Wilfully Obscure

power pop * punk * emo * indie rock * shoegazer

Sunday, December 27, 2020

You are swimming in her ocean, you are sensitive to light and motion.

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From 1997.  Their third album exuded another riveting splay of punk riffage and acute pop overtones, with an advancement in songwriting chop...
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Saturday, December 26, 2020

V/A - Popcan - (A Refreshing Taste Of Pure Canadian Pop) (1997, Alert)

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Had a relatively recent request for this one. Along with Rhino Record's Poptopia collections and Big Deal's renown Yellow Pills se...
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Thursday, December 24, 2020

Joyeux Noel.

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Sunday, December 20, 2020

Shut your mouth before I shut it for you...

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Four eps from four artists you're likely unfamiliar with...and sometimes that's the way we like it. **Please do not reveal artists i...
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Thursday, December 17, 2020

The Heats - Have An Idea (1980/2007, Albratross/Air Mail)

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So we've reached the final evening.  The candelabra has reached full capacity and it's time to unfurl one more gift.  Technically, i...
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Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Pointed Sticks - live San Francisco 12/15/79 & 1980 demos

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In discussing the recently released Strum & Thrum compilation (and my revisionist take on it) I expelled a pretty expansive dose of tex...
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020

V/A - Strum & Thrum: A benign reimagining (1983-88)

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Howdy everyone.  Before I launch into my spiel (and it's a bit of a wordy one), I just want to acknowledge that any music shared in this...
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Monday, December 14, 2020

Three highly stimulating vinyl EPs: Eyes, Modern Pioneers & New Radiant Storm King

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Well, I didn't get around to putting together a batch of singles together this Chanukah like I did last (maybe next year?).  Got the nex...
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Sunday, December 13, 2020

R.E.M. - Reckoning demos & such (1983)

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They may not have been a literal "household name" until the early '90s, but even R.E.M. fans who were introduced to them thro...
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Saturday, December 12, 2020

Great Outdoors - Making Allowances For the Jargon (1986, Upright)

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Usually I can inform and opine at length about titles I share as part of my annual Chanukah series, but in the case of the Great Outdoors , ...
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Friday, December 11, 2020

The Sugarplastic - live & rare (1991-2005)

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A few weeks ago when I was updating a broken link for one of several Sugarplastic entries that I've posted, it occurred to me they were...
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Thursday, December 10, 2020

V/A - Scared to Get Happy box (2013)

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So, I don't always commence my Chanukah downloads with a full fledged box set, but when I do I try to give you extra bang for your buck ...
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Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Watching the candles burn - the eight nights of Chanukah returns this Thursday evening.

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  2020 has got to be good for something...right?  With all the crazy and cataclysmic events that have taken place in the last eleven months ...
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Sunday, December 6, 2020

Rain is falling, wind is blowing, sun's not in the sky...

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A unique and utterly catchy covers album from 2012.   **Please do not reveal artist in comments!** Hear
Saturday, December 5, 2020

The Products - Fast Music (2002, Cabeza De Tornado)

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Here's another example of an album that was recorded during the halcyon days of punk/power-pop but didn't see the light of day until...
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