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Arctic Monkeys - Favorite Worst Nightmare
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Arctic Monkeys – Favourite Worst NightmareYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2007, Rock, Indie Rock, Sheffield, EnglandCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Cut fast with James Ford right after nonstop touring—songs were tightened like live set weapons, then recorded before the road could dull them. Band Drama: Written in the “sophomore squeeze” window where fame arrived faster than identity; the band used s...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Nirvana – NevermindYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1991, Rock, Grunge, Seattle, WACondition: New Cultural Facts: Album Art: The baby-cover model grew up and later sued, arguing exploitation; the case kept resurfacing decades after the image became pop culture wallpaper. Studio Lore: The band initially resisted the “cleaner” direction, but Butch Vig’s sessions and hard editing choices ended up reshaping how ’90s...
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Title: The Strokes – Is This ItYear/Genre: 2001, Garage RockMatrix #: 0786368045Condition: NewCul...
Title: The Strokes – Is This ItYear/Genre: 2001, Garage RockMatrix #: 0786368045Condition: NewCultural Facts: Julian Casablancas is the son of John Casablancas, founder of Elite Model Management, whose clients included Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford. Despite that glamorous connection, Julian’s strict boarding school years in Switzerland inspired the detached cool that defined his lyrics and stage persona. After 9/11, “New York City Cops” was pulled from U.S. pressings—stores scramble...
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PORTISHEAD - DUMMY (Staff Pick!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Portishead – DummyYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1994, Electronic, Trip Hop, Bristol, EnglandCondition: New Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology: Came out of Bristol’s post–Wild Bunch ecosystem alongside Massive Attack/Tricky, but stayed separate from their crews and press circuits. Media Narrative: Helped popularize “trip-hop” as a press term, which the band regularly pushed back on in interviews. Album Art: The c...
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Khruangbin – Con Todo El Mundo
Title: Khruangbin – Con Todo El MundoYear/Genre: 2018, Funk / SoulMatrix #: DOC153LPCondition: Ne...
Title: Khruangbin – Con Todo El MundoYear/Genre: 2018, Funk / SoulMatrix #: DOC153LPCondition: New (Sealed)Cultural Facts: The album title means “With All the World,” a phrase bassist Laura Lee’s Mexican-American grandfather used when she asked who he loved most. Recorded in a remote Texas barn, the trio aimed to blend Thai funk, Iranian pop, and dub into a single global sound. Khruangbin’s minimalist stage setup and vintage gear became part of their visual identity, emphasizing mood ov...
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Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History (Staff P...
Title: Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist HistoryYear/Genre: 2010, Indie RockCondition: New Cultural ...
Title: Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist HistoryYear/Genre: 2010, Indie RockCondition: New Cultural Facts: Debut album from a trio of school friends from Bangor and Donaghadee in Northern Ireland who first gained attention through early MySpace buzz. Released just as UK blog culture and BBC Introducing were pushing guitar bands from regional scenes onto international festival stages. The title nods to the nonstop touring grind that followed, with the group spending much of the early 2010s ...
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Geese – Getting Killed (Staff Pick!)
Title: Geese – Getting KilledYear/Genre: 2025, Indie Rock / Art RockCondition: New (sealed) Cultu...
Title: Geese – Getting KilledYear/Genre: 2025, Indie Rock / Art RockCondition: New (sealed) Cultural Facts: Tracked in roughly ten days with Kenny Beats between tour legs, a sprint that forced same-day writing and commit-now decisions. Sessions ran like a “pressure cooker”: phones parked, parts decided by midnight bounce-downs—no next-day do-overs. Followed a lineup shift after founding guitarist Foster Hudson’s exit, pushing the group into a new working dynamic onstage and in studio.
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Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
Title: Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever AgoYear/Genre: 2007, Indie FolkMatrix #: JAG115Condition: Bra...
Title: Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever AgoYear/Genre: 2007, Indie FolkMatrix #: JAG115Condition: Brand New Cultural Facts: Recorded by Justin Vernon in isolation at his father’s hunting cabin in northern Wisconsin during the winter of 2006. Initially self-released before Jagjaguwar signed and reissued it in 2008, bringing Vernon critical recognition. The album title references a personal breakup that coincided with Vernon’s retreat into solitude. 8/24/23 OB | 2/3/24 CK I 2/23/24 KG
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Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (Staff Pick)
Title: Tracy Chapman – Tracy ChapmanYear/Genre: 1988, Alternative Rock / FolkMatrix #: 60774-1Con...
Title: Tracy Chapman – Tracy ChapmanYear/Genre: 1988, Alternative Rock / FolkMatrix #: 60774-1Condition: New Cultural Facts: Chapman performed “Fast Car” live at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute—hours after an equipment failure forced her to play solo, launching her into the spotlight. The album’s sessions were recorded in just eight weeks with minimal overdubs, keeping the performances close to their demo roots. College radio DJs were the first to circulate early test pressing...
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American Football- American Football (Blue Smok...
Year/Genre: 1999, Midwest Emo / Indie RockMatrix #: PRC-025LPCondition: NEWCultural Facts: ...
Year/Genre: 1999, Midwest Emo / Indie RockMatrix #: PRC-025LPCondition: NEWCultural Facts: Recorded in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, amid the late-’90s Midwest emo surge centered around Polyvinyl Records. Known for its intricate dual-guitar interplay that influenced math rock and the 2010s emo revival scene. Members later collaborated with artists linked to American Football and Owen, solidifying its legacy in the Midwest indie circuit. 10/25/23 AH | 2/22/24 ob 1 8/21/25 ob ...
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Crystal Castles- Crystal Castles (SUPER Staff P...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Crystal Castles – Crystal CastlesYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2008, Electronic, Electroclash, Toronto, ONCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Built from aggressively clipped laptop sessions—beats and synths pushed past “clean” on purpose, with mistakes and digital artifacts left as texture. Media Narrative: Early coverage leaned hard on mystery (ages, identities, anonymity), which the band quietly enc...
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Idles – Joy As An Act Of Resistance (Staff Pick!)
Title: Idles – Joy as an Act of Resistance**Year/Genre: 2018, Post-PunkMatrix #: N/ACondition: Ne...
Title: Idles – Joy as an Act of Resistance**Year/Genre: 2018, Post-PunkMatrix #: N/ACondition: New Cultural Facts: Second full-length from Bristol band Idles, released during intense UK debates over Brexit, austerity, and nationalism. Lyrics confront class, masculinity, immigration, and grief, mirroring late-2010s British social and political tensions. Its reception pushed Idles from DIY circuits onto major festival stages, making them a prominent voice in modern UK protest rock.
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The Shins – Chutes Too NarrowYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2003, Rock, Indie Rock, Albuquerque, NMCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: James Mercer functioned like a one-man control center—writing and shaping parts with tight oversight, then scaling it into a touring band. Scene Ecology: Part of the early-2000s indie pipeline where small labels, college radio, and touring circuits replaced mainstream g...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The xx – xxYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2009, Rock, Indie Pop, London, EnglandCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Recorded at XL’s in-house space in West London with early takes kept on purpose—silence and room tone treated like “instruments.” Media Narrative: The original cover sparked a quiet legal tension with the arts world; the X logo echoed an existing design language enough to raise eyebrows. ...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Prince – 1999Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1982, Pop, Synth-Funk, Minneapolis, MNCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Prince played most instruments himself and treated the studio like a lab—stacking takes fast, then obsessing over tiny edits. Scene Ecology: The record sits inside the early “Minneapolis sound” ecosystem—Prince’s circle (The Time, Vanity 6, etc.) helped define a whole local network. P...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Stone Temple Pilots – CoreYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1992, Rock, Grunge, San Diego, CACondition: New Cultural Facts: Band Drama: Weiland’s addiction and rehab cycles became a constant internal pressure point that reshaped tours, recording schedules, and band trust. Media Narrative: Early press painted them as “grunge opportunists,” and the backlash stuck even as the band built a separate audience outside S...
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Nirvana – In Utero (Staff Pick!)
Title: Nirvana – In UteroYear/Genre: 1993, GrungeCondition: New Cultural Facts: Recorded with e...
Title: Nirvana – In UteroYear/Genre: 1993, GrungeCondition: New Cultural Facts: Recorded with engineer Steve Albini in rural Minnesota after the band grew uncomfortable with how polished Nevermind had become. The original back-cover fetus art and some song titles drew pressure from big-box chains, leading to censored alternate packaging. Seen by the band as a corrective to sudden fame, it was released less than a year before Kurt Cobain’s death, adding to its bleak mythology.
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: MGMT – Oracular SpectacularYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2007, Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Brooklyn, NYCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Cut with producer Dave Fridmann, who pushed maximal sessions and weird textures—an outside hand shaping how their college-project songs scaled up.Media Narrative: The band later distanced themselves from being defined by the big hits, creating a long-running “audience vs int...
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Jesus and Mary Chain- Psychocandy (Rare Color)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The Jesus and Mary Chain – PsychocandyYear/Genre: 1985, Alternative RockCondition: New Cultural Facts: Early gigs were notorious for being extremely short and confrontational—sometimes ending in chaos, which became part of the band’s marketing myth. The Reid brothers’ internal volatility became a long-running storyline; walk-offs and cancellations were almost a parallel “text” to the records. It hit as U...
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Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticism (Staff P...
Title: Death Cab for Cutie – TransatlanticismYear/Genre: 2003, Indie RockCondition: New (s...
Title: Death Cab for Cutie – TransatlanticismYear/Genre: 2003, Indie RockCondition: New (sealed) Cultural Facts: Written during a period when the band was juggling long-distance relationships and nonstop touring—fueling its theme of emotional distance. Became a touchstone for early-2000s indie fans after TV placements on shows like The O.C. pushed the band into mainstream awareness. The album’s slow-burn reputation grew year after year, eventually being cited as one of the era’s ...
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