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Free Gold!
by Indian Jewelry
The bulk of Free Gold!, the second record by Houston psych band Indian Jewelry, takes place behind a...
Laulu Laakson Kukista
by Paavoharju
One of the oddest of this decade’s Finnish groups (which is saying something), Paavoharju are a musi...
Swimming
by The French Kicks
Call the French Kicks "New York City Rock" and, technically, you'd have a point. The quartet does, i...
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Alt-Punk Essentials
To be punk is to refuse to conform to even rock's rules, to be the extreme of the extreme. "Alternative," on the other hand, is the word that turns the extreme into something widely palatable. A safety pin through the lip is punk; a clip-on nose ring is alternative. Within the distance between the two has grown the sound and sensibility of a rock & roll generation.
The albums listed below reflect the beautiful divide between the full-on punk and the merely alternative. Some lean more toward the indie side, cacophono...
The albums listed below reflect the beautiful divide between the full-on punk and the merely alternative. Some lean more toward the indie side, cacophono...
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Y Robyn Hitchcock Matters
I don't know if the Y in Robyn Hitchcock's name was there on his birth certificate, but I can't imagine it spelled "Robin." That Y is the same slightly odd Y that's present in the Byrds, in Syd Barrett and in Bob Dylan — arguably the three biggest historical presences behind his music. He's got an enormous, three-decade-long discography, but the early solo albums that have just come to eMusic include some of the sweetest and oddest psychedelia of the post-punk era.
Before Hitchcock went solo, though, he was...
Before Hitchcock went solo, though, he was...
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Top Alternative/Punk Tracks
| Listen | Track Name | Length | Download |
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| 1. | |
Sequestered In Memphis
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3:32 |  |
| 2. | |
Constructive Summer
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2:54 | |
| 3. | |
The Ark
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3:38 | |
| 4. | |
Lord, I'm Discouraged
|
5:08 | |
| 5. | |
Sausalito
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3:10 | |
| 6. | |
Cape Canaveral
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4:04 | |
| 7. | |
Yeah Sapphire
|
3:36 | |
| 8. | |
Stay Positive
|
2:58 | |
| 9. | |
Both Crosses
|
4:35 | |
| 10. | |
One For The Cutters
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4:41 | |
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