The Indie Starter Kit

The Twelves- Works for Me
Ace Enders- Rain
Always the Runner- Speaking Of Paliminos
Astronautalis- Two Years Before the Mast
Bear vs. Shark- Busess No Busess
Bloc Party- Flux (JFK Remix)
The Carps- All The Thugs I know
Caspian- Quivos
Constants- Walking Dead In East Texas
Cursive- The Casualty
The Decemberist- The Tain
Discover America- Green Eyes
Do Make Say Think- Minmin
Dredg- Ode To The Sun
Drive Like Jehu- Caress
Dustin Kensure- Blood & Wine
Every Gentle Air- The Sower (Really any thing by these guys is fantastic)
Explosions in the Sky- The Birth and Death of the Day
The Faint- The Geeks Were Right
Far- Mother Mary
Foxhole- End of Dying
Gatsbys American Dream- Margaritas And Cock
Harvey Danger- War Buddies
High and Driving- Shes So Lovely
Hilmar Örn Hilmarson- Pretty Angels
I Married My High School Sweetheart- For Keiko (It feels Like)
Innerpartysystem- Don't Stop
Intramural- Rocket
J Dilla- Geek Down
Junius- Hiding Knives (One of the best bands ever)
Kill The Noise- Hey You (Le Castle Vaina Remix)
The Kinsion- You Will Never Guess Who Died
Limbeck- Honk + Wave
Logh- Fell Into The Well
M83- Let Men Burn Stars
Mates of State- Ha Ha
Metric- Monster Hospital
Mew- Circuitry Of The Wolf
mewithoutYou- In A Sweater Poorly Knit
Mickey Factz- Rockstar Posers
Minus The Bear- Drilling (P.O.S. Redo)
Mogwai- Auto Rock
Moth- I See Sound
Mouth Of The Architect- Baobab
Murder By Death- Killbot2000
Onelinedrawing- Oh, Boys
Pedro The Line- A Mind of Her Own
Pelican- Sirius
Planes Mistaken For Stars- Copper and Stars
Portugal. The Man- AKA M80 The Wolf
The Prize Fighter Inferno- The Going Price For Home
Random- Sitges Savepoint
Ratatat- Beanie Sigel & Dirt McGirt - When You Hear That (Remixes Vol 1)
Refused- New Noise
Russian Circles- Death Rides A Horse
Sense Field- Burn
Sigur Ros- Glósóli
The Snake The Cross The Crown- Gates of Dis
Soular- Take Me Away
The Sounds Of Animals Fighting- The Heretic (Such a great song)
Sparta- Cut Your Ribbon
Steal Train- Blown Away
Stop It!!- Amen and Boys
The Stryder- Billy
Sufjan Stevens- The Dress Looks Nice On You
Telefon Tel Aviv- Fahrenheit Fair Enough
Thrice- Child of Dust
Thursday- Into the Blinding Light
Tristeza- Aereoaviones
U.N.K.L.E.- When Things Explode
The Valley Arena- Paint it Red
Waxwing- Place Called Houston
Yaphet Kotto- Torn Pictures

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Anyway. I know how you internetians love mp3s so...I will get on that.

U.N.K.L.E.

Unkle=incredible. From Psyence Fiction, to Never, Never, Land and most recently War Stories, Unkle has given the world the DJ answer to bands like Explosions in the Sky. Anyone song can be listened to apart from the rest and be magical, or together with the whole album and be remarkable.

I present to you a song off each major release that I know of. For Psyence Fiction I could do the obvious and post Rabbit In Your Headlights, instead I will go for one of my personal favorites, Celestial Annihilation. Coolest. Song. Name. Ever. I remember buying this CD and a sticker on the front said, 'DJ Shadow with vocals!'. I was all, who the hell is DJ Shadow? Oh ye of little knowledge.

Next we have Never, Never, Land which saw the departure of DJ Shadow for I believe James Lavelle (or maybe Lavelle was already in Unkle...wiki it if you want to know more than I). A more ambient/soundtrack style was found here, but the since of urgency in all the songs was not lost. And because I can't decide between Reign and Eye For An Eye, you get both! (casual applause goes here)

Lastly we have War Stories. Yes, that is an epic album title. The music on the album does not disappoint. Food for though, when you go out looking to buy this album (which you will) be on the look out for the special 2 disc edition which is in a slick slipcase. Best part about however is the 2nd disc is the album with all the vocals stripped away. hothtoththohtoothohthotothot. Last song on the album is called When Things Explode, so freaking awesome. And for your listening pleasure, the (I think 'single') Burn My Shadow.

Downloads:
U.N.K.L.E.- Celestial Annihilation
U.N.K.L.E.- Eye For An Eye
U.N.K.L.E.- Reign
U.N.K.L.E.- Burn My Shadow


Watch U.N.K.L.E. ft Ian Brown Be There


Watch U.N.K.L.E. clips from them live in spain