Andy from the FensePost Indie Music & Vinyl Blog looks at the 10th Anniversary pressing of Yeah I Know by Darlings on Hand-Poured Vinyl. Limited to just 150 copies and released by Famous Class Records in 2019, this 10th Anniversary pressing remains the only vinyl version of Darlings’ debut 2009 […]
What happens when a pop band turns a London council block into a concept album? In 2005, Saint Etienne released “Tales from Turnpike House,” a quietly radical record that captured the rhythms, routines, and quiet poetry of suburban life. Today we explore the album’s architectural inspiration, its place in the […]
Andy from the FensePost Indie Music & Vinyl Blog looks at Late Developers by Belle And Sebastian on Matador Records. He talks a little about the lack of hype around the album’s release and how quickly it was announced then rolled out. Andy unboxes his orange vinyl version, showing off […]
In 1973, at the height of glam rock chaos, Elton John pulled one of the strangest pranks in music history: storming a Stooges concert in a full gorilla suit and tackling a drug-addled Iggy Pop onstage. We unpack the bizarre true story behind that moment, tracing Iggy’s downward spiral after […]
Andy from the FensePost Indie Music & Vinyl Blog looks at the 7-inch single for “Make You Mine” by Best Coast on Group Tightener Records. In addition to doing a quick unboxing video on the album, he gives his thoughts in a quick album review. 🔥 Find Your Copy on […]
A deep dive into Morrissey’s “The Last of the Famous International Playboys,” this episode unravels its dark ties to real-life gangsters (Ronnie and Reggie Kray), the glamorization of violence, and the media’s obsession with infamy. This story traces the song’s roots in British crime history, its place in Morrissey’s post-Smiths […]
Andy from the FensePost Indie Music & Vinyl Blog looks at Transatlanticism by Death Cab For Cutie on Barsuk Records. Transatlanticism turns 20 this year, and in Andy’s opinion it remains their most valiant and timeless release. Andy walks through the various pressings available on vinyl before unboxing his copy, […]
It’s time to peel back the layers of The Smashing Pumpkins’ iconic 1995 masterpiece “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness” to expose the secret art history hidden in the haunting cover art. Art that shaped the emotional world created within the album. We jump into Billy Corgan and John Craig’s […]
Andy from the FensePost Indie Music & Vinyl Blog looks at the second pressing of Sentimental Goblin by Ty Segall on Suicide Squeeze. He shows his copy, which is the second pressing on red vinyl and shares the other variations that have been pressed since it’s 2017 release. In the […]
In 2001, the most unlikely rock album took the world by storm. It didn’t feature seasoned musicians. It featured 200 elementary school kids in a school gym, performing rock and pop songs of the 1970s, in the 1970s, in a single take. It’s backbone: the music of Brian Wilson and […]
