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  • Broadcast – Distant Call – Collected Demos
    Broadcast – Distant Call – Collected Demos
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    Distant Call is a collection of early demos of songs that would subsequently appear as finished productions on the albums Haha Sound, Tender Buttons and The Future Crayon. The album […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Broadcast – Distant Call – Collected Demos LP
    Broadcast – Distant Call – Collected Demos LP
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    Distant Call is a collection of early demos of songs that would subsequently appear as finished productions on the albums Haha Sound, Tender Buttons and The Future Crayon. The album […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Gelli Haha – Switcheroo
    Gelli Haha – Switcheroo
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    Gelli Haha exists somewhere between Studio 54 and Area 51, where dancefloors become playgrounds and cheeky aesthetics ignite imagination. A shapeshifter, a sonic acrobat, a performer with one [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Kyle M – The Real Me (Nature Brown Vinyl Edition)
    Kyle M – The Real Me (Nature Brown Vinyl Edition)
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    Kyle M – The Real Me is a singer-songwriter record by actor, comedian, and director Kyle Mooney. This will be his debut album on Stones Throw as a singer and […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Lightheaded – Thinking, Dreaming, Scheming! (Minty Green Vinyl)
    Lightheaded – Thinking, Dreaming, Scheming! (Minty Green Vinyl)
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    Carrying on the long tradition of sentimental jangle pop songwriters, Lightheaded distill decades of lovelorn tunes into sounds for modern softies. They have the sunshine sparkle of The Left [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Ophelias – Spring Grove (Forest Green Vinyl)
    The Ophelias – Spring Grove (Forest Green Vinyl)
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    During the pandemic, The Ophelias transformed uncertainty into Spring Grove, their fourth album and most dynamic offering yet. Named after a Cincinnati cemetery, the album blends nostalgia with [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Dorio – Super Love 3
    Dorio – Super Love 3
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    “Good morning. Welcome to Super Love 3. Thank you for being here.” A placeless pop concierge, like a VHS instructional training video, welcomes you to Dorio’s new album. Offering a […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Pure X – Pleasure (Hazy Green Vinyl)
    Pure X – Pleasure (Hazy Green Vinyl)
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    After a few scattered 7″s, Pure Ecstasy decided to up and change their name to Pure X for their debut full-length. But Pure X are hardly suffering from a personality […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Reds, Pinks & Purples* – The Past Is A Garden I Never Fed
    The Reds, Pinks & Purples* – The Past Is A Garden I Never Fed
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    Having penned over 200 songs in the last six years, The Reds, Pinks and Purples release a collection of tracks previously unreleased on physical format that continues to romanticise the […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Broadcast – Spell Blanket (Collected Demos 2006-2009)
    Broadcast – Spell Blanket (Collected Demos 2006-2009)
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    Spell Blanket comprises songs and sketches drawn from Trish’s extensive archive of 4-track tapes and MiniDiscs. The recordings lay the groundwork for what would have been Broadcast’s fifth [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Broadcast – Work And Non Work
    Broadcast – Work And Non Work
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    Although the trick of repurposing 1960s counterculture was starting to grow thin by 1997, a tangent to all the Beatles, Stones and Kinks fetishism was just starting to bubble up […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Tropical Fuck Storm – Fairyland Codex
    Tropical Fuck Storm – Fairyland Codex
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    Genre-bending Tropical Fuck Storm present their highly anticipated fourth album, ‘Fairyland Codex,’ on their new label home Fire Records. Recorded with co-producer Michael Beach at the band’s [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Gelli Haha – Switcheroo
    Gelli Haha – Switcheroo
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    Gelli Haha exists somewhere between Studio 54 and Area 51, where dancefloors become playgrounds and cheeky aesthetics ignite imagination. A shapeshifter, a sonic acrobat, a performer with one [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Beths – Jump Rope Gazers
    The Beths – Jump Rope Gazers
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    Everything changed for The Beths when they released their debut album, Future Me Hates Me, in 2018. The indie rock band had long been nurtured within Auckland, New Zealand’s tight-knit […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Lightheaded – Thinking, Dreaming, Scheming!
    Lightheaded – Thinking, Dreaming, Scheming!
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    Carrying on the long tradition of sentimental jangle pop songwriters, Lightheaded distill decades of lovelorn tunes into sounds for modern softies. They have the sunshine sparkle of The Left [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Broadcast – Spell Blanket (Collected Demos 2006-2009)
    Broadcast – Spell Blanket (Collected Demos 2006-2009)
    $16.00 | , Add to cart

    Spell Blanket comprises songs and sketches drawn from Trish’s extensive archive of 4-track tapes and MiniDiscs. The recordings lay the groundwork for what would have been Broadcast’s fifth [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Sonic Youth – Sonic Nurse
    Sonic Youth – Sonic Nurse
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    “Picking up where Murray Street’s languid experimentalism left off, Sonic Youth’s somewhat awkwardly named Sonic Nurse shows that the band still sounds revitalized, and may have [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Sonic Youth ‎– A Thousand Leaves
    Sonic Youth ‎– A Thousand Leaves
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    “Truth be told, the grunge era never quite fit Sonic Youth. They may have been at the peak of their popularity, but they had traded their experimentalism for sheer, bracing […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Sonic Youth ‎– NYC Ghosts & Flowers
    Sonic Youth ‎– NYC Ghosts & Flowers
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    “Continuing their high-brow path towards avant-garde guitar music and away from their late ’80s punk-influenced style of controlled cacophony, Sonic Youth have continued to make it [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Dirty Three – Lowlands
    Dirty Three – Lowlands
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    “Lowlands is something of an anomalous treat from Dirty Three. The songs, which were recorded in three European capitols between 1998 and 1999, are a selection of outtakes from the […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Royal Trux – 3-Song EP
    Royal Trux – 3-Song EP
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    “This EP might have a title that borders on generic, but that’s the only simple or straightforward thing about it. After spending a few ill-advised years with Virgin Records, Royal [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Verity Den – Verity Den
    Verity Den – Verity Den
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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
  • The Mekons & Kathy Acker ‎– Pussy, King Of The Pirates (Sealed!)
    The Mekons & Kathy Acker ‎– Pussy, King Of The Pirates (Sealed!)
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    Pussy, King of the Pirates is a one-off collaboration between the Mekons and the novelist Kathy Acker. Both the band and the author released product under this same title in […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Royal Trux ‎– Dogs Of Love (UK) EP
    Royal Trux ‎– Dogs Of Love (UK) EP
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    Dogs Of Love is a four-track EP comprised of the classic leftfield garage-rock, around which Royal Trux have built themselves such a cult status. Label: Domino – RUG 8T Format: […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Saccharine Trust ‎– Surviving You, Always
    Saccharine Trust ‎– Surviving You, Always
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    “Saccharine Trust’s new album has an artistic approach that reminds many of the MINUTEMEN, although they seem even more demented and experimental.” – Maximum Rock N Roll Label: [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Punk / Hardcore
  • V/A  ‎– A Diamond Hidden In The Mouth Of A Corpse (Check Cover Condition)
    V/A ‎– A Diamond Hidden In The Mouth Of A Corpse (Check Cover Condition)
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    “Vinyl Record produced as part of the “Dial-A-Poem Poets” album series. Artists include William S. Burroughs, Hüsker Dü, Cabaret Voltaire, David Johansen, John Giorno Band, [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Indie / Alternative, Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk, Spoken Word
  • Trans Am ‎– The Surveillance
    Trans Am ‎– The Surveillance
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    “Paranoid. America has surrendered to its insecurity. We have surrounded ourselves with a million cameras, alarms, and home security systems promising an armed response to all intruders. [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Daniel Johnston – Fun
    Daniel Johnston – Fun
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    “Daniel Johnston’s major label debut Fun was originally released in 1994 on Atlantic Records while he was housed in a mental institution. Featuring some of Daniel’s finest [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Butthole Surfers – Live At The Leather Fly
    Butthole Surfers – Live At The Leather Fly
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    “There is kind of a before and after when you wander into a Butthole Surfers show. That is a changing point in your life” – Richard Linklater “Butthole Surfers are […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • This Is Lorelei – Box for Buddy, Box for Star (Blue Vinyl)
    This Is Lorelei – Box for Buddy, Box for Star (Blue Vinyl)
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    Since 2012, New York City singer-songwriter Nate Amos (Water From Your Eyes, My Idea) has recorded and self-released hundreds of songs under the This Is Lorelei moniker, and perhaps surprisingly, [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Sarah Mary Chadwick – Take Me Out To A Bar / What Am I, Gatsby?
    Sarah Mary Chadwick – Take Me Out To A Bar / What Am I, Gatsby?
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    Take Me Out To a Bar / What Am I, Gatsby? marks a deliberate pivot. The album’s open, introductory chords evoke seem fit to score a scene in a Michael […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Elliott Smith – Figure 8 (1st Pressing Bong Load Records 180G)
    Elliott Smith – Figure 8 (1st Pressing Bong Load Records 180G)
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    The final album released before his suicide, Figure 8. This is an original pressing on Bong Load Records in 2000. Label: Bong Load Records – BL48, Bong Load Records – […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Rock / Pop
  • Amateur Hour – Går I Kras
    Amateur Hour – Går I Kras
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    Går I Kras is the fourth album from the Gothenburg-trio Amateur Hour that consists of Hugo Randulv, Julia Bjernelind and Dan Johansson. While in many ways continuing where the massive […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Indie / Alternative
  • Ray Barker – Ville Revenge / Louisville Rap
    Ray Barker – Ville Revenge / Louisville Rap
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    Label: Bridges – NR 16136 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 33 ⅓ RPM Country: US Released: 1985 Genre: Hip Hop Style: Electro VG+ in a generic sleeve, light marks that DNAP.

    GENRE: Hip Hop / Rap / Neo Soul, Techno / House / Electronic
  • Unrest – Perfect Teeth (30th Anniversary Edition) (2xCD)
    Unrest – Perfect Teeth (30th Anniversary Edition) (2xCD)
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    Bowing out at their creative peak, Perfect Teeth is the wonderful final album by American 90s indie rock greats Unrest. Having just clocked 30 years, 4AD and the band are […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Pulp – More. (Blue Vinyl)
    Pulp – More. (Blue Vinyl)
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    WORDS FROM JARVIS ON “MORE”: “This is the first Pulp album since “We Love Life” in 2001. Yes: the first Pulp album for almost 24 years. How did that happen? […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Pulp – More.
    Pulp – More.
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    WORDS FROM JARVIS ON “MORE”: “This is the first Pulp album since “We Love Life” in 2001. Yes: the first Pulp album for almost 24 years. How did that happen? […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Pale Saints – Slow Buildings 30th Anniversary Re:Masters (2xCD)
    Pale Saints – Slow Buildings 30th Anniversary Re:Masters (2xCD)
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    The Pale Saints complete their series of 30th anniversary reissues with the release of an expanded edition of their third and final album, Slow Buildings.By 1994 they were the quartet […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Maria Somerville – Luster
    Maria Somerville – Luster
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    By the time Irish musician Maria Somerville started writing Luster, her landmark label debut for 4AD, she had lived away from her native Connemara for quite some time. Having grown […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Lifeguard – Ripped And Torn
    Lifeguard – Ripped And Torn
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    Ripped and Torn on June 6. The youthful trio of Asher Case, Isaac Lowenstein, and Kai Slater have been making music together since they were in high school, nearly a […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Lifeguard – Ripped And Torn
    Lifeguard – Ripped And Torn
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    Ripped and Torn on June 6. The youthful trio of Asher Case, Isaac Lowenstein, and Kai Slater have been making music together since they were in high school, nearly a […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Horsegirl – Phonetics On And On
    Horsegirl – Phonetics On And On
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    There is something about the bitter cold in Chicago that unites the city in January— the two weeks in 2024 that Horsegirl spent recording Phonetics On and On were some […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Electrelane – BBC Radio Sessions Vol. 1
    Electrelane – BBC Radio Sessions Vol. 1
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    Recorded in 2003, this powerful session from the Brighton feminist alt-indie group Electrelane captures their intricate melodies, captivating rhythms, and ethereal yet commanding presence.

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Caroline – Caroline 2
    Caroline – Caroline 2
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    Returning with ‘caroline 2’, the eight-piece collective embrace a bolder, more expansive sound. Going beyond their debut’s explorations of repetition, slowness and space, the [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Circuit Des Yeux – Halo On The Inside
    Circuit Des Yeux – Halo On The Inside
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    Last fall, when Circuit des Yeux (aka CdY, aka Haley Fohr) released the stand-alone single “God Dick,” she described the song as a passage leading from the past toward things […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Frank Black – Teenager Of The Year (30th Anniversary Tour Edition)
    Frank Black – Teenager Of The Year (30th Anniversary Tour Edition)
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    To celebrate Frank Black’s landmark solo album, Teenager Of The Year turning 30, 4AD release a one-time vinyl pressing, to accompany a tour of North America plus Paris and London, […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Stereolab – Instant Holograms On Metal Film
    Stereolab – Instant Holograms On Metal Film
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    Are you having Aerial Troubles with your Colour TV? We can’t help with the technical issues, but we are able to take your minds off the problem with news of […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Bardo Pond – Volumes 4 & 5
    Bardo Pond – Volumes 4 & 5
    $38.00 | , Add to cart

    A double LP package from Bardo Pond, combining two of their super rare jam volumes on vinyl for the first time. A further edition in this celebrated series, ‘Volume 4’ […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Indie / Alternative
  • TWÏNS – Healing Dreams (Recycled Vinyl)
    TWÏNS – Healing Dreams (Recycled Vinyl)
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    Following their 2022 debut album “The Human Jazz”, Berlin based artist Twïns returns to Earth Libraries with “Healing Dreams”, their second LP. After exploring the nature of loss and grief […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Rilo Kiley – That’s How We Choose To Remember It
    Rilo Kiley – That’s How We Choose To Remember It
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    After a long absence, Rilo Kiley—Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Jason Boesel, and Pierre “Duke” de Reeder— are back, with arms outstretched. Over the years, a reunion “felt like a possibility, […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative