Indie : Alt

The Cranberries – Everybody Else Is Doing It, S...

Title: The Cranberries – Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?Year/Genre: 1993, Alternativ...

Title: The Cranberries – Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?Year/Genre: 1993, Alternative RockCondition: New Cultural Facts: Debut album by Limerick, Ireland band The Cranberries, released after several years of demo tapes and small-town gigs. Dolores O’Riordan joined after answering an ad for a singer, transforming early instrumental demos by writing her own melodies and lyrics. The band grew up during the period of conflict in and around Northern Ireland, a political backdrop...

Elliott Smith - Either Or (Staff Pick!)

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.

Kate Bush – The Whole Story (Color Staff Pick!)

Title: Kate Bush – The Whole StoryYear/Genre: 1986, Art PopCondition: New (colored vinyl hits com...

Title: Kate Bush – The Whole StoryYear/Genre: 1986, Art PopCondition: New (colored vinyl hits compilation) Cultural Facts: Released at a point when Kate Bush was pulling back from standard pop promo, serving as a snapshot of her first decade of work. Bush was famously championed early by Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, who helped fund and produce her first professional demos as a teenager. The collection highlights how she shifted UK pop toward theatrical, literary songwriting that later in...

Blonde Redhead ‎– Melody Of Certain Damaged Lem...

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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Blonde Redhead – Melody Of Certain Damaged LemonsYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2000, Rock, Indie Rock, New York CityCondition: New Cultural Facts: Family Ties: Formed around Italian twin brothers Amedeo and Simone Pace, with Kazu Makino becoming the defining third member.Scene Ecology: The band name is a nod to “Blonde Redhead,” a song by NYC no-wave group DNA—an intentional link to that downtown lineage.Band Dra...