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  • 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
  • Ramones – Subterranean Jungle
    Ramones – Subterranean Jungle
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    “Tentatively returning toward punk, or at least new wave, the Ramones turned in their most enjoyable record since Rocket to Russia with Subterranean Jungle. Producers Ritchie Cordell and [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • The Flesh Eaters – A Hard Road To Follow
    The Flesh Eaters – A Hard Road To Follow
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    “Although it was not the last album to be issued under the name of The Flesh Eaters, Hard Road to Follow occupies a unique and special place in the band’s […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • X – More Fun In The New World
    X – More Fun In The New World
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    “Coming off their 1982 masterpiece Under the Big Black Sun, X offered their follow-up More Fun in the New World one year later. While its predecessor won the band a […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • V/A – Mystic Sampler 1 & 2
    V/A – Mystic Sampler 1 & 2
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    “Collecting both classic punk/hxc comp LPs into one disc” Label: Mystic Records – MCD 126, Format: CD, Compilation Country: US Released: 2006 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • 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
  • Chronophage – Musical Attack: Communist + Anarchist Friendship
    Chronophage – Musical Attack: Communist + Anarchist Friendship
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    Is Chronophage’s new album “cool”: No. Is it cool to listen to Chronophage’s new 4-song album: No. Will it appreciate in value: No. Is it a balm to society’s ills: [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Scream – Gov’t Primer [true 1st press]
    Scream – Gov’t Primer [true 1st press]
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    Label: Immortal Nuts Records – 639 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, EP Country: US Released: 1982 Media:VG+ Jacket: VG+ Notes:

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • 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.
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Sarah Mary Chadwick – Take Me Out To A Bar / What Am I, Gatsby? (Violet Vinyl)
    Sarah Mary Chadwick – Take Me Out To A Bar / What Am I, Gatsby? (Violet Vinyl)
    $27.00 | , Add to cart

    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
  • V/A – Secret Superstar Sounds: Scraping Bubblegum Off My Soul 1977-80
    V/A – Secret Superstar Sounds: Scraping Bubblegum Off My Soul 1977-80
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    Soul Jazz Records’ new Secret Superstar Sounds brings together a wealth of incredibly catchy tunes from late-70s/early-80s British groups that you have probably never heard of! Powerpop mixed [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Punk / Hardcore
  • Poison Idea – Kings Of Punk
    Poison Idea – Kings Of Punk
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    Kings of Punk is a barely contained blast of rage and animosity, which is all the more effective for the fact it lasts a mere 26 minutes. Whatever you can […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Stereolab – Cobra And Phases Group Play Voltage In The Milky Night
    Stereolab – Cobra And Phases Group Play Voltage In The Milky Night
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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
  • Elliott Smith – New Moon (Metallic Silver Vinyl)
    Elliott Smith – New Moon (Metallic Silver Vinyl)
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    “I kept recording more songs with no regard whether or not they were gonna be on anything. That’s what I’m used to doing, recording all the time and not going, […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Cowboy Junkies – Lay It Down
    Cowboy Junkies – Lay It Down
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    Every Cowboy Junkies album is a sonic treat, full of gorgeous guitar tones from Michael Timmins, haunting vocals from Margo Timmins, and beautiful arrangements, and 1996’s Lay it Down is […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Indie / Alternative
  • The Donnas – American Teenage Rock ‘N’ Roll Machine
    The Donnas – American Teenage Rock ‘N’ Roll Machine
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    Better production? Check. Better musicianship? Check. A more mature attitude? $#@! no! Released just a year after The Donnas’ first, self-titled record, American Teenage Rock ‘N’ Roll Machine [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Lemonheads – Come On Feel The Lemonheads
    The Lemonheads – Come On Feel The Lemonheads
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    Expanded 30th anniversary re-issue of The Lemonheads’ classic 1993 album. The breakthrough record that took American alt rock global and catapulted Evan Dando into the hearts of a generation. [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • V/A  – Punk 45: I’m A Mess! D-I-Y Or Die! Art, Trash & Neon – Punk 45s In The UK 1977-78
    V/A – Punk 45: I’m A Mess! D-I-Y Or Die! Art, Trash & Neon – Punk 45s In The UK 1977-78
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    Initially released in a deluxe vinyl-only edition (totally sold out), Soul Jazz Records’ ‘PUNK 45: I’m A Mess’ is now being released in standard double album vinyl. Soul Jazz [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Habibi – Anywhere But Here (Clear Vinyl)
    Habibi – Anywhere But Here (Clear Vinyl)
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    Brooklyn’s Habibi brought an explosive and celebratory fun to their self-titled 2014 debut. That brief collection was overflowing with bubblegum melodies, upbeat pop, and the kind of giddy [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Habibi – Habibi
    Habibi – Habibi
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    A cursory listen to Brooklyn indie act Habibi’s self-titled debut album would initially seem to suggest a straightforward punk approach to the classic girl group template. Front-loaded with [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Rocket From The Tombs – Black Record
    Rocket From The Tombs – Black Record
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    Rocket From The Tombs is back. ‘Black Record’ delivers eight new tracks, as well as definitive recordings of Rocket classics ‘Sonic Reducer’ and ‘Read It And Weep’ and a cover […]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk, Punk / Hardcore
  • Excrement – Excrement
    Excrement – Excrement
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    A short lived raw hardcore band from Sapporo City, fusing local influences like Deef and LSD with the noisy sounds of bands like Gai and Confuse. At times it feels […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Fuckin’ Lovers – Crucifixion Of The Masses
    Fuckin’ Lovers – Crucifixion Of The Masses
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    *Green 7″ Jacket First new recordings by this Philly / New York noise punk crew in 6 years. In that time they have continued to hone themselves as a band, […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Slow Reader – Soft Eviction
    Slow Reader – Soft Eviction
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    The debut slab from Slow Reader is an enthusiastic offering of melodic fuzz-pop that draws equal influence from the 90’s American underground and the lo-fi UK jangle of the 80’s […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Mekons – Freak And Whisky
    Mekons – Freak And Whisky
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    Long hailed as a precursor to alt-country and roots-rock, Fear & Whiskey has been remastered and is reissued now for the first time on LP in its original form, on […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Grouper – A I A : Alien Observer
    Grouper – A I A : Alien Observer
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    The tools Liz Harris uses to make music as Grouper tend to be pretty basic: piano, guitar, synths, drones, hiss, and lots of reverb. If you’ve been following along with […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Deerhunter – Rainwater Cassette Exchange
    Deerhunter – Rainwater Cassette Exchange
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    Deerhunter 5 Song EP. Released on 4AD & Kranky

    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 19 [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Sundays & Cybele – Tsubouchi
    Sundays & Cybele – Tsubouchi
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    Psychedelia-tinged and shimmering dream pop from the long-running Tokyo group.

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Plum – Can’t Hold On To It
    Plum – Can’t Hold On To It
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    Jagged post-punk from Chicago’s Plum.

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Confuse – Old God Meet New God (Fan Club Reissue)
    Confuse – Old God Meet New God (Fan Club Reissue)
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    Contains the Indignation Demo and Live At Green Village Label: Absolute Power – JAPAN FOUR Format: Vinyl, LP, Unofficial Release Country: Europe Released: VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Ed Kuepper & Jim White – After The Flood
    Ed Kuepper & Jim White – After The Flood
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    In the final days of February 2022, Brisbane received approximately 80 per cent ofmthe city’s average annual rainfall in a mere 72 hours. Upstream, Wivenhoe Dam, the city’s main flood mitigation [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Wipers – Youth Of America
    Wipers – Youth Of America
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    Deluxe reissue of their 2nd LP, from ’81. Mastered from the original tapes by Greg Sage himself. One of the most passionate & influential punk records ever. Broken up into […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • The Replacements – Don’t Tell A Soul
    The Replacements – Don’t Tell A Soul
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    The Replacements penultimate and darkest album

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Ramones – Road To Ruin
    Ramones – Road To Ruin
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    Ramones’ fourth studio album from 1978. Features the classic song I Wanna Be Sedated. – The Ramones ignited the punk-rock movement with their eponymous 1976 debut album, revitalizing [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Johnny Thunders – So Alone
    Johnny Thunders – So Alone
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    “Following the drug-fueled implosion of the Heartbreakers, Johnny Thunders bounced back with his first solo outing, So Alone. Featuring a veritable who’s who of ’70s punk and [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Ramones – Too Tough To Die
    Ramones – Too Tough To Die
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    “With the Ramones’ original drummer, Tommy Erdelyi, producing, the group returns to simple, scathing punk rock on Too Tough to Die. The group takes the big guitar riffs of [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Our Neighbors Suck – Isolation
    Our Neighbors Suck – Isolation
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    “Most of the songs by the Arizona-based band are in the medium-paced punk vein, with a few slower or more rapid-fire. The production sound is thick here and, combined with […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Social Unrest – Rat In A Maze
    Social Unrest – Rat In A Maze
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    “SOCIAL UNREST has been one of my favorite Bay Area bands since they formed, and this EP reveals why. The mix is a bit too piercing on the high end, […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • True Sounds Of Liberty – Beneath The Shadows
    True Sounds Of Liberty – Beneath The Shadows
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    “From their inception, TSOL’s finest efforts used both hardcore energy and a fiery dramatic tension to fuel their compositions. Sadly, there’s surprisingly little excitement or drama on [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore