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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: Recorded with James Ford soon after a brutal touring run; they kept the takes lean and quick to match how the songs were already living on stage. Personal Struggle: Turner has described tour-life anxiety and paranoia, feeling trapped in his own head in c...
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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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Cigarettes After Sex ‎– Cigarettes After Sex
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Cigarettes After Sex – Cigarettes After SexYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2017, Rock, Dream Pop, El Paso, TexasCondition: New Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology: Started in El Paso, far from a major indie hub, then relocated and built momentum through online circulation more than local-scene gatekeepers. Media Narrative: The band’s breakout happened through streaming/viral playlists—years of slow-burn disco...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Mac DeMarco - 2Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2012, Rock, Indie Rock, Montreal, QuebecCondition: New 5/26 | Members: Mac D (90' - Alive) Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Recorded at his DIY Jizz Jazz studio, built like a one-man workflow with friends dropping in, not a label-camp process. Scene Ecology: Came up in Montreal’s scrappy house-show circuit, where touring bands traded floors and tapes more than industry...
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Radiohead – In Rainbows (Staff Pick!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Radiohead - In RainbowsYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2007, Rock, Alternative Rock Art Rock, Abingdon, England 8/26Condition: New (BC) | Members: Thom Y (68' - ), Jonny G (71' - ), Colin G (69' - ), Ed O (68' - ), Phil S (67' - )Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Thom Yorke was born with a paralyzed left eye and underwent multiple operations before he was six. One surgery left the eyelid permanently drooping, and...
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The Cure – MTV Unplugged (Color)
Title: The Cure – MTV UnpluggedYear/Genre: 1991, Alternative Rock / Goth RockCondition: New Cultu...
Title: The Cure – MTV UnpluggedYear/Genre: 1991, Alternative Rock / Goth RockCondition: New Cultural Facts: Recorded for MTV in 1991, the set included rare acoustic versions of songs like “Just Like Heaven” and “A Letter to Elise.” Robert Smith joked between songs that the band had “no idea how to play quietly,” breaking the show’s usual somber tone. The broadcast became a sought-after bootleg after MTV declined to release it commercially despite fan demand. +1 3/29/25 - EK
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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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Jeff Buckley – Grace (Staff Pick!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Jeff Buckley – GraceYear/Genre: 1994, Alternative RockCondition: New Cultural Facts: Family Ties His father was folk singer Tim Buckley; Jeff barely knew him (they met once), then spent years dodging that legacy in interviews. Scene Ecology NYC’s Sin-é residency was the incubator—industry people and musicians treated it like a weekly secret, with word-of-mouth doing the marketing. Public Scandal He...
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My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Title: My Bloody Valentine – LovelessYear/Genre: 1991, Alternative / ShoegazeMatrix #: CRELP 060 ...
Title: My Bloody Valentine – LovelessYear/Genre: 1991, Alternative / ShoegazeMatrix #: CRELP 060 (Colored Vinyl)Condition: New Cultural Facts: Recorded over two years in 19 studios, the album nearly bankrupted Creation Records due to its extreme production costs. Kevin Shields spent months experimenting with tremolo-arm techniques, creating the genre’s signature “glide guitar” effect. Legend says Shields destroyed several amps during the sessions chasing the perfect sustained feedback ...
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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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The Marias – Submarine (Rare COLOR Staff Pick)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The MarĂas – SubmarineYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2024, Pop, Indie Pop, Los Angeles, CACondition: New Cultural Facts: Family Ties: Frontwoman MarĂa Zardoya grew up between Puerto Rico and Atlanta; bilingual identity became a core part of the band’s public story. Scene Ecology: Built in L.A.’s modern indie circuit where playlists, small-room residencies, and festival slots function like the new “tour ladder....
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The Garden – Haha (Staff Pick)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: The Garden - HahaYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2015, Alternative, Art Punk Experimental Rock, Orange, California 8/26Condition: New (BC) | Members: Wyatt S (93' - ), Fletcher S (93' - ) | Producer: Rob SchnapfCultural Facts: Family Ties: Wyatt and Fletcher Shears are twin brothers who grew up in a musical Orange County household where their father played in a local punk band and instruments were always around. T...
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Lana Del Rey – Lana Del Rey A.K.A. Lizzy Grant ...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Lana Del Rey - Lana Del Rey A.K.A. Lizzy GrantYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2010, Alternative, Baroque Pop, Lake Placid, New York / New York City, New York 6/26Condition: New (BC) | Members: Lana D (85' - )Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Lana Del Rey has spoken about being sent to boarding school at 15 because of drinking, a real early-life struggle that gives the lost-girl glamour of the Lizzy Grant era a da...
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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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