April 19th Newsletter
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  • Aerial M ‎– Aerial M
    Aerial M ‎– Aerial M
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    M as in mysterious. A group of sounds recorded in Louisville KY. Smooth blue instrumental guitar music. In the musical alphabet, what comes after rock?

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Smog – Knock Knock
    Smog – Knock Knock
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    Featuring string quartet and children’s choir, just like The Wall. We don’t need no stinkin’ education, just the new Smog album (and our front teeth back).

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Jessica Pratt – Jessica Pratt
    Jessica Pratt – Jessica Pratt
    $23.00 | , Add to cart

    “I never wanted to ever start a record label. Ever. But there is something about her voice I couldn’t let go of. It’s an actual voice. An actual beautiful voice. […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Indie / Alternative
  • The Apartments ‎– The Evening Visits….And Stays For Years
    The Apartments ‎– The Evening Visits….And Stays For Years
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    “This is an expanded look at the classic indie Australian acts’ 80s catalog, featuring the complete The Evening Visits… LP (previously released by Rough Trade in ’85), the criminally rare [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Everything But The Girl – Eden
    Everything But The Girl – Eden
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    “The debut effort by multi-instrumentalist Ben Watt and vocalist and songwriter Tracey Thorn took the alterna-pop world by surprise in 1985. And rightfully so. Watt’s lush chamber [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Blushing ‎– Possessions
    Blushing ‎– Possessions
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    “The Austin-based four-piece Blushing return with their second album, Possessions, following their well-received 2019-released eponymous debut. It’s an album that deftly crystallizes the [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Karate ‎– The Bed Is In The Ocean (Splatter Vinyl)
    Karate ‎– The Bed Is In The Ocean (Splatter Vinyl)
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    “Karate’s third full-length album showcases the Massachusetts’ quartet’s knack for simple indie rock instrumentation and emo-esque lyrics. “The Same Stars” [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Discus – To Relate To
    Discus – To Relate To
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    Recorded and Mixed by Michael Macdonald at bim bom studios Mastered by Alan Douches Art & Design by Clare Byrne Rewind as you might, but your ears didn’t deceive you: […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Central Heat Exhange – Central Heat Exchange
    Central Heat Exhange – Central Heat Exchange
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    Central Heat Exchange is the sound of four co-writers and a deep list of special features (Sun June, Lala Lala, Fran, + more) scattered by distance, time, and circumstance. Their […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Television ‎– Marquee Moon [1977 pressing – great shape]
    Television ‎– Marquee Moon [1977 pressing – great shape]
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    “Marquee Moon is a revolutionary album, but it’s a subtle, understated revolution. Without question, it is a guitar rock album — it’s astonishing to hear the interplay [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk, Indie / Alternative, Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Teenage Fanclub – Here [Clear Vinyl]
    Teenage Fanclub – Here [Clear Vinyl]
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    “Like a single-word mantra, Teenage Fanclub’s tenth studio album, 2016’s Here, is a ruminative, inward-looking album of folk-inflected beauty. Once the ’90s poster [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Devo ‎– Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
    Devo ‎– Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
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    “Produced by Brian Eno, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! was a seminal touchstone in the development of American new wave. It was one of the first […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Indie / Alternative
  • Rosali – No Medium
    Rosali – No Medium
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    “While the collection of songs on Philadelphia/Michigan musician Rosali’s electrifying third LP, No Medium, explores the often dark territory of loss, death, sexuality, self-sabotage, and [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • God’s Own Country : A NZ Mixtape – Radio Topo #16
    God’s Own Country : A NZ Mixtape – Radio Topo #16
    $8.00 | , Add to cart

    Kiwi jams compiled by Brian McCabe with help from Robert Scott (The Clean, The Bats) Always fun to jam the Flying Nun Track Listing Included C50

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Mess Esque – Jay Marie
    Mess Esque – Jay Marie
    $27.00 | , Add to cart

    A bold third missive from the Australian duo – Helen Franzmann (McKisko) and Mick Turner (Dirty Three, Tren Brothers) – who sound like they literally dreamed themselves into being, and […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Human Hands ‎– Human Hands
    Human Hands ‎– Human Hands
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    Pre-LAFMS art-damaged new-wave weirdness Label: Independent Project Records – IP005 Format: 2xVinyl, LP, Compilation Country: US Released: 1982 VG+/VG+. Corner crease and sleevewear. No 7″

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Verity Den – Interrupted Journey
    Verity Den – Interrupted Journey
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    Verity Den was born of chance meetings and life-long dedications. The band is comprised of Casey Proctor, Trevor Reece and Mike Wallace, all of whom spent considerable time in their […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ‎– Wild God (Clear Vinyl)
    Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ‎– Wild God (Clear Vinyl)
    $28.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Nick Cave: “I hope the album has the effect on listeners that it’s had on me. It bursts out of the speaker, and I get swept up with it. It’s […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Swans – Feel Good Now
    Swans – Feel Good Now
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    Infamous “bootleg” double live album from the Swans 1987 Children of God tour of primarily former “Iron Curtain” countries. Personnel during this period was Jarboe, Gira, [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Sonic Youth – Sister
    Sonic Youth – Sister
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    One of Sonic Youth’s most beloved albums, 1987’s Sister incorporated the dissonance of their earlier releases into more traditional song structures. It’s an innovative and [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Sonic Youth – Bad Moon Rising
    Sonic Youth – Bad Moon Rising
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    Reissue of Sonic Youth’s second full-length album, originally released in 1985. The album is a fascinating examination of “the junction where hippie idealism [meets] the cold hard [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • JJulius* – Vol III
    JJulius* – Vol III
    $28.00 | , Add to cart

    In the discourse around new albums from singular, world-building artists, the phrase “a big step forward” can often be a blinking red warning sign. You know you’re about to be […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Wombo – Blossomlooksdownuponus
    Wombo – Blossomlooksdownuponus
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    “The weird world of Wombo is a kaleidoscopic journey of sharp turns and surprising visions, a melting pot of influences with a cheeky cheshire-cat grin that coalesce into a trippy […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Perfect Angels – Exit from the Ultra-World
    Perfect Angels – Exit from the Ultra-World
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    “For those a bit more familiar with songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Zach Phillips, you’re sure to know that he belongs in that exciting and always refreshing field you can loosely call [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Duster – Contemporary Movement
    Duster – Contemporary Movement
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    “A muffled cry into the technological darkness, Contemporary Movement slid into the world right as the MP3 was seeping out of college dorms. A 39-minute drift into the void, drenched […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Dancer – Dancer
    Dancer – Dancer
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    “A new Glasgow band with members of Current Affairs (Tough Love), Nightshift (Trouble in Mind), Order of the Toad (Gringo records) and Robert Sotelo (Upset the Rhythm).” Label: Gold [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Tommy Jay & Mike Rep ‎– The Grim-O Comix Sequence
    Tommy Jay & Mike Rep ‎– The Grim-O Comix Sequence
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    “It’s not essential, but this collection of early, (mostly) acoustic recordings from Ohio oddballs Tommy Jay and Mike Rep is there for you when you want to wade deep into […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians ‎– Fegmania!
    Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians ‎– Fegmania!
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    “Robyn manages to combine his Syd Barrett/John Lennon-esque oh-so-British vocals, Byrds-y guitar jangle, and lyrics which run the gamut from Monty Python-like absurdity to late [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Dexys Midnight Runners ‎– Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
    Dexys Midnight Runners ‎– Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
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    The crackling stations being switched on the radio and the gang shout followed by the spoken injunction to “burn it down” sound like they should be starting off a Sham […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy* – Will Oldham On Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (2×10″ & book)
    Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy* – Will Oldham On Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (2×10″ & book)
    $150.00 | , , , , , Add to cart

    Limited edition of 300 copies encased in a chocolate and silver Solander box. Included is the signed and numbered hardback edition of the book ‘Will Oldham On Bonnie ‘Prince’ [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Indie / Alternative
  • Endless Endless: A Lo-Fi History of the Elephant 6 Mystery
    Endless Endless: A Lo-Fi History of the Elephant 6 Mystery
    $12.00 | , , Add to cart

    Years after its release, Neutral Milk Hotel’s In the Aeroplane Over the Sea remains one of the most beloved and best-selling albums in all of indie music, hailed as a […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Non-Fiction
  • Eugene Chadbourne With Camper Van Beethoven (aka) Camper Van Chadbourne ‎– Camper Van Chadbourne
    Eugene Chadbourne With Camper Van Beethoven (aka) Camper Van Chadbourne ‎– Camper Van Chadbourne
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    “Camper Van Chadbourne is one of Eugene Chadbourne’s best albums, and perhaps the best introduction to his weird world. He offers up his usual assortment of cover songs, medleys, and [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Yuma Abe – Hotel New Yuma
    Yuma Abe – Hotel New Yuma
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    Yuma Abe presents “Hotel New Yuma,” the latest album from the vocalist and guitarist of Tokyo-based band never young beach. Japan of the 1950s and 1960s has had such a […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Rock / Pop
  • Swans – My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky
    Swans – My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky
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    “After years of pursuing Angels of Light and recording and producing a diverse roster of artists for his Young God label, Michael Gira has decided to reconvene his legendary group […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Disintegration – Shiver In A Weak Light
    Disintegration – Shiver In A Weak Light
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    The first full-length release from Cleveland’s Disintegration brings their intricate circuitry of nocturnal synthwave and noise-saturated post-punk to a new plateau. Sharper, leaner, and more [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Kristín Anna* – I Must Be The Devil
    Kristín Anna* – I Must Be The Devil
    $18.00 | Add to cart

    Kristin Anna (Múm) and Kjartan Sveinsson (Sigur Ros) have created one of the most painfully beautiful albums I’ve heard in years. Kristin’s voice is as gorgeous as it is unique […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Alex Sopp – The Hem And The Haw
    Alex Sopp – The Hem And The Haw
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    On Wednesday, February 7, 2024, Alex Sopp, the flutist, composer, vocalist, and visual artist releases the title track ‘The Hem & The Haw’ from her upcoming debut album The Hem […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Dior – Angels Kiss At The Edge Of Cacatopia
    Dior – Angels Kiss At The Edge Of Cacatopia
    $9.00 | Add to cart

    DIOR is Sarah Moore and Stasia Kowaleski, (of Vats, Porcelain Gods, Trixie Linoleum, Babyface Evil) Sarah from Snoqualmie, WA and Phoenix and Stasia (Ghost Bitch, Desire Complex, kzv, Babyface [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Chevrolet Pile – The Crunchy Western Commotion Of
    Chevrolet Pile – The Crunchy Western Commotion Of
    $9.00 | Add to cart

    It’s as if the all star cast of a specific midwestern underground scene conspired to turn to their roots, an expansive flat land, rows of corn and a god damn […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Indie / Alternative
  • American Friend – Sound Under Rock
    American Friend – Sound Under Rock
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    Adam’s drums keep the blood flowing and Sarah’s bass holds the body upright, Jana’s guitar reacts to the confines of rhythm and their lyrics pinch. They pull open the curtains […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Sarah Mary Chadwick ‎– Me And Ennui Are Friends, Baby (pink vinyl)
    Sarah Mary Chadwick ‎– Me And Ennui Are Friends, Baby (pink vinyl)
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    Me And Ennui Are Friends, Baby is the latest full-length from New Zealand-born, Melbourne-based singer-songwriter, Sarah Mary Chadwick, whose brutally honest songwriting has cast her contrary to [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Sarah Mary Chadwick – 9 Classic Tracks
    Sarah Mary Chadwick – 9 Classic Tracks
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    Sarah Mary Chadwick is back with her second official full-length release since her debut solo LP Eating for Two (Bedroom Suck Records, 2012). While preserving her distinctive traits of [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Bill Callahan – The Holy Grail: Bill Callahan’s “Smog” Dec. 10 2001 Peel Session
    Bill Callahan – The Holy Grail: Bill Callahan’s “Smog” Dec. 10 2001 Peel Session
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    “December 2001, Maida Vale: Bill Callahan’s “Smog” perform with demonstrative zeal for their British witness at the BBC, shimmering and hissing with a Lynchian vibe of U.S. darkness in the [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Papa M – Ballads Of Harry Houdini
    Papa M – Ballads Of Harry Houdini
    $29.00 | , Add to cart

    “The “Great Escape Artist” is back! No, not THAT one – dude’s dead! We’re talking about Papa M. And HE’s talking ‘bout Harry Houdini – in the album title, anyway, […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Kim Deal – Nobody Loves You More
    Kim Deal – Nobody Loves You More
    $14.00 | Add to cart

    Nobody Loves You More is Kim Deal’s debut album, although it’s technically not her first release under her own name – she self-released a 5-part, 10-song 7” vinyl series in […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Yo La Tengo – There’s A Riot Going On
    Yo La Tengo – There’s A Riot Going On
    $14.00 | Add to cart

    There’s a riot going on. You don’t need me, or Yo La Tengo, to tell you that. These are dark times, in our heads as much as in the streets. […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Bardo Pond – Melt Away
    Bardo Pond – Melt Away
    $31.00 | , Add to cart

    Melt Away, the new double LP compilation, catalogues late-’90s rarities and outtakes from a creative apex in Bardo Pond’s career. Of these, album highlight ‘The Trail’, originally recorded [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Indie / Alternative
  • Butthole Surfers – Psychic… Powerless… Another Man’s Sac (clear 1984 pressing)
    Butthole Surfers – Psychic… Powerless… Another Man’s Sac (clear 1984 pressing)
    $80.00 | , , Add to cart

    “By the time they started touring to preview and then support the revamped version of ‘Psychic… Powerless… Another Man’s Sac,’ the Buttholes’ live show was a berserk, evolving [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Radar Eyes – Radar Eyes
    Radar Eyes – Radar Eyes
    $9.00 | Add to cart

    “Radar Eyes encompass a sound that’s familiar, yet revealing, driving neurotic, icy 12-string guitar lines over heavenly blocks of perfectly contained noise and rhythm, bound by a untamed [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Woven Bones – In And Out And Back Again
    Woven Bones – In And Out And Back Again
    $6.00 | Add to cart

    Droney & spacey indie rock.

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative