

1990 masterwork of ethereal dream pop
Heaven or Las Vegas (180g) Vinyl LP 4AD
Dreampop essential! By the time Cocteau Twins released Heaven Or Las Vegas, they had been perfecting their singular sound for nearly 10 years, reco...
View full details1990 masterwork of ethereal dream pop
Dreampop essential! By the time Cocteau Twins released Heaven Or Las Vegas, they had been perfecting their singular sound for nearly 10 years, reco...
View full detailstheir most popular album feat. 'Enjoy The Silence, Personal Jesus, Policy Of Truth'
Depeche Mode's first album of the 90s saw the group taking a new approach to song writing. Where previous efforts were completely planned out, the ...
View full detailsbig time sensuality! post-Sugarcubes solo breakout from 1993
Bjork's fantastically diverse debut solo album from 1993. Those of us who were around back then probably remember seeing the "Human Behaviour" vide...
View full detailsstadium-sized 1989 goth classic
In 1988, Robert Smith was 29 years old, panicking that he had yet to deliver a masterpiece before the curtain fell on his 20s. He began writing son...
View full details1995 breakthrough sophomore effort ft. 'Hyperballad,' 'Army Of Me,' 'Possibly Maybe'
Best album of the 90s? Possibly maybe! For her second album, Bjork and her cast of collaborators escaped to the Bahamas to record at Compass Point ...
View full detailsincreasingly experimental 3rd album, ft. 'Joga,' 'Hunter,' 'Bachelorette'
Groundbreaking third album from Iceland's queen of pop, Bjork. With the release of Homogenic Bjork shed her Icelandic pixie image. The album's star...
View full detailswintry 2001 album incorporating harp, microbeats + minimal electronica
Vespertine was a departure from the sultry downtempo and chic IDM of Bjork’s previous albums, trading big room extravagance for reticent experiment...
View full detailsdreamy alt rock swathed in echo
We all know that dream pop begins and ends with Mazzy Star. Specifically the opening track on this album. "Fade Into You" set the template that so ...
View full detailsessential Moz + Marr, great sounding import press
This is it, the big one. The Rolling Stone five star all time great Smiths album. I don't really believe in this kind of stuff, especially with thi...
View full details180g reissue of the alternative rock classic
The myths abound around Siamese Dream. The Smashing Pumpkins' 1993 sophomore release cemented the band's reputation as one of the standouts of the ...
View full detailssophomore album w/ rawer, more aggressive sound
After helping thrust grunge rock into the mainstream with Ten, Pearl Jam released Vs. in 1993. Rather than building on and/or attempting to replica...
View full details1989 debut, industrial masterpiece feat. 'Head Like A Hole'
HEAD LIKE A HOLE, BLACK AS YOUR SOUL!!! Nine Inch Nails debut album reissued in all its original glory. Back in 89 I was just a young goth trying t...
View full detailsessential 1987 comp featuring orig. 12" extended mixes; 1st ever vinyl reissue
"Remastered 2LP vinyl version of the classic 1987 compilation originally released via the legendary Factory Records. Substance compiles all of New ...
View full detailsdebut remastered + 12 bonus tracks incl. unreleased 'Psycho Killer' alt version
"Returning to where it all began, Talking Heads proudly presents the expanded 2LP version of Talking Heads: 77. The 2LP features a new remaster of ...
View full details30th anniversary w/ new remaster by Robert Smith; includes 'High,' 'Friday I'm In Love'
"30th Anniversary Edition of The Cure's best-selling, Grammy-nominated album WISH. Newly remastered by Robert Smith and Miles Showell at Abbey Road...
View full detailsclassic 1996 debut ft. 'Criminal'; first ever widely-available vinyl edition
"Fiona Apple's debut album, Tidal, was released in 1996 and has been heralded as a masterpiece of modern music and since its release, Fiona Apple h...
View full detailsrestrained 4th lp, inc'l rare b-sides and live cuts
Green Mind was the major label debut (Sire) of Dinosaur Jr., in addition to their first without Lou Barlow (who founded Sebadoh shortly after.) Th...
View full detailsspace rock band's classic third album from '97
Maybe the best album from J. Spaceman's Spiritualized. At least that seems to be what the critics thought. We'll let the fans argue amongst themsel...
View full detailssophomore indie smash from '93
There's so much to the Breeders' Last Splash. The sophomore album, from what was originally Kim Deal's side project from the Pixies, packs in a be...
View full detailshugely influential 1991 post-rock from Kentucky 4-piece
Post Rock opus from Chicago-via-Kentucky quartet Slint. Hailed as one of the best albums of the genre, the band had already broken up by the time t...
View full detailsdebut album from the experimental pop group
Debut full-length from Birmingham, England’s Broadcast. The Noise Made By People came after the band signed to Warp Records and spent nearly three ...
View full detailsessential singles + non-album tracks from the influential post punk group compiled
Career-spanning compilation from Manchester's iconic post punks, Joy Division. Substance was originally released in 1988, concurrently with the New...
View full detailseclectic mid-career album from the new romantics
Seventh studio album from Britain's post-punk legends The Cure. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me was originally recorded between 1986 and 1987, and was th...
View full details1982 debut from Wisconsin alternative rock group
Certain songs or albums are so strikingly unique, you can remember the first time you heard them. I clearly remember the first time I heard "Blac...
View full details90s psych masterstroke, includes 'Anemone'
"Gatefold 180 gram double vinyl version. Truth in advertising: the Brian Jonestown Massacre's sophomore album does, as promised, spring forth from ...
View full details'83 sophomore LP from Scottish dreampop heroes, remastered
The Cocteau Twins’ very first breakthrough in a career littered with breakthroughs: Treasure established them as the flagbearers of postpunk’s swir...
View full details1992 standout from alt rock royalty, expanded reissue w/ bonus tracks + rarities
30th anniversary expanded reissue of the most successful studio album from Alternative rock royalty, The Lemonheads. Though mostly gaining its slig...
View full details1998 lo-fi indie masterpiece, numbered limited edition
25th anniversary edition! Numero Group celebrate a quarter century of Duster's slow burning classic with this special edition pressed on 180 gram h...
View full detailsgoth-inspired 1982 debut
Unpopular opinion but this is the coolest Cocteau Twins record. It was their first-ever release on 4AD or any other label, with no single or EP pre...
View full details1986 Lab fav, a bit indie w/ a twist of electronica
I have a folder with every Lab review written for the site. There's definite themes that emerge when you read the older ones. Let me set this one u...
View full detailsdebut album from Kim Deal's popular side project
What do you do when your current band decides to take a break? Start another one! After meeting while their respective bands were touring together,...
View full detailspop-leaning sophomore album from seminal shoegaze band
Seminal shoegaze band's 2nd album reissued! The follow up to what might easily be one of the best albums in the genre (Nowhere), Going Blank Again ...
View full detailsmajor label debut from NY's experimental rockers
Sixth studio album from New York's Sonic Youth. Goo was originally recorded in the spring of 1990 and was the band's major label debut. Following t...
View full details1996 sophomore album
Me and Stony have a mighty addiction to Belle & Sebastian. This is B&S's second album from 1996, generally considered their best album thus...
View full detailslow key best New Order album?
This is the album that New Order fans pretend not to like. As in: "I prefer their early, formative stuff like Movement or Power Corruption Lies." W...
View full detailstracking Miki & co's progression from shoegaze to britpop
"Ciao! - the career spanning compilation from Lush comprises most of the band’s singles as well as choice album cuts and b-sides. Originally releas...
View full detailsmaudlin 1984 debut from Moz, Marr, Andy + Mike
I'm actually glad I didn't get into the Smiths until I was like 22. Let's face it, if my gothy neighbor or whatever gave me their first album on ta...
View full detailsdebut masterpiece from industrial rockers NIN
HEAD LIKE A HOLE, BLACK AS YOUR SOUL!!! Nine Inch Nails debut album reissued in all its original glory. Back in 89 I was just a young goth trying...
View full detailsfinal album from British indie band dissolved at the peak of their powers
"Digitally remastered edition of this 1987 release from the legendary British quartet, their final studio album. With producer Stephen Street, The ...
View full detailsemotive and melancholy indie rock from 2004
2004 full length from NYC's Blonde Redhead. This album marked their debut on the legendary 4AD imprint as well as solidifying their place in the pa...
View full details1998 - his first + best solo effort, incl. 'Everyday Is Like Sunday' + 'Suedehead"
Mozmentous. I kinda dread getting these foundational records of my teenage years in. I feel the need to write a confessional blurb, then Woodman wi...
View full detailsearly goth material from the British band
Debut studio album from Northampton's Bauhaus. In the Flat Field was originally recorded in 1980 after the band had wrapped up a 30 date tour. The ...
View full details1999 electro-punk / riot grrl evolved; 'Deceptacon' 😤
Le Tigre makes some the funnest records around. Their 1999 debut album is bursting with so much punk pop power, it hurts me in the sto-mack. It's w...
View full details2000 album, the last before his passing
Elliott Smith's fifth. Figure 8 was released in 2000 and was the final album released from the celebrated singer-songwriter before his untimely p...
View full detailsone and only studio full-length from grunge supergroup ft. members of Pearl Jam, Soundgarden + Mother Love Bone
Temple of the Dog formed as a tribute to Mother Love Bone vocalist Andrew Wood's untimely passing. Consisting of Chris Cornell (who had written so...
View full detailsBjork's brilliant 1988 origin story 🎂
It can be argued that Bjork hit her artistic peak on The Sugarcubes' debut album. Yeah, Debut, Post, Homogenic, all pretty incredible... however, c...
View full detailsclassique 1982 synthpop
Goodbye seventies! Vince Clarke formed Yazoo (called Yaz in the States for legal reasons) with Alison Moyet shortly after quitting Depeche Mode, an...
View full details1992 full-length debut from revered shoegazers
"The wait is over. All three studio albums by Lush are back in print on vinyl. With a few EPs and a mini-album (Scar) having set the scene, Spooky ...
View full detailsall-timer 1986 single, b/w 'Bizzare Dub Triangle'
Official 12" reissue of this Lab all-timer! 2024 pressing with the original 6+ minute mix of "Bizarre Love Triangle" on side A, "Bizarre Dub Triang...
View full detailsBjork's brilliant 1988 origin story 🎂
It can be argued that Bjork hit her artistic peak on The Sugarcubes' debut album. Yeah, Debut, Post, Homogenic, all pretty incredible... however, c...
View full details1998 lo-fi indie masterpiece, numbered limited edition
25th anniversary edition! Numero Group celebrate a quarter century of Duster's slow burning classic with this special edition pressed on 180 gram h...
View full details'80s pop-rock smash from Aussie band
The label heads hated Kick, but after some gutsy moves from INXS's manager at the time, the 6th album from the Aussies would be released in 1987 an...
View full detailsremaining members of Joy Division pick up the pieces under a new moniker in 1981 following Ian Curtis' death
Movement is New Order's debut album, released in 1981. It was recorded in the wake of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis' suicide, with the remaining m...
View full details2nd album from Icelandic alt-pop group fronted by Bjork; 1989
Sophomore studio album from Iceland's The Sugarcubes. Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week! was originally recorded in 1989 and featured a larger vocal e...
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