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  • Lol Tolhurst – Goth: A History
    Lol Tolhurst – Goth: A History
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    Following his memoir Cured, a fascinating deep dive into the dark Romanticism of Goth music, a misunderstood genre and culture, by co-founder of The Cure, Lol Tolhurst GOTH is an […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction, Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Normal Brain ‎– Lady Maid
    Normal Brain ‎– Lady Maid
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    “Originally released in 1981 as a limited vinyl pressing of 300 copies on Agi Yuzuru’s fabled experimental label Vanity Records (R.N.A. Organism, Dada, Sympathy Nervous, Tolerance…), Lady [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Pamela Z – Echolocation
    Pamela Z – Echolocation
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    Echolocation is the debut work by Pamela Z, the pioneering Bay Area intermedia performance artist and composer. Recorded, released and distributed on cassette by Pamela in 1988, and a definitive, [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • 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
  • Eyeless In Gaza – Back From The Rains (1986 UK Pressing)
    Eyeless In Gaza – Back From The Rains (1986 UK Pressing)
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    “The final Eyeless in Gaza release before the duo’s temporary split, Back From the Rains builds on the pop sense of Rust Red September excellently. Beginning with the brief a […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • V/A – The Quick Neat Job (Crépuscule Collection 1)
    V/A – The Quick Neat Job (Crépuscule Collection 1)
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    Crépuscule Collection No.1. Features tracks by Anna Domino, Be Music & Paul Haig Label: Les Disques Du Crépuscule – VIL-28048 Format: Vinyl, Compilation, LP Country: Japan Released: 1986 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • James White & The Blacks – Off White (1980 Japanese Pressing)
    James White & The Blacks – Off White (1980 Japanese Pressing)
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    “For Off White, James Chance, a veteran of New York’s avant-garde no wave scene, recast his seminal band the Contortions as a parody of a soul band, albeit one incorporating […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Jackie-O Motherfucker – Flags Of The Sacred Harp
    Jackie-O Motherfucker – Flags Of The Sacred Harp
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    20th anniversary 2xLP reissue of Flags Of The Sacred Harp, a transcendent masterpiece of free-folk, gospel-drone, and psychedelic Americana. A re-imagining of traditional hymns and anthems from [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Indie / Alternative
  • Automatic – Is It Now?
    Automatic – Is It Now?
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    The third album from Automatic, Is It Now? sees the Los Angeles trio hone their sound, pairing topical, irreverent lyrics with danceable “deviant pop” songs. Produced by Loren Humphrey (Arctic [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Stereolab – Sound-Dust
    Stereolab – Sound-Dust
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    On February 28, 2025, Stereolab are making seven of their studio albums available again as 2LP editions. These utilise the same remasters as the 2019 expanded album editions, cut from […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Yves Tumor – Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)
    Yves Tumor – Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or S…
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    Yves Tumor reveals a complex intimacy with each album: offering glimpses in familiarizing with Sean Lee Bowie, while simultaneously elevating the beautiful myths and fantasies that embolden our [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Yves Tumor – Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume  (Yellow Vinyl)
    Yves Tumor – Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume (Yell…
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    Yves Tumor reveals a complex intimacy with each album: offering glimpses in familiarizing with Sean Lee Bowie, while simultaneously elevating the beautiful myths and fantasies that embolden our [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Stereolab – Pulse Of The Early Brain (Switched On Volume 5)
    Stereolab – Pulse Of The Early Brain (Switched On Volume 5)
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    The fifth and final volume in the classic Switched On series which compiles non-album tracks and sought after deep cuts by the group Stereolab. This volume is unique in that […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Seefeel – (Ch-vox) (REDUX)
    Seefeel – (Ch-vox) (REDUX)
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    Seefeel’s third studio album was recorded for Richard D James and Grant Wilson-Claridge’s Rephlex label, as a return favour for two remixes Aphex Twin (a huge fan of the group) […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Techno / House / Electronic
  • Seefeel – Succour (Redux)
    Seefeel – Succour (Redux)
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    Seefeel’s second studio album and their debut for Warp. This expanded 3LP edition is the first time it has been available on vinyl since original release and adds an extra […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Techno / House / Electronic