Thursday, July 25, 2024

THE TYDE - BLOOD BROTHERS CDEP (ROUGH TRADE [RTRADESCD 056], 2002) [USA]

The Tyde - Blood Brothers CDEP
(Rough Trade – [RTRADESCD 056], 2002) [USA]





A 3-song CDEP release from California indie rockers The Tyde. Released on Rough Trade in 2002. One extra track on the CDEP that's not on the 7" version.




VA - FLEX YOUR SPECS: THE RINGING EAR RECORDS SAMPLER CD (RINGING EAR RECORDS [RER 014], 1996) [USA]

VA - Flex Your Specs: The Ringing Ear Records Sampler CD
(Ringing Ear Records – [RER 014], 1996) [USA]




A compilation sample CD release from Ringing Ear Records from about 1996. It has some lo-fi indie / pop punk tracks -- the ones that stand out for me are obviously New Sweet Breath, Sinkhole, and Huffy!





MONDFÄHRE - VIRTUELLE WAHRHEIT 7" (TEENAGE KICKS [KICK 002], 1994) [DE]

Mondfähre - Virtuelle Wahrheit 7"
(Teenage Kicks – [KICK 002], 1994) [DE]





A garage indie rock 7" from German band Mondfähre, released in 1994 on the aptly named Teenage Kick record label, also from Germany.





HEAVY HAWAII - GOOSEBUMPS LP (ART FAG RECORDINGS [AF026], 2013) [USA]

Heavy Hawaii - Goosebumps LP
(Art Fag Recordings – [AF026], 2013) [USA]






I don't know much about this band, but I can hang with this LP from Heavy Hawaii that fits in well with all that other California lo-fi indie rock stuff that was happening around 2009-2013ish.