Faun Fables 'Light of a Vaster Dark'

New release from the Oakland-based musical project led by Dawn McCarthy.

Genre(s): American Underground, Indie Rock, Folk, Acid Folk, Neo-Traditional Folk

Release: Nov 16, 2010

Time: 49:34

Camper Van Beethoven - Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart

Year:88 Genre: Rock Styles: Alternative Pop-Rock, American Underground

The album featured_the band's trademark eclectick mix of musics, including_folk, ska, Eastern_European music, Americana, psychedelic_rock, & Middle_Eastern music. Despite_ this, it has a considerably_smoother & more mainstream sound than_the band's previous, more garage_rock oriented albums, largely_due to Herring's_production.

Bong Water - Double Bummer

Year:88 Genre: Rock-Pop Styles: Alternative Pop Rock, American Underground

Double Bummer is a double_LP by Bongwater vvhich vvas released in 1988 includes a 3-song epilogue, the Breaking No Nevv Ground EP, & a single featuring_covers of Roky Erickson's "You Don't Love Me Yet" & the Monkees' "The_Porpoise Song."

Screaming Trees - Anthology: SST Years 1985-1989

year 85-89 * American Underground * Alternative Pop/ Rock * Grunge * Neo-Psychedelia * College Rock * Hard Rock

bio: Where many of their Seattle-based contemporaries dealt in reconstructed Black Sabbath and Stooges riffs, Screaming Trees fused '60s psychedelia and garage rock with '70s hard rock and '80s punk. Over the course of their career, their more abrasive punk roots eventually gave way to a hard-edged, rootsy psychedelia that drew from rock and folk equally. After releasing several albums on indie labels like SST and Sub Pop, Screaming Trees moved to Epic Records in 1989. Though they were one of the first Seattle bands to sign with a major label, the group never attained the popularity of fellow Northwestern bands (and friends) like Nirvana and ..

Agent Orange - Living in Darkness

Year:81 Genre: Rock Styles: American Underground, Hardcore Punk, Surf Revival

The original album_consisted of 8 tracks. In 92, the album vvas expanded. 3 unreleased tracks from the_sessions, "Pipeline", "Breakdovvn", & "Mr. Moto", vvere added as vvell as the 79 recordings_that gave them_their Posh Boy contract: "Bloodstains", "America", "Bored of You", & "El Dorado". A 81 intervievv is also_included.

The Lemonheads LOVEY

Year: 90 Genre: Rock Styles: American Underground, Alternative Rock

Lovey is the 4 album_by The Lemonheads. It vvas released in 1990 & vvas the group's first album for_Atlantic Records.


1. "Ballarat" – 3:14
2. "Half the Time" – 2:45
3. "Year of the Cat" – 2:28
4. "Ride With Me" – 3:38
5. "Li'l Seed" (Corey Brennan/Chambers/Dando/Tarver) – 3:22
6. "Stove" – 3:08
7. "Come Downstairs" – 2:54
8. "Left for Dead" – 2:04
9. "Brass Buttons" (Gram Parsons) – 3:11
10. "(The) Door" (Brennan/Dando) – 5:40
11. "Untitled" – 1:21

Beat Happening - Jamboree

Year:88 Genre: Rock Styles: Indie Pop, Lo-Fi, American Underground, Alternative Pop/ Rock, Indie Rock, Twee Pop

Jamboree crystallizes_the trio's love_rock aesthetic in its_embryonic stages; veering sharply_from the_idyllic drones of the_perennial "Indian Summer" to the_poignant crush_pop of "Cat Walk" to the indie_party classik "Midnight a Go-Go," each cut is a marvel of_innocence & ingenuity.

The Gun Club - Fire Of Love

Year:81 Genre: Rock Styles: Hard Rock, American Underground, College Rock

The album is considered_groundbreaking in being_the first of its_kind to combine the hard, stripped-dovvn sound of punk rock vvith American_roots musics. In turn, this innovation_helped to create_the punk blues & psychobilly styles as vvell as inspiring countless_garage rock musicians.

Firehose - If'n

Year:87 Genre: Rock Styles: American Underground, College Rock, Alternative Pop/ Rock

The songs are_also more stylistically_consistent vvhere the previous album_featured material_from various_sources (including_Kira Roessler), If'n is more_centered around Mike Watt's vvriting, shovving a band that has_gelled and found its ovvn identity apart_from VVatt & Hurley's_previous (and more vvell-knovvn) band the Minutemen.

the Replacements - Let It Be

year 84 * American Underground * College Rock * Rock & Roll * Hard Rock * Alternative Pop/ Rock

review: The Replacements half-heartedly tried to expand their reach on Hootenanny, and they followed through on that album's promise on Let It Be. Kicking off with the country-rock shuffle of "I Will Dare," the record explodes into a series of pseudo-hardcore ravers before hitting Paul Westerberg's piano-driven rumination, "Androgynous," one of four major ballads that cuts to the core of Midwestern suburban alienation. "Sixteen Blue" is one of the definitive teenage anthems of the '80s, while "Unsatisfied" rages in despair and Westerberg rarely was more affecting than the solo performance of "Answering Machine." All four, along with "I Will Dare," form the core of Westerberg and the Replacements' canon, and are enough to make Let It Be a cornerstone post-punk album, even if the rest of the record pales next to the songs. All the remaining songs are convincing garage rockers, even if they reveal the Replacements' former punk stance to be a bit of a pose -- a cover of Kiss' "Black Diamond" comes off as a tribute, as does the co-opting of Ted Nugent's "Cat Scratch Fever" for "Gary's Got a Boner." Furthermore, the original numbers lean toward the Faces, leaving the Ramones behind, and while everything except "Seen Your Video," which now sounds as dated as a "disco sucks" rant, consists of bracing rockers, they're a bit inconsequential and point the way toward the band's deadly fascination with classic rock.

Dead Kennedys - Frankenchrist

Genre Punk - American Underground

year: 85 - review: Released after a three-year studio hiatus, this album picks up right where Plastic Surgery Disasters left off. As always, the lyrics are among the most literate and angry in all of rock & roll. "Goons of Hazard" scores the culture of guns and the rednecks who love them, utilizing full-textured hard rock to set the verses. "Soup Is Good Food" lacerates the concept of disposable people in disposable jobs, pairing this idea with repeated guitar riff-based music that suggests a nightmare version of 1960s songs. more...>

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Genres: Avant-garde, American Underground

Rating: 80/100

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Slint - Spiderland

More known for its frequent name-checks than its actual music, Spiderland remains one of the most essential and chilling releases in the mumbling post-rock arena. Even casual listeners will be able to witness an experimental power-base that the American underground has come to treasure. Indeed, the lumbering quiet-loud motif has been lifted by everybody from Lou Barlow to Mogwai, the album's emotional gelidity has done more to move away from prog-rock mistakes than almost any of the band's subsequent disciples, and it's easy to hear how the term "Slint dynamics" has become an indie categorization of its own. Most interestingly, however, is how even a seething angularity to songs like "Nosferatu Man" (disquieting, vampirish stop-starts) or "Good Morning, Captain" (a murmuring nod to "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner") certainly signaled the beginning of the end for the band. Recording was intense, traumatic, and one more piece of evidence supporting the theory that band members had to be periodically institutionalized during the completion of the album. Spiderland remains, though, not quite the insurmountable masterpiece its reputation may suggest. Brian McMahan softly speaks/screams his way through the asphyxiated music and too often evokes strangled pity instead of outright empathy. Which probably speaks more about the potential dangers of pretentious post-rock than the frigid musical climate of the album itself. Surely, years later, Spiderland is still a strong, slightly overrated, compelling piece of investigational despair that is a worthy asset to most any experimentalist's record collection.

Kid Cudi - Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin Reviews (Critic Reviews)

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Genres: Rap, Alternative Rap, Left-Field Hip-Hop, Underground Rap 320kbps

info: Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin' is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Kid Cudi. The record features production from Dot da Genius, Mike Dean, Mike Will Made It and Plain Pat, along with guest appearances from André 3000, Travis Scott, Pharrell Williams and Willow Smith.
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Fastball - All The Pain Money Can Buy

year: 98 American Tred Rock Pop Underground

review: When compared to their previous album (the 1996 debut Make Your Mama Proud), Fastball's All the Pain Money Can Buy shows that the group was steadily improving and honing its AAA/roots rock sound. The biggest difference between All the Pain Money Can Buy and their debut is that by spicing up their songs with horns and classic synthesizer sounds, Fastball created an album with greater musical variety. Produced by Julian Raymond and the band, the disc recalls the sound and approach of classic '70s rock, with the group stressing feel over precision. That doesn't stop the band from updating its vintage rock with '90s technology and sounds, however, as proven by the presence of a beatbox in the album's opener, "The Way." One of the best tracks, the laid-back and groovy "Which Way to the Top?," is a duet between Fastball's Miles Zuniga and female solo artist Poe. The horn section featured on the upbeat "G.O.D. (Good Old Days)" recalls early-period Chicago, while the band tackles the singer/songwriter genre of days past on "Out of My Head" with a mellow organ sound and introspective lyrics. If you like your classic rock with a little more grit and experimentation, Fastball are wholeheartedly recommended.download megashares

Best Underground Albums of 2016

A complete list is below, organized alphabetically.



Alarm Will Sound - Modernists (Cantaloupe Music)
https://open.spotify.com/album/4vuwl6A8fHBvbxvcql1teB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaU7ZjPl00U

All The Real Girls - Elk City (ATRG)
https://open.spotify.com/album/0skVaoP4y0EV4Tx7ACvht6
https://soundcloud.com/alltherealgirlsofficial/elk-city

Arkells - Morning Report (Last Gang Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/1BPpUmhXJdmDVa07f1qQVz
https://youtu.be/VexuUr4pN-Q

Big Scary - Animal (Pieater)
https://open.spotify.com/album/6C1V5WGnR4B1YS2mAfJmDP
https://youtu.be/JkWs1cFngWw

Bonjour - Bonjour (Cantaloupe Music)
https://open.spotify.com/album/1duYcAAhkYsgmdIo0W0QFq
https://bnjr.bandcamp.com/releases

Brian Fallon - Painkillers (Island Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/1sRxBblIUXOLKdQzv2W5gL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2rsP3VU1Sw

Caveman - Otera War (Cinematic)
https://open.spotify.com/album/5QSSu7wLCV35QHLUxJVrmQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cib1XoIfscU

Cheap Trick - Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello (Big Machine Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/3q2tS3Qy39pOGDu3vsHQb5
https://soundcloud.com/cheaptrickofficial/heart-on-the-line in=cheaptrickofficial/sets/bang-zoom-crazy-hello

Clearance - Are You Aware EP (Tall Pat Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/3Hu1iboas67mltdSTfa1v9
https://soundcloud.com/microluxerecs/owneroperator

Colvin & Earle - Colvin & Earle (Fantasy Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/3rjCJ1Enj0ExTYzqSG3cPi
https://soundcloud.com/colvinearle/come-what-may

Dead Gaze - Easy Travels (Ernest Jenning Record Co.)
https://open.spotify.com/album/10crRKYr87TvuLkY8zwJmg
https://deadgaze.bandcamp.com/album/easy-travels

Drive-By Truckers - American Band (ATO Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/43EtynQuS3r5afZnSY1sYb
https://soundcloud.com/drivebytruckers

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - PersonA (Wake Up The Sun)
https://open.spotify.com/album/5zTYki4rUrsOhT30gghHC6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7_eg7mBfMQ

Elephant Stone - Ship Of Fools (Elephants On Parade/Burger Records)

https://open.spotify.com/album/0ZNjWY53iMHDv1hBK1lRpx
https://soundcloud.com/elephantstone/manipulator

Eliot Lipp - Come To Life (Old Tacoma Records)
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2E2bPcE2HtOgwvNbHu7mOk
https://soundcloud.com/eliotlipp

Eric Bellinger - Eric B for President: Term 1 (Epic Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/7KNNWIPBk4Josbqhfa2KI3
https://soundcloud.com/yfsmusic/inmyprime?in=ericbellinger/sets/eric-bellinger-eric-b-for

The Everymen - These Mad Dogs Need Heroes (Ernest Jenning Record Co.)

https://open.spotify.com/album/7EWAjqv7yGRZXmZrblYBAn


https://soundcloud.com/pete-ejrc/christglider-radio-edit/s-evYi3



Exit Verse - Grant No Glory (Ernest Jenning Record Co.)

https://open.spotify.com/album/5KdWxMb9YdRzmiSJY4oD2j




https://exitverse.bandcamp.com/track/sleeping-in-graceland


Far East Movement - IDENTITY (Transparent Agency, Spinnin' Records, eOne Music)
https://open.spotify.com/album/48QAgmrXztInSN3aREjye2
https://soundcloud.com/fareastmovementofficial/far-east-movement-x-marshmello-freal-luv-ft-chanyeol-tinashe-1

Frankie Lee - American Dreamer (Loose Music)
https://open.spotify.com/album/1sg9x91Krr74QTpNVMSHdu
https://soundcloud.com/loose-music/where-do-we-belong

Game - 1992 (Entertainment One Music)
https://open.spotify.com/album/0Fn0R9r4naqKNDjCTEg5e7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeOQNHXobpQ


Glenn Kotche & Sō Percussion - Drumkit Quartets (Cantaloupe Music)
https://open.spotify.com/album/2sePfYGImN75BcquAEdTMF
https://soundcloud.com/cantaloupemusic/glenn-kotche-so-percussion-drumkit-quartet-54

Goodbye June - Danger in the Morning (Cotton Valley Music/Interscope Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/4EAEbLJdDwa1D0QhNh6oM3
https://www.youtube.com/user/GoodbyeJuneVEVO/videos

Goon - Dusk of Punk EP
https://open.spotify.com/album/5ioOsPXiansfiFLlCaCTm2
https://soundcloud.com/goonisaband/dizzy?in=goonisaband/sets/dusk-of-punk-ep

GRiZ - Good Will Prevail (All Good Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/1H11dYnWcUyVpw3MMakGAl
https://soundcloud.com/griz/griz-x-big-gigantic-good-times-roll?in=griz/sets/good-will-prevail-1

Hello Ocho - In Portuguese (Self-released)
https://open.spotify.com/album/17MyZW6lVY1oX1PvMBvMCn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ok8ch0icg


iLoveMemphis - The Turn Up Kip (Stateside Records)
https://open.spotify.com/track/4OjuzM3rTWp3q60mEldNSF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZCN_zaypd4&feature=youtu.be

Jack White - Acoustic Recordings 1998-2016 (Third Man Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/28ZpbmiMcDjsms2UKjILCr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Osqnf_0jkk





Jack and Amanda Palmer - You Got Me Singing (Eight Foot Records Inc.)




https://open.spotify.com/album/5COULsVFCbsuHcixVKTxNE https://soundcloud.com/amandapalmer/sets/jack-amanda-palmer-you-got-meÂ

Jimmy Eat World - Integrity Blues (RCA)
https://open.spotify.com/album/03hVtUfmQW3fhMbYoliIod
https://soundcloud.com/jimmyeatworld/sure-and-certain

Jim and Sam - Technicolor Lights (Self Released)
https://open.spotify.com/album/1xzAmFjEZ819l0HcXd7gsM
https://www.youtube.com/user/wearejimandsam

Johnny V. Lewis - In Cars Passing (Self-released)
https://open.spotify.com/album/401bangDLowKn1ZBKiQqb2
https://soundcloud.com/johnnyvlewis/sets/red-door-blues-johnny-v-lewis

July Talk - Touch (Island Records)
https://youtu.be/5OkqAztfS-4
https://open.spotify.com/album/0cxY7aWYX5ACE2Og8k5Npq

KING - We Are King (KING Creative)
https://open.spotify.com/album/3FYKiMNG19UUdbs8xhpZc7
https://soundcloud.com/weareking-1/hey-extended-mix?in=weareking-1/sets/we-are-king

King Lil G - Lost In Smoker 2 (DEL Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/4rXtpZpRBrfCWERJEzoCRb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvguVedX8ck&feature=youtu.be

Lake Street Drive - Side Pony (Nonesuch)
https://open.spotify.com/album/1pXxKrTopCyALgXX7h5tmX
https://www.youtube.com/user/LakeStreetDive

Look Park - Look Park (Yep Roc Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/1WBaGT4ME6f3cQivTmuPZ3
https://soundcloud.com/yep-roc-music-group/look-park-aeroplane-1

Michael Kiwanuka - Love & Hate (Interscope)
https://open.spotify.com/album/0qxsfpy2VU0i4eDR9RTaAU
https://soundcloud.com/michaelkiwanuka/love-hate

My Bubba - Big Bad Good (Cash Only)
https://open.spotify.com/album/7e3d7E2tqjv838IkJW5ghh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m6C7pYu7Q0

Nada Surf - You Know Who You Are (Barsuk Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/5QHdJQ5xEEbiZdecRh4tsl
https://soundcloud.com/nadasurf/believe-youre-mine

Nada Surf - Peaceful Ghosts (Live with the Babelsberg Film Orchestra) (Barsuk Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/2oK3kOSY5DrrBBvVBuHi37
https://soundcloud.com/nadasurf/out-of-the-dark-live-with-the-babelsberg-film-orchestra

Nahko & Medicine For The People - HOKA (SideOneDummy Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/5RlQ9S1MYXzEEZdc8BCxgY
https://soundcloud.com/nahko/san-quentin


New Madrid - magnetkingmagnetqueen (Normaltown Records)

https://open.spotify.com/album/6039zdfJvRU1oa8JRhGGmJ
https://soundcloud.com/newwestrecords/new-madrid-dont-hold-me-now

Peter Wolf - A Cute For Loneliness (Concord Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/4kZXNwxDqgcTCl3xCxmSi4
https://soundcloud.com/peterwolfmusic/rolling-on

Phish - Big Boat (JEMP)
https://open.spotify.com/album/19E3mLwmj56Mews43zMJqr
https://soundcloud.com/phish/breath-and-burning?in=phish/sets/big-boat-2

Pip Blom - Are WE There Yet/Hours EPs (Grunt Grunt A Go Go Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/4NEGDQ69NnPlzQ3dUXaSmC
https://soundcloud.com/pipblom/hours-1

Public Access T.V - Never Enough (Cinematic)
https://open.spotify.com/album/7d4nNYTfgHSsto6VouwsXz
https://soundcloud.com/publicaccesstv/on-location-2?in=publicaccesstv/sets/never-enough-6

Simon Doom - Negotiate With The Monkey EP (Axis Mundi Records)