Wilfully Obscure

I've probably thumbed by numerous Health & Happiness Show albums in used CD bins over the years, nary giving them a second thought....

From 2000.  Probably the only thing I haven't already shared by this long defunct bunch.  **Please do not reveal artist in comments!** H...

In multiple books I've encountered about the Seattle music scene, the Blackouts are commonly bandied about as antecedents to the more s...

I've owned a CD by this Mass. trio probably for a solid 60% of my life, yet the impression it left was somewhat nondescript.  The 45 I...

From 1997.  The second album by these Aussie wunderkinds.  **Please do not reveal artist in comments!** Hear

Here's one I've been intending to digitize for awhile.  A 36-year old compilation of Boston area bands that's both relatively co...

Recordings from 1987-89.  The word impeccable comes to mind.  Don't pass on this! **Please do not reveal artist in comments!** Hear

This is essentially nothing more than a bootleg of an early-ish Pavement gig circa the spring of '92 (right around the time Slanted and ...

Haven't posted a split single in awhile, and this one features a band that's brand new to these pages, Skyscraper .  Ostensibly hail...

From 1998.  The saucy sophomore LP from a Scottish band with a Japanese name.   **Please do not reveal artist in comments!** Hear

It's hard to believe that original copies of a single minted by a teen punk band from Syracuse, NY circa 1980 has fetched as much as $20...

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!*...