Indie : Alt

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Cigarettes After Sex ‎– Cigarettes After Sex

Title: Cigarettes After Sex – Cigarettes After SexYear/Genre: 2017, Indie / Dream PopMatrix #: PT...

Title: Cigarettes After Sex – Cigarettes After SexYear/Genre: 2017, Indie / Dream PopMatrix #: PTKF2146-1Condition: New  Cultural Facts: Formed in El Paso, Texas, the band gained a cult following through YouTube uploads before any major label backing. Recorded entirely in a stairwell at Brooklyn’s Pioneer Works, giving the album its natural reverb and hushed intimacy. Frontman Greg Gonzalez cites films by Wong Kar-wai as inspiration, mirroring the record’s cinematic sense of longing. ...

$29.98

Fleet Foxes ‎– Fleet Foxes (Staff Picks!)

Title: Fleet Foxes – Fleet FoxesYear/Genre: 2008, Indie FolkCondition: New Cultural Facts: Debu...

Title: Fleet Foxes – Fleet FoxesYear/Genre: 2008, Indie FolkCondition: New Cultural Facts: Debut full-length from Seattle band Fleet Foxes, released shortly after their Sun Giant EP introduced them beyond the Pacific Northwest. Produced with longtime indie engineer Phil Ek and issued on Sub Pop in the U.S., tying the group to the label’s post-grunge reinvention era. The band first built momentum through early internet buzz and word-of-mouth touring, becoming a key face of the late-2000s...

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Nirvana ‎– In Utero

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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Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend

Title: Vampire Weekend – Vampire WeekendYear/Genre: 2008, Indie RockCondition: New Cultural Facts...

Title: Vampire Weekend – Vampire WeekendYear/Genre: 2008, Indie RockCondition: New Cultural Facts: Debut album by a group of Columbia University students who started out playing campus parties and small New York venues. Early buzz spread through music blogs and file-sharing, making them a key example of late-2000s “blog rock” breaking into the mainstream. Their mix of preppy imagery and borrowed global pop references sparked debates about class, privilege, and cultural tourism in indie ...

$28.98

The Flaming Lips ‎– Yoshimi Battles The Pink Ro...

Title: The Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles The Pink RobotsYear/Genre: 2002, Alternative RockCondit...

Title: The Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles The Pink RobotsYear/Genre: 2002, Alternative RockCondition: New Cultural Facts: Recorded by the longtime Oklahoma City psych weirdos in the wake of The Soft Bulletin’s critical success, pushing them further into concept-album territory. Partly inspired by Japanese musician Yoshimi P-We of Boredoms, who contributed percussion and lent her name to the album’s loose sci-fi narrative. Arrived in the early 2000s CD era but later became one of the key...

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Snail Mail - Lush

Year/Genre: 2018 Indie Rock / Alternative Condition: New Description: Lush is the debut album fro...

Year/Genre: 2018 Indie Rock / Alternative Condition: New Description: Lush is the debut album from Snail Mail, the project of Baltimore-born singer-songwriter Lindsey Jordan, released in 2018 on Matador Records. Written when she was just 18, the record earned critical acclaim for its raw, unfiltered lyricism and made her one of the youngest artists signed to Matador. Beyond its indie success, Lush became emblematic of a new wave of Gen Z indie rock, drawing comparisons to icons like Liz Phair...

$26.98

Elliot Smith - Either Or

Title: Elliott Smith – Either/OrYear/Genre: 1997, Indie FolkCondition: New Cultural Facts: Reco...

Title: Elliott Smith – Either/OrYear/Genre: 1997, Indie FolkCondition: New Cultural Facts: Recorded between Portland home setups and local studios, it documents Smith’s transition from band member in Heatmiser to solo focus. Released on Kill Rock Stars, it was his last fully indie-label album before signing to a major for the follow-up. Several songs were later used by Gus Van Sant in Good Will Hunting, bringing a deeply underground songwriter sudden mainstream attention.

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The Postal Service ‎– Give Up (Staff Pick!)

Title: The Postal Service – Give UpYear/Genre: 2003, Indie / ElectronicCondition: New  Cultural F...

Title: The Postal Service – Give UpYear/Genre: 2003, Indie / ElectronicCondition: New  Cultural Facts: A long-distance project between Seattle’s Ben Gibbard and L.A. producer Jimmy Tamborello, who mailed song files back and forth, inspiring the band’s name. Released on Sub Pop during the early 2000s boom in home-recorded, laptop-based music. Its blend of introspective lyrics and electronic production captured a moment when indie musicians were embracing cheap digital tools and online cu...

$26.98

Weyes Blood – Front Row Seat To Earth

2016 Indie MEX 228, 2016 LP  

2016 Indie MEX 228, 2016 LP  

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