Wilfully Obscure

What time is it?  Time for four eps, that's what!  I'm not sure if I've featured any of these artists on Mystery Monday before. ...

I'm not sure how much demand is out there for this but here goes. I haven't dedicated too much space to Arcwelder , simply because m...

Eugene, OR's Dose made their way onto my ever-lovin radar when they dropped the wonderful "Eyesore" on the Teriyaki Asthma Vo...

Seattle indie rock from 1994.  **Please do not reveal artist in comments!** Hear

Hailing from Salt Lake City, UT, The Stench were SLC punk by default, although the cult movie referencing the near-non existent scene in th...

From 1980, bundled with a contemporary EP. **Please do not reveal artist in comments!** Hear  

Yet more Boston guitar-rawk bluster.  The Blackjacks  suspiciously remind me of another Beantown bunch, the equally bar-busting Classic Ruin...

Demi-legends in Australia's garage-punk underground, the Exploding White Mice often veered to sheer power -punk overdrive, a la the Ram...

From 2023. A return to this band's gritty roots. **Please do not reveal artist in comments!** Hear

It's been awhile since I dedicated any meaningful space to the Texas Instruments .  About a decade and a half, and that's not an exa...

From 2015.  This band's sixth but hopefully not final album. **Please do not reveal artist in comments!** Hear

Occasionally I share music not based wholly on it's merits, rather on other surrounding factors. Though I'm an admirer of the Swimmi...

Better known as Double Naught Spies , this L.A.-based quartet made minor ripples in their local power pop sphere, and managed to crank out t...

From 1990. **Please do not reveal artist in comments!** Hear

Talk about music that was completely devoid of the prevailing norms of it's era.  Enter Tubular Face , a San Antonio, Texas duo ( Mike E...

From 1981. This L.A. institution's oft overlooked third album. **Please do not reveal artist in comments!** Hear

Yet another single I've only been able to procure via ones and zeros. Despite not owning a physical copy, I know that Mystery Date (who...

Some mixed feelings on this one, which I've flirted with sharing almost since I started this page in 2007. So what took so long?  Not qu...

A debut from 1999. The creator of this has album repeatedly disavowed it, but I still find it endearing. **Please do not reveal artist in co...

Hard to believe this album is 30 years-old this week!  Could be my top pick of 1994.   **Please do not reveal artist in comments!** Hear

Here's a bygone Detroit-area quintet to rock your weekend.  Tanjent Image strike an impressive visage on this stimulating four-song pla...

What a splendid blind purchase this turned out to be!  A coed San Francisco treat who roamed the Earth between 1989-93, I don't think I ...

From 2013. For fans of The Drums (the band), or for that matter The Smiths. **Please do not reveal artist in comments!** Hear

I don't have much info to go on regarding this Canuck trio, whose 1988 platter may have been the only release to their name. While not r...

A 1986 compilation that was a high school staple for me. **Please do not reveal artist in comments!** Hear