soul singer

-          Playing CMJ 2013

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Nick Waterhouse : Some Place : Time’s All Gone (2012)

-          Debut album.

-          First official single came out in 2010.

-          Blues and soul singer songwriter.

-          Playing CMJ 2013

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The U & U Show 334 | Bill Callahan is a Warm Blanket

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Willis Earl Beal : Wavering Lines : Nobody Knows (2013)

-       2^nd full length.

-       Debut was lo-fi, unflattering and didn't show off his insanely powerful voice.

-       Big time comparisons to Tom Waits.

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Bill Callahan : The Sing : Dream River (2013)

-       5^th solo album.

-       His 4^th, Apocalypse, was one of the best albums of 2011.

-       Former leader of Smog.

-       His voice has so much warm, fatherly power. Fall and Winter don’t stand a chance.

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The U & U Show 304!

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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

-          4^th full length

-          Album features Bette Midler on one track.

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The U & U Show 299! That's Almost 300!

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds : We Kno Who U R : Push the Sky Away (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.

Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

Fletcher C. Johnson : Send Me Your Love : Salutations (2012)

-          2^nd album.

-          One album out in 2010.

-          New project involving a former member of King Tuff

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Thee Oh Sees : Flood's New Light : Putrifiers II (2012)

-          6^th studio album

-          San Fran band offering up a huge range of styles, but psych rock most frequently.

-          Started by John Dwyer as a casual project that developed into something much larger.

-          On a lot of best of 2012 lists.

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Lace Curtains : Bedroom Honesty : The Garden of Joy and the Well of Loneliness (2012)

-          Debut album

-          Big Velvet Underground sound.

tumblr : HypeMachine

Marnie Stern : Year of the Glad : The Chronicles of Marnia (2013)

-          4th album. Out in March 2013

-          Her previous album was a 2010 Best of the U & U.

-          A wild mix of the joyous unpredictability of Ponytail and the harder Yeah Yeah Yeahs tracks.

-          The band I'm most excited to see play SXSW 2013 of the announced acts so far.

MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine

Guards : Silver Lining : In Guards We Trust (2013)

-          Debut full length

-          Their BandCamp is loaded with previously released singles and EPs.

Official Site : BandCamp

The Cave Singers : Have to Pretend : Naomi (2013)

-          4th album. Out in March of 2013

-          interesting, dark brand of folk

-          out of Seattle

-          Formerly on Matador Records, now with powerhouse Indiana label Jagjaguwar.

Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine : DayTrotter

Fiona Apple : Werewolf : The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do (2012)

-          Highly touted, first album in years.

-          Incredibly powerful vocal performance on this album.

Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine

The Spyrals : Evil Kind : The Spyrals (2012)

-          Debut full length.

-          Garage blues rock that will help fill in the space between Black Angels albums.

BandCamp : Amazon : HypeMachine

DIIV : (Druun) : Oshin (2012)

-          Debut album

-          Blend of new-wave, dream pop and even some heavier shoegaze. They have a definite 80’s feel to them.

-          Getting huge praise for this album. On a lot of Best of 2012 lists.

-          Formerly called Dive

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

-          Debut full length

-          One of many superb acts on Sacred Bones Records.

BandCamp

The Bridges : Travelin' Man (2012)

-          Latest single available for download if you Like them on their Facebook page.

-          They have a handful of other minor releases on their BandCamp site.

BandCamp

Tyvek : Scaling : On Triple Beams (2012)

-          4^th album

-          The band I regret missing at CMJ.

-          Aggressive and refreshingly diverse punk rock band.

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Desaparecidos : MariKKKopa : MariKKKopa b/w Backsell (single) (2012)

-          First single since their recent reformation.

-          Connor Oberst's (Bright Eyes, Monsters of Folk) first band.

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Big Ups : Shut Your Mouth : Wake Up (single) (2012)

-          3 song single from this NYC punk rock band

-          Were outstanding,  wildly energetic openers for FIDLAR.

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Sigur Ros : Varúð : Valtari (2012)

-          6th full length. Also an excellent documentary and a live album.

-          Unique, powerful, orchestral Icelandic band.

-          Lyrics are usually big for me to get into a band, but here, the fact I can’t understand them gives their music a certain mystique.

Official Site : Amazon : HypeMachine