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Ha! My go-to “buy anything they release” was 4AD, too!

I could just count on them for the artfulness of the liner notes coupled with any/all of the music.

I kinda miss those days of browsing the new release section at Dr.Disc, spotting a new album (the cover art always drew my attention) by an ‘unknown to me as of yet’ artist, taking a chance on adopting it and upon listening, fall in love with the new sounds and flavours.

This Mortal Coil, Cocteau Twins, Red House Painters, Pixies...didn’t matter- I loved it all!

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So many good bands for such a (relatively) small label!

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Feb 9Liked by Kevin Alexander

Kevin, I'm listening right now. Robbins has that bass-heavy sound that Jawbox had, too - the way the music comes together is reminiscent of those records I listened to 30 years ago (I think "Motorist" is my favorite Jawbox song, FWIW).

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Nice! I think mine might be "Breathe."

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Feb 10Liked by Kevin Alexander

1994, right? I think the Motorist version I like predates the "Special Sweetheart" album by a couple of years, although they did remake it:

https://youtu.be/bDR7qLE-Pp4

BTW, this sounded amazing as a seven inch record. Mastery of that explosive guitar entry andb bass-heavy sound.

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Feb 9Liked by Kevin Alexander

Annnnd I just got sucked into a sinkhole of new-to-me music. Really liking Basilik so far, lots more to explore. Thank you!!!

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I'm happy to hear it!

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Feb 9Liked by Kevin Alexander

I'm still trying to figure out how I missed Jawbox. Let's just go with that was the period of my life that I tried to act like an adult.

Now I am wondering who else I missed. I'm seeing a rabbit hole in my near future.

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Those are the best kinds of rabbit holes, though!

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Feb 10Liked by Kevin Alexander

Okay, this was my impetus to finally give it a listen. Really enjoyed it! It's a good month for artists with "J" as their first initial.

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Right?!

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Adding to my queue!

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Let me know what you think once you've had a chance to play it!

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