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(Vagrant)   www.vagrant.com   Pat Grossi's Active Child is a breath of fresh air from synth land. Grossi (an erstwhile choir boy turned indie fiend) holds the unique position of being more...

(Merge)   www.mergerecords.com   The hard sell on these "rarity" collections is that they will appeal to more than just the completists. Remember that Stephin Merritt completists are more...

(Vampisoul)   www.vampisoul.com   Before the Internet, collecting rarities required shoe leather doggedness, a plethora of patience, willingness and ability to travel, and just ordin more...

(The Sleepy West)   www.goldenbloom.net   Shawn Fogel (who basically is Golden Bloom) released a terrific sleeper of a record in 2009 called Fan the Flames that seemingly came out more...

(self-released)   www.wiretreemusic.com   Up ‘til now, Austin's guitar pop gem Wiretree was essentially a solo act, with Kevin Peroni acting out his Jason Falkner fantasies mos more...

(Powertool/ Silber)   www.silbermedia.com   Never one to follow any kind of trends or fads, Azalia Snail (a New Yorker now based in Lose Angeles) has been chasing her dreams, follow more...

(Mascot)   www.mascotlabelgroup.com   Bootsy Collins is back; not that he ever left. But, fiends and neighbors, Bootsy is back with a serious, all-in vengeance.    Indeed more...

(Surf Road)   www.tomfreund.com   It's a rough world out there, what with the whiplash ride on Wall Street, our quibbling politicians, unemployment still at an alarming high, and cha more...

(Banjodad) www.deadmanwinter.com   Some might suspect - and perhaps rightly so - that the biggest handicap standing in the way of Trampled by Turtles' wider recognition might have been, w more...

(Strut)   www.strut-records.com   This summer marks the 30th anniversary of the Good Times Sound System party curated by renowned English DJ Norman Jay MBE. From its genesis at the N more...