Wilfully Obscure

From 2002. The muscular fourth album from a fellow who finally corralled a backing band, and along the way relegated his oft trademark sad b...

Even after all these decades, not only am I discovering artists from the classic era of Brit punk and power pop, I'm still discovering e...

Recordings from 1985-88. If you're into early Wedding Present and Close Lobsters this will be a treat.  **Please do not reveal artist in...

A friend with Weeds is a friend inde....oh never mind. But chances are this Wisconsin power-trio did have some friends and a gaggle of fans...

Wicked, infectious piano pop from 2019. **Please do not reveal artist in comments!** Hear

This one was a lot of work to put together, if only due to the sheer heft of the album. Roughly 90 minutes of music from an obscure L.A. pos...

There was a lot of talk last week surrounding the fiftieth anniversary of a certain landmark album.  How about another pivotal record that j...

With a little more amperage and angst Chicago's Throw might have been convincing grunge contenders, and to the contrary, had they posse...

No, they don't really sound like the Pixies, but would you believe a few '90s "small of fame" faves of mine like Fig Dish ...

On February 17th I learned that the frontman for this band (and several others) had suddenly passed away the night before. A musician, photo...

Truth be told, the sleeve on this one almost scared me off - but with a price tag of only a dollar I figured I didn't have much to be fr...

Though the band's influence is debatable, Das Damen's presence on the indie circuit during the Reagan/Bush-era was downright inesca...

A debut from 1992. Won't give away anymore than that.  **Please do not reveal artist in comments!** Hear

"Do I save it for Chanukah or not?"  That's the question I was pondering when deciding to share this gem now or later. In the ...

From 1996. An album bustling with songs befitting a platinum pedigree...but such status was simply not in the cards. **Please do not reveal ...

Am stunned I didn't think of getting to this sooner.  To introduce this under the banner of "file under Guided By Voices" will...

This isn't the first post I've dedicated to The Dentists , and it very well may not be the last. Who would've guessed that a ba...

From 2003. Unsung, riff-addled indie rock that's too good to miss (though unfortunately it might be a bit late for that).  **Please do n...

There have probably been as many bands monikered Moon or "The Moon" than there are actual phases the Earthbound satellite is know...

Everyone knew this recently departed gentleman's main gig, but in 1990 he struck his neck out with a rewarding, little publicized spinof...

Sometimes an album jacket meshes almost perfectly with the very music it cloaks. A collection of seemingly random shapes and colors all corr...

Word went out approximately two weeks ago that Agitpop frontman and focal point John DeVries passed away. Like the overwhelming bulk of ar...

My apologies for not getting anything new out to you this past week. Will try to rectify that tomorrow. In the meantime, for this week's...

From 2019.  The sophomore effort from a plaintive pop duo who feature a considerably big star.  **Please do not reveal artist in comments!**...

Up until now I've presented you with every piece of the Junk Monkeys puzzle...except one. I've held off on sharing Soul Cakes out ...