Wilfully Obscure

Reissue of a 1985 album. Word arrived last week that the vocalist for this Irish combo passed away on the 18th. Without giving much more awa...

The somewhat oblique purple and green animal-type-thing occupying this otherwise ebony album jacket belies a record with a half-dozen smart ...

Lazy (aka The Lazy Music Group ) were one of hundreds of '90s indie also-rans that deserved a better fate, granted the sheer amount of ...

Disk two of a 2003 box set containing 35 b-sides and ep tracks from this band's halcyon era.  **Please do not reveal artist in comments!...

It seems as is there are more bands named The Secrets than records made by bands named the Secrets (or even by combos sporting that word...

The very fact that The Muffs spent the better part of a decade (that would be the '90s) on a major label is as wholly logical as it is ...

From 2006. I can vouch for the entire album, but more specifically,  tracks 2 through 4 deliver a seismic, melodic k.o. **Please do not reve...

Not as high strung as their moniker suggests, for their debut mini-LP, The Psycho Daisies dealt us a cheeky melange of Americana tinged wit...

It's been about three years since we've heard more from mercival aside from a volley of recent singles, but after soaking in 2019...

A long overdue, not to mention frequently excellent solo album from 2019. **Please do not reveal artist in comments!** Hear

If there's anything I've brought you over recent months/years, this one will certainly qualify as a bona fide curiosity at the very ...

The lone 1991 album from a band gone too soon they neglected to tell you about. Sorry for the lack of content last week folks. Was out of to...

A random two-fer this week. One is a 1992 ep that for some reason felt more like a mini-album, and a 2016 full length that left me wanting e...

Another year, another Record Store Day (This year being the fifteenth), and to one extent or another I've probably attended a good twelv...

From 2010. Smart, assertive and sometimes melancholy indie guitar rock built on a solid singer/songwriter bedrock. **Please do not reveal ar...

Ontario's Statues seemingly didn't make significant inroads outside of Canada, which is a crying shame considering every morsel I...

Tape time. Been awhile since I shared any reels, this one procured from the consistently rewarding Graham's Records in Erie, PA, just a ...

I always thought interventions led to a twelve-step program. That being said, don't take Deadlights' Eleven Step Intervention as a...

A collection of this band's earliest, and possibly most inviting recordings.  **Please do not reveal artist in comments!** Hear

The album I'm presenting tonight is a gem. A jewel. A gold nugget. And it's the glorious byproduct of a band I made the grave misfor...

One stop shopping for these legendary, L.A. power-pop mavens. **Please do not reveal artist in comments!** Hear

Looks like I went a whole decade plus without a follow-up to my original Terrible Parade entry from 2009. No, unfortunately it's not a...

The opening title, "P.M.T," on The Difference's lone ep, Sign of the Times, commences with a deliciously echoing, post-punk ...

From 1988. At the peak of their powers this band fused together the finest elements of the Who, Bruce Springsteen and U2. Interesting back s...

Sorry I wasn't able to offer you more this week, but for what's it's worth this one is pretty excellent. You've probably nev...