Wilfully Obscure

Where have The Maxxturs been my whole life?  The most factual answer to that query is likely 'defunct,' given this single was the o...

 ...but this was one of the most flawless albums to grace the racks in 2018.  A heady, enveloping mélange of dream pop and subtle electronic...

How about some no frills rock 'n roll?  This is one is situated far more to the middle of the dial than what I normally give you, and in...

My apologies for not getting any new music up last week.  Will try to remedy that soon.  As for M/M, this one is from a NJ indie trio circa ...

From 1985, and I still can't believe that it's not...them.  As they say, talent borrows, genius steals - and this is practically lik...

At some point in '87 a gaggle of Quebec-based (Montreal?) creative types got the notion to make some noise and they wound up putting fiv...

Ever come across a record/CD that despite having some remote appeal, you opted to pass on simply because you decided you didn't "ne...

A compilation from '93 surveying the first half of this punky French aggregation's career. **Please do not reveal artist in comments...

How about another compilation to follow up last week's Laughtour?  Only this one was considerably more aggravating in the respect that n...

From 1984.  Not considered their halcyon period by a longshot, but I loved the MTV hit, and this album was more substantive then a lot of pe...

In a case of wonderful and purely  coincidental serendipity I prevent you with this gem of a record - but I'm going to leave you in susp...

Dirty Looks may not have ruled the roost at Stiff Records (heck, they weren't even British), but I'll be damned if what these State...

A solo debut from 2006. **Please do not reveal artist in comments!** Hear

Shucks, there were some moments here so stimulating, I was tempted to reserve this as one of my Chanukah uploads.  Ultimately, Boston's ...

Four eps, most of which are quite recent. **Please do not reveal artist in comments!** Hear

Not to be confused with the Robert Schneider (Apples in Stereo) side project, or the there-for-a-minute indie/power-pop NYC wunderkinds who ...

Considering Mansfield, Britain's B-Movie by and large "peaked" with a pair of low charting UK singles (1981's "Remem...

From 1982, with a preceding EP included.  If Pylon is your bag dig into this. **Please do not reveal artist in comments!** Hear  

You were no doubt regaled by Ten Tall Men's 1986 ep, Nickelbrain , back when I posted it some eight years ago.  If that was the appeti...

From 1999, and I think I've shared this before.  It's not Pet Sounds,  nor in the same genre, but thematically there's some sign...

How is it that I've neglected The Effigies for so long?  For as long as I've been acquainted with the late John Kezdy and Co, they...

Yet another casualty of the pre-internet era, and I'll be damned if i can shed much relevant info on this bunch who boast a Brooklyn cor...

A debut from 2006.  Not dissimilar to the grand gestures Interpol gave us, but with even more flexibility and nuance.   **Please do not reve...

It's been yet another bummer of a week, and I know I haven't provided you with much since MM, but hopefully this lil' reel will ...

This band's parting shot from '93.  Maybe not as glorious as the albums that preceded it, but in terms of the alterna-rock era it...