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  • Mick Trouble ‎– It’s Mick Trouble’s Second LP
    Mick Trouble ‎– It’s Mick Trouble’s Second LP
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    Following on from the success of the critics and fans favorite 2019 Debut LP, the maverick tunesmith Mick Trouble returns to the fold with 12 solid “A”s. “It’s Mick [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Power Pop / New Wave
  • Kreidler – Early Recordings 1994-95
    Kreidler – Early Recordings 1994-95
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    While working in Berlin Wedding at andereBaustelle studio on their upcoming album – scheduled for release in May 2026 on Bureau B – Kreidler found also time to dig deep […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • The Cult – Dreamtime
    The Cult – Dreamtime
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    “Image-wise, the Cult still weren’t entirely there yet, as the band photos show. Ian Astbury’s bandana is more dated than anything else. But it’s Billy Duffy’s look [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Cult ‎– Electric
    The Cult ‎– Electric
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    “The roots of Electric lay in another album entirely, Peace, which was recorded with Love producer Steve Brown in a series of sessions that the band found increasingly pressure-filled and [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Pussy Galore – Right Now!
    Pussy Galore – Right Now!
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    “Making their intentions clear with the indescribably manic garage stomper “Pig Sweat,” which kicks off this 1987 album, Pussy Galore proceeds to mash it up dumpster style with [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Public Image – Public Image (First Issue) (1978 UK pressing)
    Public Image – Public Image (First Issue) (1978 UK pressing)
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    “Like it or not, Public Image Limited’s First Issue (aka Public Image) was an album that helped set the pace for what eventually became known as post-punk. In England a […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Public Image Limited – Happy?
    Public Image Limited – Happy?
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    “Happy? benefits from some relative stability in PiL’s lineup, not to mention the undeniable fact that the band members’ allegiance makes sense (in contrast to that of [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Public Image Ltd. ‎– The Flowers Of Romance
    Public Image Ltd. ‎– The Flowers Of Romance
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    “As opposed to the axis of throbbing bass and guitar slashings of Metal Box, The Flowers of Romance is centralized on razor-sharp drums and typically haranguing vocals. No dubwise grooves [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Keith LeBlanc ‎– Major Malfunction
    Keith LeBlanc ‎– Major Malfunction
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    “It is more than a little disingenuous to refer to this as a Keith LeBlanc album. While his considerable drumming skills and compositional abilities are major parts of why this […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Eyeless In Gaza ‎– New Risen
    Eyeless In Gaza ‎– New Risen
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    Tracks later featured on the 1983 album Rust Red September. Label: Cherry Red – 12 CHERRY 63 Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM Country: UK Released: 1983 VG+/VG. Sleeve has some […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Nowhere Flower – Ruts The Place
    Nowhere Flower – Ruts The Place
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    The tracks on Ruts the Place are home recordings from spring and summer of 2023. Many tracks were improvised and collaged together with older recorded pieces taken from cassettes, iphone, […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Cure – Disintegration
    The Cure – Disintegration
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    “Expanding the latent arena rock sensibilities that peppered Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me by slowing them down and stretching them to the breaking point, the Cure reached the peak […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Galaxie 500 – CBGB 12.13.88
    Galaxie 500 – CBGB 12.13.88
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    “After a storied first year as a band releasing and touring behind their critically acclaimed debut album Today, Galaxie 500 closed out 1988 with a quintessential performance at New York [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Sonic Youth – Walls Have Ears
    Sonic Youth – Walls Have Ears
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    “Culled from three 1985 gigs in the UK during a transitional and transcendent time in the band’s story, Sonic Youth’s The Walls Have Ears appeared/disappeared as a 2LP set in [...]

    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 [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Ciccone Youth – The Whitey Album
    Ciccone Youth – The Whitey Album
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    “A deluxe vinyl re-release of Ciccone Youth’s The Whitey Album, the full-length recorded by Sonic Youth’s Top-40 obsessed alter-ego is now available on the band’s own [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Smog – Dongs Of Sevotion
    Smog – Dongs Of Sevotion
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    “Smog checks back in. Easy money never seemed so hard! Buy for the songs – stay for the Dongs.”

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Silver Jews – Tanglewood Numbers
    Silver Jews – Tanglewood Numbers
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    “David Berman and Co. tear through 10 more numbers, loving you to the max the whole time. Jews fans rejoice, your master is back.”

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Silver Jews – Early Times
    Silver Jews – Early Times
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    “Well, “Salad Days” was taken and “Wild Turkey” sounds like an insult. These field recordings capture the birth of the Jews, from way back in the days of the Silver [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Silver Jews – American Water
    Silver Jews – American Water
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    “The other night a snow storm left some suburban friends stranded at our place. With bourbons and beers in hand, we caught up and listened to records. It had probably […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Major Stars – Return To Form
    Major Stars – Return To Form
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    “On their seventh album, Return to Form, acid rockers Major Stars make a journey back to their fuzzier, more psychedelic roots. Sandra Barrett is still holding down the vocal duties, but [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Major Stars – Mirror/Messenger
    Major Stars – Mirror/Messenger
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    “New school psych freak-outs from the Northeast. Three guitars slice at your ears with knives of all sizes while Sandra Barrett belts out her vocals, drawing the songs tight before […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Indie / Alternative
  • Joanna Newsom – Have One On Me
    Joanna Newsom – Have One On Me
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    “2010 three CD release from the acclaimed singer/songwriter, the long-awaited follow-up to her album the Y’s. Featuring Ryan Francesconi and Neal Morgan from Joanna’s Ys Street [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Joanna Newsom – Joanna Newsom & The Ys Street Band E.P.
    Joanna Newsom – Joanna Newsom & The Ys Street Band E.P.
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    “It took 3 years, but Joanna’s finally made her mark on DC pun-dom. To sweeten the deal, she’s included some music with this already valuable pun. 3 tracks: one new, […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Joanna Newsom – The Milk-Eyed Mender
    Joanna Newsom – The Milk-Eyed Mender
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    “Soul-enhancing dynamic range, the voice of a old one in a young one’s body with a harp of gold. J-New’s hulloa to the world at large.”

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Jim White – Inner Day
    Jim White – Inner Day
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    “For his second solo album, master drummer Jim White travels further into expressionist landscapes of private meditation; his vehicle, an evocative duet of keyboards and drums alongside his [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Jim White – Inner Day
    Jim White – Inner Day
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    “For his second solo album, master drummer Jim White travels further into expressionist landscapes of private meditation; his vehicle, an evocative duet of keyboards and drums alongside his [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Eiko Ishibashi – The Dream My Bones Dream
    Eiko Ishibashi – The Dream My Bones Dream
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    “Riding the rails down to the past and back to the future, Eiko considers the unknown lives that her own family has lived, set to expansive pop travelogues evoking the […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Dirty Three – Toward The Low Sun
    Dirty Three – Toward The Low Sun
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    “Sticking us with something that won’t go away, the Dirty Three are back. It’s been awhile, but that just means that the music here is heavy with seven years in […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Dawn McCarthy & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – What The Brothers Sang
    Dawn McCarthy & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – What The Broth…
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    “Another chapter of The Great American Songbook written back in the 1950s — the publisher’s catalogs that fed The Everly Brothers and their brethren and led, at the greatest moment, [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Indie / Alternative
  • Dawn McCarthy & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – What The Brothers Sang
    Dawn McCarthy & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – What The Broth…
    $23.00 | , Add to cart

    “Another chapter of The Great American Songbook written back in the 1950s — the publisher’s catalogs that fed The Everly Brothers and their brethren and led, at the greatest moment, [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Indie / Alternative
  • Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Ease Down The Road
    Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Ease Down The Road
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    “The palace halls are rocking with new music! Take heart- our Bonnie “Prince” has lived to sing another day.”

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Bonnie Prince Billy – Beware
    Bonnie Prince Billy – Beware
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    “Hark, the Prince returns! Dark and mysterious, yet occasionally jovial – that’s the man you remember. Here he brings some of the classic country sound mixed with his own honest [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Bonnie Prince Billy – Beware
    Bonnie Prince Billy – Beware
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    “Hark, the Prince returns! Dark and mysterious, yet occasionally jovial – that’s the man you remember. Here he brings some of the classic country sound mixed with his own honest [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Singer’s Grave A Sea Of Tongues
    Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Singer’s Grave A Sea Of Tong…
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    “At the locus of five corners, mythos is in the wind; a sea of tongues boils forth, mountains spurting forth from the magma. Bonny sings for who he was and […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Bonnie Prince Billy – Cursed Sleep
    Bonnie Prince Billy – Cursed Sleep
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    3track EP.

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Master And Everyone
    Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Master And Everyone
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    “Ain’t you wealthy? Ain’t you wise? BPB’s 3rd album.”

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Chenille – Riffing On The Loaf
    Chenille – Riffing On The Loaf
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    Off-kilter and lo-fi slowcore. Think Raincoats fronting a band on Darla.

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Kilynn Lunsford – Promiscuous Genes
    Kilynn Lunsford – Promiscuous Genes
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    God bless the barbarians and the ignorami for rescuing us from an even more repulsive technological society .. If we hadn’t had a “dark age,” if Mao’s fanatic followers hadn’t […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Maura Weaver – Strange Devotion
    Maura Weaver – Strange Devotion
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    After some turbulent late teen years in her former pop punk band, Mixtapes, Maura Weaver needed a break. Months became years and the songs still weren’t coming. It wasn’t until […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Self Improvement – Syndrome
    Self Improvement – Syndrome
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    Perhaps in the contemporary simulacra wherein copies are all copies of other copies, the sense of the fraught sophomore effort is accentuated even more so. In a world of endless […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Artificial Go – Musical Chairs
    Artificial Go – Musical Chairs
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    Building on 2024’s Hopscotch Fever, Cincinnati’s Artificial Go return with ten more tracks of existential post-punk chamber pop. Recorded at Lambda Research and the haunted attic of the band’s [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Nostalgie Éternelle ‎– At That Time
    Nostalgie Éternelle ‎– At That Time
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    Originally issued on cassette in limited runs between 1989 and 1990, At That Time is a long-overdue excavation of Nostalgie Éternelle – one of the most quietly crucial names in […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Features ‎– X Features
    Features ‎– X Features
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    “The Features, perhaps more than anybody, were the band that provided the stylistic delineation between punk and post-punk in the Auckland, New Zealand scene. The band formed in late 1979, [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Birdie – Some Dusty (Green Vinyl)
    Birdie – Some Dusty (Green Vinyl)
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    Birdie’s debut album, 1999’s “Some Dusty,” is the culmination of a series of fortuitous events, set in motion in 1992 when members Debsey Wykes (Dolly Mixture) and Paul [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Cuticles – Major Works
    Cuticles – Major Works
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    Oamaru, located about 80 miles north of Dunedin on New Zealand’s south island, might seem like the last place you expect to find a prodigious racket like Cuticles, but ain’t […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • JJulius ‎– Vol I
    JJulius ‎– Vol I
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    Debut solo-album by JJULIUS. Recorded and mixed by JJULIUS in Gothenburg from autumn 2020 to winter 2021 Label: Mammas Mysteriska Jukebox – MMJ004 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Sweden [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Forward Music Quintet – Glory & Betrayal
    Forward Music Quintet – Glory & Betrayal
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    Private Darkwave/Coldwave from Greece. Label: Forward Music Organisation – FMO 002 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Greece Released: 1985 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Triple Negative ‎– God Bless The Death Drive
    Triple Negative ‎– God Bless The Death Drive
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    Literally taking off where the acclaimed Precious Waste in our Wake LP finished off, London based outfit Triple Negative return with another exemplary amplified jigsaw puzzle. The playback of [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Astrel K ‎– Flickering i
    Astrel K ‎– Flickering i
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    “Astrel K’s debut single ‘You Could If You Can’ was released via Duophonic Super 45s – a label which has a history of releasing limited edition abstract releases from Stereolab, [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative