One of the earliest albums that really got me excited about music, discovering music, and NEW music was the 1997 album Perfect From Now On by Built to Spill. It was their debut for Warner Bros Records, and after picking up the CD at a nearby shop back in ’97, […]
Andy from the FensePost Indie Music & Vinyl Blog looks at the 2014 album Maxed Out on Distractions by Corners on Lolipop Records (sic). Andy shares a brief digital crate digging story of how the highly limited purple vinyl pressing (just 100 copies according to Discogs) found its way into […]
Andy from the FensePost Indie Music & Vinyl Blog looks at The Comforts of Madness by Pale Saints on 4AD. He breaks down why the album is among the all-time greats from the early shoegaze movement, and how it’s quickly become one of his favorite records since picking up a […]
Andy from the FensePost Indie Music & Vinyl Blog looks at his copy of the “3…6…9 Seconds of Light” 7-inch single by Belle And Sebastian on Jeepster Recordings from 1997. Andy breaks down the assorted variants that have been released, outlining versions on 7-inch, a 12-inch maxi single, and those […]
Andy from the FensePost Indie Music & Vinyl Blog looks at the debut self-titled LP by Purple Mountains on Drag City. He talks about lead signer David Berman’s suicide and the heartbreaking parallel to the music with the album. Andy discusses highlight tracks like “All My Happiness is Gone” and […]
Andy from the FensePost Indie Music & Vinyl Blog looks at the handmade cover 7-inch single version of “Car” b/w “Girl” by Built to Spill. Pressed to an unknown quantity on black vinyl, this particular version also came on green. There was also an alternate cover with similar printing to […]
Andy from the FensePost Indie Music & Vinyl Blog answers the question: What does b/w and c/w mean on old 45 RPM 7-inch singles? B/W is an abbreviation short for “backed with” and C/W is short for “coupled with” or “combined with.” The term refers to the B-side of what’s […]
Andy from the FensePost Indie Music & Vinyl Blog looks at This Stupid World, the 2023 LP by Yo La Tengo on Matador Records. It’s the band’s 16th or 17th album, depending on who you talk to, and I think it’s among their best yet, at least cohesively. Dig into […]
Andy from the FensePost Indie Music & Vinyl Blog looks at “Early Music” by Voxtrot on Cult Hero Records. The LP contains the two early EPs, “Raised by Wolves” and “Mothers, Sisters, Daughters and Wives” by Austin indie pop and jangle pop band Voxtrot. Andy talks about his introduction to […]
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Underachievers Please Try Harder by Scottish indie pop band Camera Obscura. To mark the occasion, Andy from the FensePost Indie Music & Vinyl Blog looks at his copy of the album, the 2008 vinyl pressing on Merge Records and digs into why it’s […]
