American post-hardcore band from Portsmouth, Virginia. Eric Larson, the drummer for Kilara, also played in Alabama Thunderpussy, Avail, and a shitload of other bands. Sam Krivanec, also of Kilara, played in Alabama Thunderpussy.
Tracklist
| 1 | 3rd Eye | |
| 2 | Growin-Up | |
| 3 | Succubus | |
| 4 | Threefold | |
| 5 | Travels Of A Handgun Pt.2 | |
| 6 | Test Meat Sick | |
| 7 | Dream | |
| 8 | Nightingale |
American punk band from Richmond, Virginia, active mid-1990s.
The Weak Force is a vinyl only release.
Tracklist
| Limp | |||
| A1 | Eq.45 | 1:32 | |
| A2 | In The Name Of | 2:15 | |
| A3 | Small | 2:09 | |
| A4 | Don't You Know | 1:22 | |
| A5 | Work Ethic | 2:03 | |
| A6 | Hustle | 1:35 | |
| Spineless | |||
| B1 | On High | 1:30 | |
| B2 | Boxing | 1:37 | |
| B3 | Friend | 1:37 | |
| B4 | Closed Doors | 1:09 | |
| B5 | Time After Time 2:32 | ||
| B6 | 21 | 1:54 | |
| B7 | Worthless | 1:45 |
French experimental noise rock band from Lyon formed in 1993 from the ashes of Deity Guns. Stopped in 1997, the group reformed in 2005 for a unique show at Le Confort Moderne (for the 20th anniversary of the venue) and then changed its name to ZËRO in 2006.
Tracklist
| 1 | The Hunt | |
| 2 | Sittin In A Cab | |
| 3 | In The Throat | |
| 4 | Sake | |
| 5 | Give Up | |
| 6 | The Snitch | |
| 7 | Kal | |
| 8 | Kouro Shivo | |
| 9 | Looking For Nancy | |
| 10 | Dinner For The Worms | |
| 11 | Fossils |
by request
Hardcore band from Queens, NYC formed in 1980 as Gilligan's Revenge, and renamed Token Entry in 1984. The band was known for their catchy melodies and stripped-down sound. |
Tracklist
1. Revolution of Values
2. Doing It Again
3. I Don't Wanna Go Back
4. Turnaround
5. Lucky Seven
6. Brian & Tim's Excellent Adventure
7. Beautiful People
8. Last Chance
9. Down Right Blue
10. Weight of The World
French comp featuring punk/noise/alt rock mainly from French bands
Tracklist
| 1 | Mary's Child– | Discobole |
| 2 | Prohibition (2)– | Squares |
| 3 | Deadly Toys (2)– | Evil Eyes |
| 4 | Swell– | Soda Jerk Fountain 2 |
| 5 | Greedy Guts– | Gruesome Men |
| 6 | Hems– | Statique |
| 7 | A Subtle Plague– | Armalite Rifle |
| 8 | Dum Dum Boys (4)– | Color Your Blood Red |
| 9 | Cryptones*– | T.N.T. |
| 10 | Drive Blind– | Groovy Boots |
| 11 | Sloy– | Chocolate Sperm |
| 12 | Arthur Kaos– | Decadence Party |
| 13 | Bästard / Hint (3)– | Life Stinks |
| 14 | Subside (3)– | Pouah |
| 15 | Daily Planets– | Skyscrapers |
| 16 | El Inquilino Comunista– | The Gag |
| 17 | The Wakes– | I Can't Pretend |
| 18 | Latimer– | Why Should I ? |
| 19 | Moonstruck (4)– | Greensky |
| 20 | D.I.T. (2)– | Walk Around With U |
| 21 | Straw Dogs (5)– | Knowing How |
Noisy rock with female fronted vocals
Tracklist
| 1 | Crackhead | |
| 2 | Dream | |
| 3 | So | |
| 4 | Moonfucker | |
| 5 | Samething | |
| 6 | Darkroom |
Forget Review by Thom Owens
Elephant Ride's debut album is a textured, relatively dark set of adult alternative rock that draws both on shifting waves of electric guitar and moody acoustic passsages. Not all of the tracks work -- occasionally, the group sounds more concerned with getting a sound than writing a song -- but it is a promising debut.
Tracklist
| 1 | Heaven Built A Boy | 5:31 | |
| 2 | Bishop Mariah | 3:57 | |
| 3 | The Box | 4:55 | |
| 4 | Wash Me | 5:06 | |
| 5 | Orphan | 5:03 | |
| 6 | You Dropped Something | 5:04 | |
| 7 | Bathroom | 5:28 | |
| 8 | Her Letters | 4:19 | |
| 9 | Waterbed | 4:40 | |
| 10 | The Opera | 4:01 | |
| 11 | Frog Song | 3:45 | |
| 12 | People Bomb | 7:46 |
Panda Bear is the alias of Noah Lennox, one of the two core members of Animal Collective, along with Avey Tare (a.k.a Dave Portner). In Animal Collective, Noah's primary role is that of a drummer, though he also plays other instruments and sings. He adopted the name Panda Bear from an early tape of his material, on which he drew a panda bear, his favorite animal.
Tracklist
| 1 | Inside A Great Stadium And A Running Race | 5:49 | |
| 2 | Mich Mit Einer Mond | 4:10 | |
| 3 | On The Farm | 4:00 | |
| 4 | Ohne Titel | 2:38 | |
| 5 | Fire! | 2:44 | |
| 6 | O Please Bring Her Back | 3:35 | |
| 7 | Ain't Got No Troubles | 3:59 | |
| 8 | Winter In St. Moritz | 2:13 | |
| 9 | Liebe Auf Den Ersten Blick | 4:41 | |
| 10 | A Musician And A Filmmaker | 4:30 | |
| 11 | We Built A Robot | 3:16 | |
| 12 | Sometimes When It Hurts Bad Enough It Feels Like This | 4:01 | |
| 13 | A Lover Once Can No Longer Now Be A Friend | 5:11 | |
| 14 | Ohne Titel | 2:50 |
Snag was an alt rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota
Tracklist
| A | Death, Wow | |
| B1 | Shillelagh | |
| B2 | Life's Worth 10¢... |
Ethereal indie band influenced by Cocteau Twins
Tracklist
| 1 | Seahorse | 4:13 | |
| 2 | Starwheel | 3:24 | |
| 3 | Hindenburg | 4:32 | |
| 4 | Feijoa | 4:59 | |
| 5 | Swim | 3:42 | |
| 6 | Heather | 4:22 | |
| 7 | Daisy | 4:38 | |
| 8 | Blue Budd | 4:21 | |
| 9 | Against Nature | 5:34 |
Indie/shoegaze comp on Clairecords
Tracklist
| 1 | Pantone– | Away | 2:28 |
| 2 | The Curtain Society– | Plaster | 3:29 |
| 3 | Feedback Loop– | Hideaway | 5:08 |
| 4 | Pantone– | Dream For Hours | 1:22 |
| 5 | Bizarre– | Never Ever | 3:31 |
| 6 | Transit (11)– | Line | 3:31 |
| 7 | Splinterworld– | Stardust | 3:24 |
| 8 | Afterglow Version 2.4– | Bird Of Prey | 3:42 |
| 9 | Sideband– | Sensory Deprivation | 4:45 |
| 10 | Hala Star– | Wisp (Demo) | 3:09 |
| 11 | Wail– | Long, Slow & Painful | 2:52 |
| 12 | Jeff Zeigler– | Time Spent... | 3:33 |
| 13 | Lemur– | Glacial Shift | 3:33 |
| 14 | Flashing Astonishers*– | Only Gone | 5:43 |
| 15 | Side Real Day– | Blue Fugue | 3:34 |
| 16 | Flashing Astonishers*– | If Irritation Persists | 2:56 |
| 17 | Smothered In Hugs– | Heavy Handed | 3:39 |
| 18 | Psychic Hearts– | Not This Listy | 3:16 |
| 19 | Myth Mechanic– | December 27 | 3:31 |
| 20 | Lukewarm– | Licorice | 3:30 |
Growing up in Green Bay, Wisconsin provided many days of trying to keep warm while jamming in someone's garage. At least that was the case for Rick Smith (vocals/ guitar), Dan Collins (bass) and Curt Lefevre (drums) when they formed Fun With Atoms. Falling in the tradition of fellow Mid-Western power-pop acts such as Cheap Trick and Husker Du, Fun With Atoms layered their own guitar hooks and vocal harmonies all throughout their home state of Wisconsin. With their 1993 debut album "Main Street" on Boat Records showcasing this sound, Butch Vig also had his chance to practice his production skills before moving on to work with the Smashing Pumpkins and Nirvana. Fun With Atoms' follow-up album "Northern Distortion" followed in 1996 courtesy of Black Vinyl Records.
Tracklist
| 1 | Chain Reaction | 3:08 | |
| 2 | Changing History | 3:49 | |
| 3 | Indiana Line | 4:10 | |
| 4 | A Fate Unknown | 2:48 | |
| 5 | Turn And Go | 4:16 | |
| 6 | A New Titanic | 3:44 | |
| 7 | Hand-Me-Down | 2:18 | |
| 8 | I Believe Her | 3:19 | |
| 9 | Strange Things Happen | 4:29 | |
| 10 | Northern Distortion | 3:35 | |
| 11 | Call The Losers | 3:18 | |
| 12 | Star Lobe (Be On-Line) | 4:28 |
One of the most underrated power pop bands of the '80s, the Spongetones released several albums of effortlessly catchy guitar pop that captured the feel of '60s British Invasion pop with remarkable accuracy and innocent charm. While they never received much critical or commercial attention, their music has aged much better than most power pop of the era (late '70s and early '80s), and among specialists they're highly revered not only for their studio prowess but also for their spirited live shows. They are one of the few bands that gracefully carried on past the "skinny tie" fad into the '90s and beyond -- not as strict revivalists but as something unique. The band, comprised of Steve Stoeckel (vocals, bass), Pat Walters (vocals, guitar), Jamie Hoover (vocals, guitar), and Rob Thorne (drums), began as a covers band in Charlotte, NC in the early '80s. They signed to the Ripete label in 1982 and released their first full-length, Beat Music, the same year, following with the Torn Apart EP in 1984 -- the latter featuring esteemed guests Don Dixon, Mitch Easter, and R.E.M. on handclaps. Stoeckel temporarily left the band, returning in 1991.
By 1987, it seemed the Spongetones wanted to distance themselves from their revivalist reputation, leaving Ripete in favor of the independent Triapore and recording probably their most experimental and most un-Spongetones album, Where-Ever-Land. The album, produced by Don Dixon, flirted with garage rock, psychedelia, and the more fashionable jangle pop -- all in all it marked a more muscular and harder-edged approach. The experiment failed for the most part and was short-lived. The band signed to Black Vinyl Records (owned by power pop icons Shoes) and found a true home in 1991. There they created, in the mold of their first two releases, possibly their most focused Mersey pastiche, Oh Yeah! Textural Drone Thing followed in 1995. In addition to regular band activities, Jamie Hoover released a solo album, Coupons Questions and Comments, for Triapore in 1990, and also formed the Van Delecki's with Bryan Shumate, releasing Letters from the Desk of Count S. Van Delecki on Permanent Press in 1996. After a five-year band silence, the Spongetones finally returned in 2000 with the album Odd Fellows. Number 9 followed in 2005.
Tracklist
1. Not So
2. Always Carry On
3. Got Nothing Left To Hide
4. Oh Yeah!
5. Infatuation
6. Are You Gonna, Do You Need To (Love Me)
7. Return The Boy
8. Somewhere In The World
9. Brand New Start
10. Now Is Now
11. Words And Music
12. Am I Dancing Or What?
13. Stupid Heart
14. Goodbye
American alternative rock band from Knoxville, Tennessee, United States,
active primarily in the late 1980s and early to mid 1990s.
Tracklist
| 1 | What We Lose | 4:24 | |
| 2 | Drought | 3:51 | |
| 3 | Happy Song (Settling) | 3:22 | |
| 4 | Sorry Counts | 3:10 | |
| 5 | Don't Wait For Me | 3:36 | |
| 6 | In This Maroon | 4:40 | |
| 7 | Wounded Bird | 3:57 | |
| 8 | Stupid-Cute | 3:38 | |
| 9 | Jive Talkin' | ||
| 3:07 | |||
| 10 | Regret Revisited | 4:28 | |
| 11 | Stoned | 3:37 | |
| 12 | Liquid | 3:43 | |
| 13 | The Cachet Of Misery | 2:44 | |
| 14 | The Lake | 4:25 |
American Alt.Rock/Punk band from Los Angeles.
Tracklist
1. Metamorphosis
2. Hangin' On
3. I Know It Well
4. The Cow
5. You Know Me
6. The Wrong Man
7. Orange
8. Psycho Pop
9. 9th Ward
10. Another Mother Fucker On My Porch
11. Kiss The Mirror
12. The Bones
Singer and songwriter, born October 16, 1969 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Tracklist
| 1 | I Will Not Die | 3:04 | |
| 2 | Out Of LA | 3:14 | |
| 3 | You Mama You | 2:19 | |
| 4 | George | 2:52 | |
| 5 | Paper Towel | 4:43 | |
| 6 | In Between | 3:16 | |
| 7 | Prophet | 3:45 | |
| 8 | Life Lays Me Down | 5:26 | |
| 9 | Baby Ruth In Atlanta | 5:18 | |
| 10 | Love Letters | 3:10 | |
| 11 | Cammie | 5:19 | |
| 12 | More Than I Wanted | 4:18 |
