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  • 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
  • Britta Phillips ‎– Luck Or Magic
    Britta Phillips ‎– Luck Or Magic
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    “The first solo LP by Britta Phillips (Luna, Dean & Britta) is bifurcated into half covers and half originals, and it’s hard to distinguish them, as she makes the covers […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Ploy ‎– The Flirt EP
    Ploy ‎– The Flirt EP
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    “Faith Beat’s 11th signal comes from Ploy with The ‘Flirt’ EP. A 5 track journey through the darker shades of house and touches of garage – his signature kick drums [...]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • V/A – Transcendental Movements Vol. 1
    V/A – Transcendental Movements Vol. 1
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    “Transcendental Movements Vol. 1 marks the beginning of a new full-length ambient series, curated by IDO founder Valentino Mora. Since the age of 14, Mora has been searching for alternative [...]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Central ‎– Softness
    Central ‎– Softness
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    A double 12″ of pulsating house energy. Label: Help Recordings – HELP019 Format: 2 x Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Album Country: Denmark Released: 2022 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Codeine ‎– What About The Lonely? (Red Vinyl)
    Codeine ‎– What About The Lonely? (Red Vinyl)
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    “Following on the somnambulant heels of When I See The Sun, our massive, near-complete Codeine overview, comes What About The Lonely?, an eight-track LP recorded at the group’s live zenith. [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Jesus Lizard ‎– Down
    The Jesus Lizard ‎– Down
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    “While it was regarded as something of a disappointment when it was first released in 1994, in retrospect, Down stands as the last really vital album from the Jesus Lizard. […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Sonic Youth ‎– Hits Are For Squares
    Sonic Youth ‎– Hits Are For Squares
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    “Leave it to Sonic Youth to put a twist on the typical greatest-hits album. Originally released in 2008, Hits Are for Squares features tracks selected by writers, artists, actors, and […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Sonic Youth / Jim O’Rourke ‎– Invito Al Ĉielo (Clear Vinyl)
    Sonic Youth / Jim O’Rourke ‎– Invito Al Ĉielo (Clear Vinyl)
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    “This third installment of the SYR series issued in 1998 continues to showcase the home-brewed outer explorations of Sonic Youth running concurrent to their busy mid-decade major label run [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Indie / Alternative
  • Sonic Youth – Goodbye 20th Century
    Sonic Youth – Goodbye 20th Century
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    “Originally released 11/16/1999, Sonic Youth wrapped up the millennium with an adventurous double album of performances of works by some of the twentieth-century’s greatest composers. [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Indie / Alternative
  • Lætitia Sadier ‎– Something Shines
    Lætitia Sadier ‎– Something Shines
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    “”Laetitia Sadier’s Something Shines is a joy! It was recorded and matured more slowly than either Silencio or The Trip. It took nine months, and you know what that means, […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Liars ‎– They Were Wrong, So We Drowned (White Vinyl)
    Liars ‎– They Were Wrong, So We Drowned (White Vinyl)
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    “Not content to be just the most challenging of the crop of groups reworking dance-punk, Liars — now consisting of founding members Angus Andrew and Aaron Hemphill and new recruit [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Liars – Liars
    Liars – Liars
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    “After making densely packed, high-concept albums like They Were Wrong, So We Drowned and Drum’s Not Dead, the most experimental thing Liars could do was make their version of a […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Will Lawrence – Rooftops In The Centerfold
    Will Lawrence – Rooftops In The Centerfold
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    “Lawrence’s pedigree as an artist extends beyond his solo career, as the drummer of popular Americana act The Felice Brothers, as well as John Early and the Lemon Squares and […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Grace Rogers – Mad Dogs
    Grace Rogers – Mad Dogs
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    Kentucky singer, songwriter and poet, Grace Rogers, comes from a family of old time, traditional and string band musicians. Her great grandpa Charlie Rogers played guitar in the Kentucky String [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Shutaro Noguchi & The Roadhouse Band* – On The Run
    Shutaro Noguchi & The Roadhouse Band* – On The Run
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    “Shutaro Noguchi didn’t set out to make a farewell album, but On the Run captures a moment of profound change. Recorded just weeks before moving back to Japan after 20 […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band – Dancing On The Edge (4th Pressing)
    Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band – Dancing On The Edge (4th Pressin…
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    “At the frayed bottom-edge of Indiana – just a moderate bike ride north of LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – multi-instrumentalist, artist and songwriter RYAN DAVIS’ Americana-noir soundwaves have [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Arbor Labor Union – Out To Pasture
    Arbor Labor Union – Out To Pasture
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    Stretching out from purple dawn (Patch of Violet) to cicada twilight (Spittle of the Morning Moon) like Whitman laying on his back observing the dew drop worlds collected on shards […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Melody’s Echo Chamber – Unclouded
    Melody’s Echo Chamber – Unclouded
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    On her fourth album, Unclouded, Melody’s Echo Chamber embarks on a life-affirming new chapter with an album that celebrates the present moment, whatever state we find ourselves in. There’s a […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Dry Cleaning – Secret Love
    Dry Cleaning – Secret Love
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    Produced by Cate Le Bon, Secret Love started life in Peckham rehearsal spaces, all members – frontperson Florence Shaw, guitarist Tom Dowse, drummer Nick Buxton and bassist Lewis Maynard – […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Radiohead – Hail To The Thief (Live Recordings 2003-2009)
    Radiohead – Hail To The Thief (Live Recordings 2003-2009)
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    A new live album that sees the band reflecting on their 6th album, Radiohead’s Hail to the Thief (Live Recordings 2003-2009) is comprised of performances of songs in London, Amsterdam, […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Daniel Avery – Tremor
    Daniel Avery – Tremor
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    Tremor – the breathtaking sixth album by Daniel Avery. An inner world built from chaotic noise, transcendental ambience and voices that echo around it like pulsing transmissions from some distant [...]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Sudan Archives – The BPM
    Sudan Archives – The BPM
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    Fresh off the worldwide success of Natural Brown Prom Queen, Sudan Archives leveled up, evolving from a hands-on DIY artist to executive producer of her third album – her most […]

    GENRE: Hip Hop / Rap / Neo Soul, Techno / House / Electronic
  • Big Thief – Double Infinity
    Big Thief – Double Infinity
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    It was winter in Manhattan. The streets were frozen and still the band rode bicycles to the Power Station on 53rd and back to Brooklyn for three weeks. Three weeks […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Beat Happening – Music To Climb The Apple Tree By (2003 Pressing)
    Beat Happening – Music To Climb The Apple Tree By (2003 Pressing)
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    “Music to Climb the Apple Tree By was originally released as one of the seven CDs in the 2002 Beat Happening box set Crashing Through, but was not made available […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Beat Happening ‎– Black Candy
    Beat Happening ‎– Black Candy
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    “As evidenced by its title, Black Candy is Beat Happening’s darkest, most deliriously ominous album; clearly influenced by the Cramps, the record is dominated by Calvin [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Beat Happening ‎– Beat Happening (1996 Pressing)
    Beat Happening ‎– Beat Happening (1996 Pressing)
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    “Beat Happening can’t be given credit for creating the indie pop genre, but they certainly gave it life in America. This, their first album, is indie pop in its purest […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Winged Wheel – Desert So Green
    Winged Wheel – Desert So Green
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    “So, how did this band even happen?” That’s the question most often asked of Winged Wheel, a creatively and geographically scattered collective who have somehow congregated to make a noise […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Gotobeds – Masterclass
    The Gotobeds – Masterclass
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    I first encountered the Gotobeds in August 2014, at a benefit for the great rock bard Karl Hendricks in their mutual hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Gotobeds went on fashionably […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Unwound ‎– Fake Train (Silver Vinyl)
    Unwound ‎– Fake Train (Silver Vinyl)
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    “After the Pacific Northwest grunge raids of the early ’90s that saw Nirvana, Mudhoney, and even the Melvins hoisted up the major label flagpole, Unwound’s 1993 debut came as a […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Punk / Hardcore
  • The Warped Wave – Oooh-Ahhh
    The Warped Wave – Oooh-Ahhh
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    Archival release of 1982-1986 recordings from ex-Rejects (Closet Records) guitarist Mark Semmes and prolific outsider Russell Hoke. Recorded in and around San Antonio, Texas. Highly eclectic and [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Kreidler ‎– Den
    Kreidler ‎– Den
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    “It could be said that Tank (BB 070CD/LP), Kreidler’s critically-acclaimed previous album — is a drum album. Not in the sense of the brute force of a Ginger Baker or […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Nicolas Jaar ‎– Piedras
    Nicolas Jaar ‎– Piedras
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    “The initial seed for this project was planted in 2020 when Nicolás Jaar wrote the song “Piedras” for a concert at the Museum of Memory & Human Rights in Santiago, […]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • V/A ‎– Killing Capitalism With Kindness
    V/A ‎– Killing Capitalism With Kindness
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    “The New Zealand rock scene, despite producing an unprecedented number of worthwhile projects, hasn’t received the recognition is probably deserves in the international sense. For [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Indie / Alternative, Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Swans ‎– Live Rope
    Swans ‎– Live Rope
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    “With soul-lacerating commitment and relentless pursuit of our own truth through sound we Swans Schechter, Gira, Hahn, Mullins, Puleo, and Pravdica managed over the course of a year of rehearsing [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Golomb – The Beat Goes On
    Golomb – The Beat Goes On
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    Molded in the fertile rock crescent of Columbus,Ohio, three-piece Golomb – comprised of Mickey Shuman (vocals/guitar), Xenia Shuman (bass/guitar) and Hawken Holm (drums) – channel [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Joan Shelley – Real Warmth
    Joan Shelley – Real Warmth
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    Joan Shelley follows her critically-acclaimed 2022 album The Spur with Real Warmth. Her 7th album, recorded in Toronto with producer Ben Whiteley (The Weather Station), the 13-tracks feature [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Joan Shelley – Real Warmth
    Joan Shelley – Real Warmth
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    Joan Shelley follows her critically-acclaimed 2022 album The Spur with Real Warmth. Her 7th album, recorded in Toronto with producer Ben Whiteley (The Weather Station), the 13-tracks feature [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Steve Gunn – Daylight Daylight
    Steve Gunn – Daylight Daylight
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    American singer Steve Gunn has been at the vanguard of American experimental / guitar-oriented rock music for over a decade. After a trio of acclaimed albums recorded for Matador, Gunn […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Crushed – No Scope
    Crushed – No Scope
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    As crushed, musicians Bre Morell and Shaun Durkan make maximalist dream pop music for themselves. Recording out of various homes, not fixed to any single location (Morell from Texas, now […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Crushed – No Scope
    Crushed – No Scope
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    As crushed, musicians Bre Morell and Shaun Durkan make maximalist dream pop music for themselves. Recording out of various homes, not fixed to any single location (Morell from Texas, now […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • JJulius* – Vol III
    JJulius* – Vol III
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    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
  • Kedr Livanskiy – Myrtus Myth
    Kedr Livanskiy – Myrtus Myth
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    The alchemy by which history becomes myth is mysterious. Much is lost to time and reinterpretation, but the result is something more universal, a symbol. All artistic practice, in this […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Julia Heyward – T-Venus ‎– Duka 1 1979-1988
    Julia Heyward – T-Venus ‎– Duka 1 1979-1988
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    “Leaving music fans checking the bins since MTV’s 1984 spotlight on “Draggin’ The Bottom,” this double LP presents multi-media artist Julia Heyward’s debut release of T-Venus’ art rock [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Sebadoh – The Sebadoh (1999 UK Pressing)
    Sebadoh – The Sebadoh (1999 UK Pressing)
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    “Make no mistake — the definitive article in the title of The Sebadoh is there for a reason. Where the group’s previous albums frequently sounded like the work of a […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Superchunk – Incidental Music 1991-95 (1995 Pressing)
    Superchunk – Incidental Music 1991-95 (1995 Pressing)
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    “While Superchunk had already established themselves as indie rock icons on the strength of their frequently materializing early full-lengths, 1995’s Incidental Music 1991-95 was [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Monochrome Set – Eligible Bachelors (1982 Japanese Promo)
    The Monochrome Set – Eligible Bachelors (1982 Japanese Promo)
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    “One of the classic albums of the early ’80s by a band that doesn’t get the love it should, the Monochrome Set’s Eligible Bachelors from 1982 is a tour de […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative