http://www.wyep.org en-us Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Copyright 2008 You Gotta Hear This is a monthly podcast from WYEP, Pittsburgh featuring highlights from a new CD that you may have missed. Produced by Cindy Howes, WYEP's Morning Mix host, "You Gotta Hear This" serves up commentary, music excerpts, and background inform wyep.org You Gotta Hear This is a monthly podcast from WYEP, Pittsburgh featuring highlights from a new CD that you may have missed. Produced by Cindy Howes, WYEP's Morning Mix host, "You Gotta Hear This" serves up commentary, music excerpts, and background information on the featured artist. You Gotta Hear This can also be heard during "The Music Lab", each Sunday at 5pm on 91.3FM WYEP and wyep.org. You Gotta Hear This is a monthly podcast from WYEP, Pittsburgh featuring highlights from a new CD that you may have missed. Produced by Cindy Howes, WYEP's Morning Mix host, "You Gotta Hear This" serves up commentary, music excerpts, and background inform http://feeds.feedburner.com/wyep/yght 91.3fm wyep podcasts@wyep.org No http://www.wyep.org/images/podcasts/yght75.jpg http://wyep.org/music/ondemand/podcasts/ 91.3fm WYEP Cindy Howes takes a look at a release that you have to hear about from an artist named Royal Wood. Cindy Howes takes a look at a release that you have to hear about from an artist named Royal Wood. 00:04:42 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, Royal wood http://podcasts.wyep.org/yght-100.mp3 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 91.3fm WYEP You Gotta Hear This: Jenny Owen Youngs Jenny Owen Youngs can write the heck out of a song and make you have a new appreciation for the F-word. Armed with snappy hooks and sassy lyrics, Jenny’s making waves on and off the Internet. We take a listen to snippets from her debut album “Batten The Hatches”. 4:55 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, You Gotta Hear This, Jenny Owen Youngs, Cindy Howes http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT101.MP3 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 91.3fm WYEP You Gotta Hear This: Deb Talan Before she formed The Weepies in 2003 with Steve Tannen, Deb Talan had a pretty sweet solo career in the Boston music scene. She has released 3 excellent solo albums. We dig a little deeper into her musical past from a couple of those solo efforts. 5:04 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, You Gotta Hear This, Deb Talan, Cindy Howes http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT102.MP3 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 91.3fm WYEP You Gotta Hear This: Band of Horses With their vocal styles compared to Neil Young, My Morning Jacket, and other ethereal songwriters, Band Of Horses pairs these similarities with their own atmospheric indie sound. Their Sophomore effort “Cease to Begin” was hardly a slump. Topping the Billboard Charts at #35. Here we take a peak at some of their notable songs off of both their first and second albums. 4:40 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, You Gotta Hear This, Band of Horses, Cindy Howes http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT103.MP3 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 91.3fm WYEP You Gotta Hear This: Mountain Firework Company The 7 members of The Mountain Firework Company combine their skills to bring the folk tradition back to the mainstream. Their edgy lyrics and at-times raggedy folk style sets the scene for a rowdy pub-crawl, or a brief introspection as you go from pub to pub. Here we sit back and ponder how their songs have evolved and become transported to an intimate venue with the Mountain Firework Company. 4:22 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, You Gotta Hear This, Mountain Firework Company, Cindy Howes http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT104.MP3 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 91.3fm WYEP You Gotta Hear This: Beirut Beirut couples traditional American folk traditions with a unique blend of aromatic spices from all around the world. Most notable is the influence of gypsy music from customs infused from Eastern Europe. Beirut’s sound consists of a myriad of instrumentation from the standard guitar and drums to the dense textures of accordian, mandolin, violin, ukulele, and the delicacy of a glockenspiel. Here we focus on Beirut’s first and second albums. 4:37 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, WYEP "You Gotta Hear This" "Beirut" http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT105.MP3 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 91.3fm WYEP She & Him formed while Deschanel and Ward were paired up to write songs for a film soundtrack. Their sounds meshed and the product was their first album Volume One. The rough and tumble sound of M. Ward pairs exceptionally well with the silky sweetness of Deschanel. Their style seems to fit well with the era of black and white filmmaking. Their lo-fi sound imparts an immediate accessibility; one that creates a sensuous background to any activity. 4:53 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, WYEP, You Gotta Hear This, She & Him, Cindy Howes http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT107.MP3 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 91.3fm WYEP You Gotta Hear This features music from The Mountain Goats - including cuts from the new album Heretic Pride. The Mountain Goats have released over a dozen albums since 1991 and surround the song writing of John Darnielle. Darnielle crafts quirky indie-pop numbers that make you turn your head once you get past his oddball vocals. The new album, Heretic Pride, once again inds the band working with producer/musician John Vanderslice. 4:17 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, you gotta hear this, the mountain goats, mountain goats, john vanderslice, heretic pride, cindy howe http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT108.MP3 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 91.3fm WYEP Cindy Howes introduces you to some new music from Frightened Rabbits Frightened Rabbit have released their second album "The Midnight Organ Fight" to much fanfare. The Scottish band delights with upbeat songs about being very very sad while maintaining that twee accent. 4:26 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, You Gotta Hear This, Frightened Rabbit http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT110.MP3 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 91.3fm WYEP YGHT features some of the great new songs on Ra Ra Riot's debut album, The Rhumb line Ra Ra Riot met at Syracuse University and formed in 2006. After one independently released EP, they storm onto the scene with a fantastic debut album that holds a tragic back story. 3:29 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, You Gotta Hear This, Cindy Howes, Ra Ra Riot http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT112.MP3 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 91.3fm WYEP This month, You Gotta Hear This covers the fantastic new album from TV On The Radio TV On The Radio have put out their third album "Dear Science" and it's full of their funky fuzzy indie rock. We'll take a listen to a few samples on this much anticipated release. 3:20 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, You Gotta Hear This, Cindy Howes, TV On the Radio http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT113.MP3 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 91.3fm WYEP YGHT features some of the great new songs from Lohio, a Pittsburgh band! Lohio has just released their album "History, The Destroyer". The album show growth in song-writing and musicianship from the Pittsburgh-based band. 3:50 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, You Gotta Hear This, Lohio, Cindy Howes http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT114.MP3 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 91.3fm WYEP You Gotta Hear This features music from The Low Anthem The Low Anthem are a young trio of recent Brown graduates that take heavy influence on Neil Young, Tom Waits and Bob Dylan. Amazing harmonies and brilliant song-writing make this group stand out among their peers. The new album, "Oh My God, Charlie Darwin" does not disappoint. 3:02 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, You Gotta Hear This, The Low Anthem, Cindy Howes http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT111.MP3 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 91.3fm WYEP YGHT features some of the great new songs from noise-rock Baltimore based buzz band, Animal Collective Music blog are already calling "Merriweather Post Pavilion" the best album of 2009. Listen in for yourself as Cindy Howes gives you a scope of the new record from Animal Collective 3:55 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, Cindy Howes, Animal Collective, You Gotta Hear This, Merriweather Post Pavilion http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT116.MP3 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 91.3fm WYEP YGHT highlights the new album from dreamy folk-trio Sometymes Why. Bostonish-based trio, Sometymes Why are made up of 3 super-talented ladies who have already made tracks in their main bands: Uncle Earle, Crooked Still and The Mammals 3:17 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, You Gotta Hear This, Cindy Howes, Sometymes Why, Boston http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT117.mp3 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 91.3fm WYEP YGHT features some of the great new songs from Blitzen Trapper from Portland, OR. Blitzen Trapper turned heads with their 2007 release and have got even more praise with their 2008 album, Furr. 3:52:00 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, YGHT, Cindy Howes, Blitzen Trapper, Furr http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT118.mp3 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 91.3fm WYEP YGHT highlights a debut album from Boston's Jesse Dee, called "Bittersweet Batch." Jesse Dee's got an impressive debut album with "Bittersweet Batch", drawing inspiration from soul greats Sam Cooke, Otis Redding and Al Green. 3:44:00 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, YGHT, You Gotta Hear This, Cindy Howes, Jesse Dee, Bittersweet Batch http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT119.mp3 Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 91.3fm WYEP This month we feature music from Noah and The Whale - a cutsey indie-pop band from the UK. Noah and The Whale have had quite a successful year with the release of their debut LP and an appearance in a car commercial. 3:46:00 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, YGHT, Cindy Howes, Noah and The Whale, Noah & The Whale http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT120.mp3 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 91.3fm WYEP YGHT features Passion Pit, for those of y'all that like to dance Passion Pit, a Boston area group, has decided to make a "Pet Sounds" influenced album you can dance to with their debut, "Manners" 3:36 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, You Gotta Hear This, Cindy Howes, Passion Pit http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT121.mp3 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 91.3fm WYEP YGHT features Ladyhawke and I'm not talking about the Richard Donner movie New Zealand's Ladyhawke has stormed onto the music landscape with her earnest lyrics and catchy catchy synth-based pop songs 3:33 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, You Gotta Hear This, Ladyhawke http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT122.mp3 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 91.3fm WYEP New Orleans' The Generationals release an impressive debut filled with classic retro sounds from the 50's, 60's and 70's YGHT features former Eames Era members, The Generationals 3:12 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, YGHT, The Generationals http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT123.mp3 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 91.3fm WYEP YGHT features Fruit Bats a sunny side project from the guitarist of The Shins. Fruit Bats dress to impress on their Fourth release. Sounding more like a band than ever, they will appeal to fans The Band, Dr. Dog and The Shins. 3:35 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, YGHT, Fruit Bats http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT124.mp3 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 91.3fm WYEP YGHT introduces you to Boston band Hallelujah The Hills and their second album "Colonial Drones" Besides having one of the best names in indie rock, Hallelujah The Hills does not try to win your affection with their experimental noisy sound, but they will find their way into your heart come hell or high water. 4:44 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, YGHT, You Gotta Hear This, Cindy Howes, Hallelujah the Hills http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT125.mp3 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 91.3fm WYEP YGHT introduces you to OK Go and their new album "Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky" You might have overlooked this indie-rock sensation before, but not this time! Flaming Lips, David Bowie and Oscar Wilde have all had an influence on this unique band who's new release is backed by the power of science. 4:12 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, YGHT, You Gotta Hear This, Cindy Howes, OK Go http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT126.mp3 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 91.3fm WYEP YGHT introduces you to The XX and their new album "XX" The XX are one of those buzz bands that you maybe ignore for months and then end up falling in love with. Their a young UK group who's modern R&B indie pop sound makes you think you can sing if you just slur and mumble your words. You can hear clips, information and comments on this month's YGHT. 3:22 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, You Gotta Hear This, The XX http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT128.mp3 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 91.3fm WYEP YGHT introduces you to Beach House and their new album "Teen Dream" Beach House in on their third release, but are starting to get some big attention from a lot of folks. This highly anticipated release does not disappoint. You can hear clips, information and comments on this month's YGHT. 4:33 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, You Gotta Hear This, Cindy Howes, Beach House http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT127.mp3 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400 91.3fm WYEP YGHT introduces you to Lissie and her new EP "Why You Runnin'" Listen. Lissie is a bad@$$. She's got a ferocious cover of Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" and history of spitting in people's faces. Those two facts are not related, but they're reasons to turn your head/raise your eyebrow when you get to know Lissie- a midwestern girl who's been living in the LA area for a few years. Soulful, rootsy, and a bad@$$. 4:24 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, You Gotta Hear This, Cindy Howes, Lissie http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT129.mp3 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400 91.3fm WYEP Nik & The Central Plains Nik & The Central Plains 4:24 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, You Gotta hear This, Cindy Howes, Nik & The Central Plains http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT130.mp3 Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400 91.3fm WYEP "You Gotta Hear This" introduces you to Bonnie "Prince" Billy's new album "The Wonder Show of the World" Bonnie "Prince" Billy is basically singer songwriter Will Oldham. He's been recording under Bonnie "Prince" Billy since 1999 and before that was involved in a few projects like The Palace Brothers and Palace Music. This new release is an excellent collection of minimalist indie-folk songs that are made nice and dark by Oldham's unique voice, but stay positive with his inspirational, yet intense, lyrics. 4:57 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, You Gotta hear This, Cindy Howes, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Will Oldham http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT131.mp3 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 91.3fm WYEP YGHT introduces you to School of Seven Bells and their debut album "Alpinisms" School of Seven Bells is comprised of veteran space rocker Benjamin Curtis (formerly of Secret Machines) and twin sisters Alejandra & Claudia Deheza (formerly of On! Air! Library!). The trio’s perfect combination of intense electronic music and the twins’ nearly perfect, ethereal harmonies makes for some seriously spooky dance music. The fast paced debut picks up where bands like The Cocteau Twins, Azure Ray and Mazzy Star left off. 4:11 podcast, podcasting, podcaster, public radio, wyep, 91.3fm wyep, Pittsburgh, You Gotta Hear This, School of Seven Bells http://podcasts.wyep.org/YGHT132.mp3 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400