March 7th Newsletter

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  • Unwound – Rat Conspiracy
    Unwound – Rat Conspiracy
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    “Rat Conspiracy, its name a one-time working title for Unwound’s 1993 debut—the earliest Kill Rock Stars LP—brings the roiling, watershed Fake Train into natural integration with its [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Unwound ‎– No Energy
    Unwound ‎– No Energy
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    “As a robust rock underground got swallowed alive by the Major Label Industrial Complex, the very autonomous Unwound—Olympia, Washington’s Great Noise Hope—toed the troublesome line between [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Unwound ‎– Kid Is Gone
    Unwound ‎– Kid Is Gone
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    “Kid Is Gone is the unquiet portrait of primal Unwound. Before 1993’s Fake Train ripped through, they’d been Giant Henry, Supertanker, and Cygnus X-1, short-lived black holes gathering dark [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Hole ‎– Pretty On The Inside (180g Reissue)
    Hole ‎– Pretty On The Inside (180g Reissue)
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    “With the assistance of producers Kim Gordon and Don Fleming, Hole recorded a brutally uncompromising debut with Pretty on the Inside. The jagged white noise and buzzing guitars articulate [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Flaming Lips ‎– At War With The Mystics (Blue Marbled Vinyl)
    The Flaming Lips ‎– At War With The Mystics (Blue Marbled Vinyl)
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    “Since 1999’s The Soft Bulletin, the Flaming Lips have issued an album once every three or four years — roughly once per presidential term, making At War with the Mystics […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Timeout Room – Celebration Station
    Timeout Room – Celebration Station
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    Here we are again inside Timeout Room. Inside the lo-fi tape hiss, and lyrical odes to fallen bodies & future Fun Fridays, where dead flies in the ointment hang. Where […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Bilders – Neverlasting
    Bilders – Neverlasting
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    Bilders new album is a mix of psychic adventures, hard psychedelia and commentary with a bite. Bilders have always sung outliers with a heap of empathy—exploitation of migrants, unmitigated [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Cootie Catcher – Something We All Got
    Cootie Catcher – Something We All Got
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    There’s an alternate reality where everyone makes a living wage and the cleanest buses you’ve ever seen arrive every other minute. Where the most intense songs are about confessing your […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Cootie Catcher – Something We All Got (Clear Vinyl)
    Cootie Catcher – Something We All Got (Clear Vinyl)
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    There’s an alternate reality where everyone makes a living wage and the cleanest buses you’ve ever seen arrive every other minute. Where the most intense songs are about confessing your […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Tony Molina – On This Day L.P.
    Tony Molina – On This Day L.P.
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    Tony Molina has been putting out records with marked consistency for well over twenty years. Underpinned by an unwavering ethos of independence and an unrelenting devotion to songcraft, his music [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Telephone Numbers – Scarecrow II
    The Telephone Numbers – Scarecrow II
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    The Telephone Numbers have established themselves as a crucial part of San Francisco’s fertile indie music scene, sharing members with The Reds, Pinks & Purples and The Umbrellas and a [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Telephone Numbers – Scarecrow II (Green Vinyl)
    The Telephone Numbers – Scarecrow II (Green Vinyl)
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    The Telephone Numbers have established themselves as a crucial part of San Francisco’s fertile indie music scene, sharing members with The Reds, Pinks & Purples and The Umbrellas and a [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Cords – The Cords (Blue Vinyl)
    The Cords – The Cords (Blue Vinyl)
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    The last few years have been quite a whirlwind for Scottish pop duo The Cords. Sisters Eva and Grace take their cues from forebears like Dolly Mixture, Shop Assistants, Heavenly […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Jeanines – How Long Can It Last
    Jeanines – How Long Can It Last
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    Over the course of a decade playing together and making records as Jeanines, the duo of Alicia Jeanine and Jed Smith have charted a distinctive course through the history of […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Jeanines – How Long Can It Last (White Vinyl)
    Jeanines – How Long Can It Last (White Vinyl)
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    Over the course of a decade playing together and making records as Jeanines, the duo of Alicia Jeanine and Jed Smith have charted a distinctive course through the history of […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • This Is Lorelei – Holo Boy
    This Is Lorelei – Holo Boy
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    Nate Amos has always charted his own path. Whether it’s the candid charm of This Is Lorelei or the idiosyncratic chic of Water From Your Eyes, the New York City-based […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Laughing Chimes – Whispers In The Speech Machine
    The Laughing Chimes – Whispers In The Speech Machine
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    On their spellbinding sophomore album, “Whispers in the Speech Machine,” the young Ohio siblings from The Laughing Chimes fully embrace their Southern Gothic influences, cannily [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Able Noise – High Tide
    Able Noise – High Tide
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    Able Noise are a cross-continent duo based between The Hague (NL) and Athens (GR), built around the experimental baritone guitar and drum playing of George Knegtel and Alex Andropoulos. After [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Chime School – The Boy Who Ran The Paisley Hotel
    Chime School – The Boy Who Ran The Paisley Hotel
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    Guided by San Francisco musician Andy Pastalaniec, Chime School pays homage to the formative jangle of The Byrds by way of early Primal Scream and The Springfields; the production and […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Neutrals – New Town Dream
    Neutrals – New Town Dream
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    Neutrals are a punk band from the San Francisco Bay Area, channeling a wide range of ’70s and ’80s punk, post-punk, and DIY indiepop influences. Their spare, angular songs don’t [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Tara Clerkin Trio – In Spring
    Tara Clerkin Trio – In Spring
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    In Spring is the second record by Tara Clerkin Trio, a Bristol-based group who appeared to emerge from below the radar of near-all in early 2020 and in the presence […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Umbrellas – Fairweather Friend
    The Umbrellas – Fairweather Friend
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    Channeling sold gold influences like The Pastels, Comet Gain, Orange Juice and The Aislers Set, The Umbrellas represent the fertile San Francisco Bay Area scene at its most pop-tastic. [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Umbrellas – Fairweather Friend (Red Vinyl)
    The Umbrellas – Fairweather Friend (Red Vinyl)
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    Channeling sold gold influences like The Pastels, Comet Gain, Orange Juice and The Aislers Set, The Umbrellas represent the fertile San Francisco Bay Area scene at its most pop-tastic. [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Tara Clerkin Trio – On The Turning Ground
    Tara Clerkin Trio – On The Turning Ground
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    Tara Clerkin Trio return to World of Echo with a 5-song collection of quixotic, emotional redolence. If their musical output has been a little sparse during those in-between years, limited […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Frankie Rose – Love As Projection
    Frankie Rose – Love As Projection
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    After spending nearly two decades establishing herself across New York and Los Angeles independent music circles, Frankie Rose returns with a fresh form, aesthetic, and purpose embodied in her [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Frankie Rose – Love As Projection
    Frankie Rose – Love As Projection
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    After spending nearly two decades establishing herself across New York and Los Angeles independent music circles, Frankie Rose returns with a fresh form, aesthetic, and purpose embodied in her [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Chime School – Chime School (Magenta Vinyl)
    Chime School – Chime School (Magenta Vinyl)
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    Chime School is the project of San Francisco musician Andy Pastalaniec. Endlessly charmed by 80s indie and its 60s forbearers (and any record with a 12-string guitar), Andy cut his […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Umbrellas – The Umbrellas
    The Umbrellas – The Umbrellas
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    The San Francisco bay area has long been an important outpost of the International Pop Underground, from the 90s heyday of The Aislers Set, #Poundsign# and The Fairways to the […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Peel Dream Magazine – Modern Meta Physic (YELLOW & BLACK SPLATTER VINYL)
    Peel Dream Magazine – Modern Meta Physic (YELLOW & BLACK SPLATTER …
    $21.00 | , Add to cart

    Joe Stevens’ Peel Dream Magazine project has been turning heads and catching ears since late 2017. Stevens is a brilliant writer and arranger and something of a pop scholar; steeped […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Wet Leg – Wet Leg
    Wet Leg – Wet Leg
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    After releasing two of the hottest singles of the year (“Chaise Longue” & “Wet Dream”), Wet Leg’s Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers were catapulted from their [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Wet Leg – Wet Leg
    Wet Leg – Wet Leg
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    After releasing two of the hottest singles of the year (“Chaise Longue” & “Wet Dream”), Wet Leg’s Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers were catapulted from their [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Chime School – Chime School
    Chime School – Chime School
    $10.00 | , Add to cart

    Chime School is the project of San Francisco musician Andy Pastalaniec. Endlessly charmed by 80s indie and its 60s forbearers (and any record with a 12-string guitar), Andy cut his […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Umbrellas – The Umbrellas
    The Umbrellas – The Umbrellas
    $11.00 | , Add to cart

    The San Francisco bay area has long been an important outpost of the International Pop Underground, from the 90s heyday of The Aislers Set, #Poundsign# and The Fairways to the […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Elliott Smith – Either / Or
    Elliott Smith – Either / Or
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    Heart sewn firmly to his sleeve, Elliott continues his tuneful dissection of life & what makes it difficult.

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Peel Dream Magazine – Moral Panics (Yellow Vinyl)
    Peel Dream Magazine – Moral Panics (Yellow Vinyl)
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    NYC’s Peel Dream Magazine dazzled listeners with their recent release “Agitprop Alterna,” a smart album that draws from a wide set of post-punk, shoegaze and indiepop influences [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Lunchbox – After School Special
    Lunchbox – After School Special
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    Lunchbox’s Tim Brown and Donna McKean have been making records for two decades, inspired by 1960s/70s AM-radio pop and TV show theme music, punk, C86, and mod à la the […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Radiohead – The Bends
    Radiohead – The Bends
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    Radiohead’s second album.

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Radiohead – Pablo Honey
    Radiohead – Pablo Honey
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    Radiohead’s debut album.

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Radiohead – In Rainbows
    Radiohead – In Rainbows
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    Radiohead’s seventh album.

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Adrianne Lenker – Hours Were The Birds
    Adrianne Lenker – Hours Were The Birds
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    In 2013 Lenker returned to her hometown of Minneapolis and entered Terrarium Studios with producer Rob Oesterlin, where she laid down ten songs on acoustic guitar. “It’s basically just like […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Jeanines – Jeanines
    Jeanines – Jeanines
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    Brooklyn’s Jeanines specialize in short bursts of energetic but melancholy minor-key pop. With influences that run deep into the most crucial tributaries of DIY pop — Television [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Peel Dream Magazine – Modern Meta Physic
    Peel Dream Magazine – Modern Meta Physic
    $11.00 | , Add to cart

    Joe Stevens’ Peel Dream Magazine project has been turning heads and catching ears since late 2017. Stevens is a brilliant writer and arranger and something of a pop scholar; steeped […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Tony Molina – Kill The Lights
    Tony Molina – Kill The Lights
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    With his brilliant new album “Kill The Lights,” West Bay native Tony Molina continues his artistic evolution, steadily moving away from raging Weezer/Teenage Fanclub-style power-pop [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Joanna Gruesome – Weird Sister
    Joanna Gruesome – Weird Sister
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    We’re excited to announce the release of the debut album by thrilling Cardiff-based noisepop five-piece Joanna Gruesome. Brimming with irresistible pop melodies and spiked with dissonant [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Kayo Dot ‎– Plastic House On Base Of Sky
    Kayo Dot ‎– Plastic House On Base Of Sky
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    Electronically tinged and genre-defying Label: Flenser Records – FR69 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 2016 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • MJ Lenderman And The Wind – Live And Loose!
    MJ Lenderman And The Wind – Live And Loose!
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    Recorded live at Lincoln Hall in Chicago, IL and Lodge Room in Los Angeles, CA Label: Dear Life Records – DLR 049 Format: Cassette, Limited Edition Country: Released: 2023 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Swans ‎– The Glowing Man
    Swans ‎– The Glowing Man
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    “In 2009 when I made the decision to restart my musical group, Swans, I had no idea where it would lead. I knew that if I took the road of […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Terrorists* ‎– Justice / Riis Park
    The Terrorists* ‎– Justice / Riis Park
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    Ska-punk, in the vein of Specials, Clash, etc. Label: Max’s Kansas City Records – MKC-1002 Format: Vinyl, 7″ Country: US Released: 1980 VG+/VG. Sleeve has some creasing and small tear

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Belle And Sebastian ‎– Storytelling
    Belle And Sebastian ‎– Storytelling
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    “Much like the film Storytelling itself, which was drastically edited and censored before finally reaching theaters at a running time just short of 90 minutes, Belle & Sebastian’s [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Sleater-Kinney ‎– The Hot Rock
    Sleater-Kinney ‎– The Hot Rock
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    “Expectations for Sleater-Kinney’s fourth album were stratospheric, with the raging, tuneful feminist catharsis of Call the Doctor and Dig Me Out having garnered near-universal [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative