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  • Pixies – Pixies at the BBC, 1988-91
    Pixies – Pixies at the BBC, 1988-91
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    Release date: 3/8/24.  Will ship on or around release date. Between 1988 and 1991 – during the band’s 4AD years – Pixies recorded six sessions for the BBC, five for […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Daniel Johnston – Alive in New York City (Clear Vinyl)
    Daniel Johnston – Alive in New York City (Clear Vinyl)
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    Daniel played several shows in New York City in April of the year 2000, but there is no way to know for certain the exact date this recording was made, […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Running – Wake Up Applauding
    Running – Wake Up Applauding
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    2016 release from the alt-punks. Running elbows in quick from the City of the Big Shoulders with Wake Up Applauding. Delivered loudly, dripping in unintelligible menace with the occasional flash [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Running – Wake Up Applauding
    Running – Wake Up Applauding
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    2016 release from the alt-punks. Running elbows in quick from the City of the Big Shoulders with Wake Up Applauding. Delivered loudly, dripping in unintelligible menace with the occasional flash [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Running – Vaguely Ethnic
    Running – Vaguely Ethnic
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    The screech. The wall. The slanted-floor nausea. There’s not a word for the signature cyclical howling that Chicago’s RUNNING harnesses and tortures into submission. They play with their food [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Running & Ryley Walker – s/t
    Running & Ryley Walker – s/t
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    Ryley Walker, guitar Jeffrey Tucholski, guitar Matthew Hord, bass Alejandro Morales, drums

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Running ? Vaguely Ethnic
    Running ? Vaguely Ethnic
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    The screech. The wall. The slanted-floor nausea. There’s not a word for the signature cyclical howling that Chicago’s RUNNING harnesses and tortures into submission. They play with their food [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • 781484078418
    781484078418
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    Bill MacKay and Nathan Bowles’ debut is well titled: keys are what they play and keys unlock things too. Their trad bonafides are balanced with inquisitive playing that adds surprise […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Indie / Alternative
  • Liars ? S/T (Colored Vinyl)
    Liars ? S/T (Colored Vinyl)
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    Liars was recorded on the heels of 2006’s Drum’s not Dead somewhere between LA and Berlin. Liars’ fourth album marks another bold transition for Angus Andrew, Aaron Hemphill and [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Masaki Batoh ? Smile Jesus Loves YOU!
    Masaki Batoh ? Smile Jesus Loves YOU!
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    Batoh is back! Solo again after last fall’s new Silence album, the Japanese psychedelic guru makes some solo cuts, with others featuring Ghost and Silence family members, including free drumming [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Lee Ranaldo & Ra?l Refree ? Names Of North End Women
    Lee Ranaldo & Ra?l Refree ? Names Of North End Women
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    Ranaldo and Refree worked together Ranaldo’s last solo album, Electric Trim (Mute, 2017), and soon after the pair returned to the studio to record the follow up they realised that […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Sonic Youth – In/Out/In
    Sonic Youth – In/Out/In
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    What our staff has to say: “Unsurfaced guitar scrapes, mellow jams and the familiar vibe of 2000s Sonic Youth. This rules.” – Alex Album formatted collection of underheard Sonic [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Holger Hiller – Ein Bundel Faulnis in der Grube
    Holger Hiller – Ein Bundel Faulnis in der Grube
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    With Ein Bündel Fäulnis in der Grube, Holger Hiller presented his solo debut having left Palais Schaumburg. Originally released in 1983 on the Düsseldorf scene label Ata Tak, an international [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Chai – S/T (Loser Edition – Colored Vinyl)
    Chai – S/T (Loser Edition – Colored Vinyl)
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    The Japanese band CHAI cast a spell on the world in 2017, when they released their debut album, PINK, a collection of songs that introduced us to their singular brand […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Ty Segall ? Whirlybird (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
    Ty Segall ? Whirlybird (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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    Ty Segall meets a new non-rock challenge head-on; soundtrack music for the documentary film Whirlybird. A variety of synth sounds, electric keyboards, drums, percussion and saxophone (and yeah, a [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Soundtracks / Library Music
  • V/A – Mehme Aslan presents Senza Decoro
    V/A – Mehme Aslan presents Senza Decoro
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    A new compilation explores the far reaches of the post-punk, experimental and electronic landscape in Switzerland on Senza Decoro: Liebe & Anarchia in Switzerland 1980-1990 curated by [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Bar Italia – The Twits
    Bar Italia – The Twits
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    ‘The Twits’ was recorded by the trio over eight weeks from February 2023 in a makeshift home studio in Mallorca, and was mixed by Marta Salogni. It finds bar italia’s […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Emily Robb – If I Am Misery Then Give Me Affection
    Emily Robb – If I Am Misery Then Give Me Affection
    $27.00 | , Add to cart

    The fantastic new album from tireless seeker Emily Robb. It’s a no-frills, high-minded celebration of guitar and sound and tone and string and amp and adventure committed to tape at […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Indie / Alternative
  • Stano – Anthology
    Stano – Anthology
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    Following on from our 2018 repress of his debut album “Content to Write in I Dine Weathercraft “ we’re delighted to present an Anthology of Stano’s productions spanning the start […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Martin Frawley – The Wannabe (Colored Vinyl)
    Martin Frawley – The Wannabe (Colored Vinyl)
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    “Workin’ all day, trying to forget about the old me.” Like most of us, Martin Frawley is busy trying to work himself out. He lives alongside the long shadow of […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • T.V. Star – Hallucinate Me
    T.V. Star – Hallucinate Me
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    What our staff has to say: “Seattle’s TV Star Hallucinate Me is a short but sweet 12″ EP. 6 songs of killer Alt Country Twangy Psych Rock.” – Dan The […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The  Beths – Future Me Hates Me (Deep Blue Vinyl)
    The Beths – Future Me Hates Me (Deep Blue Vinyl)
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    The Beths occupy a warm, energetic sonic space between joyful hooks, sun-soaked harmonies, and acerbic lyrics. Their debut album Future Me Hates Me, produced by guitarist Jonathan Pearce and [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Woods – Perennial
    Woods – Perennial
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    Woods are in bloom again, inviting you to disappear into a new spectrum of colors and sounds and dreams on Perennial. “Formed in Brooklyn in 2004, Woods have matured into […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Blood Orange – Coastal Groove
    Blood Orange – Coastal Groove
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    Devonté Hynes’ first official album under the Blood Orange moniker, Coastal Grooves is the music of a seedy yet inspirational New York night time.

    GENRE: Hip Hop / Rap / Neo Soul, Indie / Alternative
  • Blood Orange – Negro Swan
    Blood Orange – Negro Swan
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    Negro Swan is Devonté Hynes’ fourth album as Blood Orange. In his own words, the album is “an exploration into my own and many types of black depression, an honest […]

    GENRE: Hip Hop / Rap / Neo Soul, Indie / Alternative
  • Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You
    Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Keeping Secrets Will Destroy…
    $28.00 | , Add to cart

    Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You is a tale as old as time. It’s an album. Its songs and music are by and for people together. For listening together. Before it […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Bill Callahn – Shephard In Sheepskin Vest
    Bill Callahn – Shephard In Sheepskin Vest
    $31.00 | Add to cart

    The voice murmuring in our ear, with shaggy-dog and other kinds of stories, is an old friend so fine to hear from again. Bill’s gentle, spacey take on folk and […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Bill Callahan – YTilaeR
    Bill Callahan – YTilaeR
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    From the beautiful to the jarring, intrepid explorer Callahan charts a passage through all kinds of territory, pitting dreams of dreams against dreams of reality. When he makes it back […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Circuits Des Yeux – Reaching For Indigo
    Circuits Des Yeux – Reaching For Indigo
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    A moment that fell down in the life of Haley Fohr on January 22, 2016 – now in album form! Redefining and realizing the goals that were set to allow […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Smog – Julius Caesar
    Smog – Julius Caesar
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    A balladeer, a buccaneer, a map that confirms “you are here!” ========== Out on the street, indie rock was an exciting way of life for boys and girls alike in […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Milk From Cheltenham ? Triptych Of Poisoners
    Milk From Cheltenham ? Triptych Of Poisoners
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    The first-time vinyl reissue of the sole album from UK DIY legends Milk From Cheltenham, originally released in 1983 on famed It’s War Boys imprint, is recommended for fans of […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Protomartyr – Formal Growth In The Desert (Blue Vinyl)
    Protomartyr – Formal Growth In The Desert (Blue Vinyl)
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    Since their 2012 debut, Protomartyr have mastered the art of evoking place: the grinding Midwest humility of their hometown, as well as the x-rayed elucidation of America that comes with […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Soul Jazz Records Presents: Cold Wave II
    Soul Jazz Records Presents: Cold Wave II
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    Soul Jazz Records new ‘Cold Wave’ is a new collection of current electronic artists who have all been shaped by the early European cold wave artists of the late 70s […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Broadcast-  Tender Buttons
    Broadcast- Tender Buttons
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    Broadcast will have their long out of print albums made available again through Warp Records on LP and CD. This seminal catalogue encompasses the albums Work And Non Work, The […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • C.I.A. Debutante – Down, Willow
    C.I.A. Debutante – Down, Willow
    $23.00 | , Add to cart

    With their 3rd vinyl long player for Siltbreeze, CIA Debutante have successfully out-flanked those critics who have been forever chattering, “will they ever be as big as Artery?” To [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Son of Dribble – Son of Dribble Against The Wind
    Son of Dribble – Son of Dribble Against The Wind
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    2nd LP from the Columbus, OH trio (now expanded to a quartet)! 12 songs of scuzzed out garage pop that take you from Beat Happening to the Warsaw demos to […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Alternative TV – Vibing Up The Senile Man
    Alternative TV – Vibing Up The Senile Man
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    Possibly one of the weirdest experiments in the post-punk realm, Vibing Up the Senile Man (Part One) is the second studio album by English anti-heroes Alternative TV, originally released in […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Calvin Johnson – Gallows Wine
    Calvin Johnson – Gallows Wine
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    Rock’n’roll is dead. Gallows Wine [KLP287] is a wake for it’s charred remains. Calvin Johnson traveled to Columbus, Mississippi to record Gallows Wine with the combo Hartle Road at their [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Verlaines – Bird Dog (RSD, Opaque Purple Vinyl)
    The Verlaines – Bird Dog (RSD, Opaque Purple Vinyl)
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    Bird Dog is an album by The Verlaines, originally released in 1987. It’s often considered to be their best, most introspective piece of work, and its songs “Slow Sad Love […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Frank Black – Live 2006 (RSD, Colored Vinyl)
    Frank Black – Live 2006 (RSD, Colored Vinyl)
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    Live tracks previously included on the ’93 – ’03 Best Of CD, which have never before been released on vinyl. This stand-alone release for Record Store Day 2023 has newly […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Residents – Our Finest Flowers (RSD)
    The Residents – Our Finest Flowers (RSD)
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    In 1992, The Residents pondered their 20th Anniversary. A best-of collection had been proposed, and the group gathered together to draw up a potential tracklist. All was well until one […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Boy Harsher – Burn It Down
    Boy Harsher – Burn It Down
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    Fan favorite dark dance outfit Boy Harsher have contributed a sumptuously eerie track for the David Gordon Green directed finale to the iconic Halloween franchise. Sacred Bones and Nude Club […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk, Soundtracks / Library Music
  • Avey Tare – 7s
    Avey Tare – 7s
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    During the first week of January 2021, Avey Tare (Animal Collective) began making regular drives to his friend Adam McDaniel’s Drop of Sun Studios in Asheville, NC to give guts […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Live In Brussels ?19  (White, Orange, Blue Vinyl)
    King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Live In Brussels ?19 (W…
    $56.00 | , Add to cart

    This is the Fuzz Club Records official bootleg of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’s ‘Live In Brussels ‘19’ LP. The live album was recorded when the prolific Australian psych-rock […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard / Demos & Rarities  (One Blue / One Violet LP)
    King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard / Demos & Rarities (One Bl…
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    Spanning the best part of a decade, in 2020 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard released a two-volume demo collection recorded between 2011 and 2020. This Fuzz Club Bootleg brings […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Beat Happening – Black Candy
    Beat Happening – Black Candy
    $23.00 | , Add to cart

    What our staff has to say: “Some records should never go out of print, Beat Happening’s output is a staple of indie rock. Glad these are available again, for now.” […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • SOHN – Trust
    SOHN – Trust
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    Trust marks a seismic shift in perception and direction for the solo artist, echoing SOHN’s new responsibility as the father of three children. Moving from Los Angeles to the serenity […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Romantične Boje – Romantične Boje LP
    Romantične Boje – Romantične Boje LP
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    In cooperation with Doomed To Extinction Records Romanticne Boje (Romantic Colours) was the very first synth-pop band from Nis, a town in South Eastern Serbia (former Yugoslavia). They started as [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • The Fall – Live At The Phoenix Festival ’95
    The Fall – Live At The Phoenix Festival ’95
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    The Fall’s performance at the annual Phoenix Festival was broadcast live on the BBC by DJ John Peel. Their blistering 1995 performance is now available here in deluxe vinyl format […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • The Residents – Meet The Residents (50th Anniversary 3xLP Boxset)
    The Residents – Meet The Residents (50th Anniversary 3xLP Boxset…
    $58.00 | , Add to cart

    “Formed in the early 1970s, The Residents have now been charting a unique path through the musical landscape for half a century. To commemorate their 50th Anniversary, the group revisit [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk