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U.S. Christmas

The Valley Path

(Neurot)   www.neurotrecordings.com   Droner rock alert! Taking a cue from aesthetic - and, at times, sonic - kinsmen Sleep, whose doomy '99 epic Jerusalem comprised a single (though more...

U.S. Christmas + Harvestman + Minsk

The Hawkwind Triad

(Neurot Recordings)   www.neurotrecordings.com   Three of the most innovative acts in modern metal pay a fitting tribute to the most underrated band in psych-rock history with The H more...

U2

No Line on the Horizon

(Interscope)   www.interscope.com     As icy as its graying minimalist cover by Japanese photog Hiroshi Sugimoto might suggest, No Line on the Horizon is U2's messiest album more...

U2

The Unforgettable Fire: Super Deluxe Edition [reissue]

(Mercury/Universal)   www.islanddefjam.com   So this is where it really began.   Not U2's initial lift-off; that was a year earlier, with 1983's War, and an ensuing world tour more...

U2

Achtung Baby 20th Anniversary Edition

(Universal)   www.universalmusic.com   There are things to consider when approaching the 20th anniversary of U2's Achtung Baby - things different than most other reissues.   Th more...

Už Jsme Doma

Caves

(Cuneiform)   www.cuneiformrecords.com   The long-running Už Jsme Doma has been through a quarter century of mayhem, beginning its intricately-plotted, anarchically-energized career more...

Ugly Beats

Motor!

(Get Hip)   www.gethip.com   The Ugly Beats, out of Austin, party like it's 1965 on their third full-length Motor!.  Joe Emery, the band's singer and main songwriter, has a high more...

Ugly Stick

Pick Up the Hatchet

(Hovercraft)   www.hovercraftpdx.com   If you haven't heard of this band hailing from tiny Delaware, Ohio don't worry, hardly anyone else outside of their home state did either. But more...

Uh Huh Her

Common Reaction

(Nettwerk) www.nettwerk.com   Disco's not dead. The sounds of the ‘70s are as engaging as ever.  New wave champs like Blondie, the Motels and Missing Persons left a lingering more...

Umphrey's McGee

Mantis

(SCI Fidelity)     www.scifidelity.com   Riding the wave of a successful marketing plan and fresh studio approach to creating musical compositions, Chicago quintet Umphrey's more...


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