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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.

AFI ‎– All Hallow's E.P. (Staff Pick!)

Title: AFI – All Hallow’s E.P.Year/Genre: 1999, Punk Rock / Horror PunkMatrix #: Nitro Records – ...

Title: AFI – All Hallow’s E.P.Year/Genre: 1999, Punk Rock / Horror PunkMatrix #: Nitro Records – 15815-1Condition: New Cultural Facts: Released on Nitro Records, this four-song EP became a cult favorite for its Halloween imagery and dark melodic edge. Featured “Totalimmortal,” later covered by The Offspring for the Me, Myself & Irene soundtrack. Marked a transition toward AFI’s gothic-punk identity that would fully emerge on The Art of Drowning and Sing the Sorrow. sold 10/24/25(so...

The Velvet Underground – Loaded

Title: The Velvet Underground – LoadedYear/Genre: 1970, RockCondition: New Cultural Facts: Reco...

Title: The Velvet Underground – LoadedYear/Genre: 1970, RockCondition: New Cultural Facts: Recorded as the band shifted from their downtown New York avant-garde roots toward a more song-focused approach under Atlantic’s Cotillion imprint. Lou Reed left shortly before release, so the album captures his final phase with the original Velvet Underground project. The title nods to label pressure for a record “loaded” with material suited to mainstream rock radio, reflecting tension between a...

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

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 ...

Chet Baker – Chet Baker Sings (180g Rare Yellow)

Title: Chet Baker – Chet Baker SingsYear/Genre: 1954, Vocal JazzCondition: New (sealed; 180g limi...

Title: Chet Baker – Chet Baker SingsYear/Genre: 1954, Vocal JazzCondition: New (sealed; 180g limited yellow vinyl) Cultural Facts: Recorded in Los Angeles sessions that helped shift Baker’s reputation from West Coast trumpeter to unlikely vocal star. Early critics were divided on his soft, fragile singing, but the album became one of his most enduring and reissued titles. Helped popularize the cool jazz image of Baker as a matinee-idol figure, tying his music to 1950s beat-era West Coas...

System Of A Down – System Of A Down

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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: System of a Down – System of a DownYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1998, Rock, Alternative Metal, Los Angeles, CACondition: New Cultural Facts: Political Science: Armenian diaspora identity was baked in early—genocide memory and immigrant politics showed up in how they spoke publicly, not just in lyrics. Studio Lore: Recorded with Rick Rubin, who pushed a stripped, performance-forward approach—less studio...

Christian Death – Only Theater Of Pain (Rare Ox...

Title: Christian Death – Only Theatre of PainYear/Genre: 1982, Deathrock / Gothic RockCondi...

Title: Christian Death – Only Theatre of PainYear/Genre: 1982, Deathrock / Gothic RockCondition: NEW Cultural Facts: Guitarist Rikk Agnew, formerly of The Adolescents, wrote most of the album’s music and played nearly every instrument except vocals and drums. His melodic yet dissonant guitar work redefined post-punk, bridging Orange County punk energy with dark theatrical atmosphere. Agnew’s partnership with Rozz Williams gave birth to deathrock — a distinctly American strain of g...

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...

The XX – XX (Staff Pick!)

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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. ...

The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow

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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...

Prince - 1999 (Staff Pick!)

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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...

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.