Wilfully Obscure

From 1986.  The second album from Placentia, CA's finest.  **Please do not reveal artist in comments!** Hear

One of my more recent bargain-bin scoops.  Despite the copyright date, The Fat Lady Sings were not lumped in with the usual C86 crowd (i.e....

In doing what little research I could on this quartet, it was unsurprisingly revealed that there were multiple bands over the years running ...

So, me and my extended family were late in getting MTV, and for that matter, cable TV writ large.  In fact we were a good six long years-lat...

From 1977-78.  The building blocks for arguably the most important post-punk entity ever.   **Please do not reveal artist in comments!** Hea...

Granted, I realize skate-punk isn't on everyone's musical itinerary, but I thought this would still be worth pitching to you.  FAQ...

A reissue of this fringe Paisley Underground concern's 1986 LP, that also tacks on an even more effective preceding ep, and some additio...

I haven't talked about St. Johnny on these pages, at least not much . These Connecticut by way of NYC noiseniks were worthy of signific...

This is disk five of a six-CD discography box set and not a proper album. I shared one of this band's singles early on in the days of W/...

Taking this week off. This means no new content until next Mystery Monday.  Cheers.  

From 1996.  "Hey, you've got your Britpop in my power pop!" "No, more like you've got your power pop in my Britpop!...

I like this one, even if it's a little non-descript, an ironic circumstance considering the era.  "Just a Movie" exudes a hype...

Liverpudlians Glass Torpedoes only stuck around long to give us three singles, this being the first. Nestled in a near-perfect sweet spot b...

A seminal 1987 barnburner paired with this band's preceding album on one handy compact disk. **Please do not reveal artist in comments!*...

This was a pleasant surprise, even though the album as a whole is a bit inconsistent.  First and foremost, Go Man Go's "25 Years...

A solo debut from 1980. In fact, this was his only proper solo album while he was still with us. **Please do not reveal artist in comments!*...

Slowest Clock were denizens of Dublin, IE, and while there may not be a "Dublin sound," this album barely suggests the quartet in...

Gambled a dollar on this one, and it was a hundred cents well spent.  Despite the fact this coed Minneapolis trio once referred to themselve...

Heavy alt-rawk from 1993. **Please do not reveal artist in comments!** Hear

So, for the better part of ten years, some slug on a certain online auction site (take a wild guess) has been asking $100 for the very recor...

From 1990.  This is the OG version with no supplemental material. **Please do not reveal artist in comments!** Hear

As much as I enjoyed and appreciated Versus'  compilation of early singles & odds and ends, Dead Leaves , right from the get go it ...

Please tell me there's more where this came from!  A local record shop slapped a handwritten sticker on this one indicating The High Be...

From 2020.  Silky-smooth synth pop that frequently bumps up against yacht rock and downtempo R&B.  I couldn't love this band more. *...

This is quite the 180° from what I offered last night.  Details on Tiny couldn't be more sparse, but a correspondence address of Champa...