Alternative CDs

The Innocent Criminals: Ben Harper (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars); Juan Nelson (bass); Dean Butterworth (drums); David Leach (percussion).By using a wide range of influences and styles, singer/songwriter Ben Harper manages to create a harmonious gem with BURN TO SHINE. Fans of Harper will not...

Personnel: Sarah McLachlan (vocals, acoustic guitar, piano); Leo Nocentelli (guitar); Bill Dillon (guitar, billatron, mandolin, guitorgan); Deni Bonet (violin, viola); Peter "Harpy" Conway (harmonica); Pierre Marchand (keyboards, organ, electric guitar, percussion); Alan Geveart, Jocelyne Lanois, Hu...

U2: The Edge (vocals, guitar, piano); Bono (vocals); Adam Clayton (bass); Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums). Recorded live in Denver, Boston and West Germany on the 1983 "War" tour. By the time of this 1983 live EP, U2 had emerged as the socio-politically conscious, self-determined saviors o...

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.Sonic Youth: Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley, Thurston Moore, Jim O'Rourke.Recording information: Echo Canyon, New York, New York (07/2003 - 02/2004).Since 1990's GOO, Sonic Youth has increasingly r...

Live: Edward Kowalczyk (vocals, guitar); Chad Taylor (guitar); Patrick Dahlheimer (bass); Chad Gracey (drums).Additional personnel: Christopher Thorn (guitar, slide guitar); Adam Kowalczyk (guitar); Michael Railton, Jerry Harrison (keyboards).Australian limited edition features a bonus CD with five ...

Counting Crows: Adam Duritz (vocals, piano); Dan Vickrey (acoustic & electric guitar, banjo, background vocals); David Bryson (guitar, dobro, background vocals); Charles Gillingham (harmonica, accordion, piano, background vocals); Matt Malley (acoustic and electric bass, background vocals); Ben Mize...

On 2005's well-received GUERO, Beck succeeded in fluidly incorporating most of his musical personas--rhyme-ready rocker, wistful folk troubadour, funky white boy, etc. Later in the year, Beck released GUEROLITO, a track-by-track reinterpretation of the former record featuring remixes by various peer...

Personnel include: Beck Hansen (vocals, guitar, acoustic 12-string guitar, slide guitar, harmonica, piano, celesta, Moog synthesizer, vocoder, bass guitar, kalimba, tambourine, hand claps, percussion); Petra Haden (vocals); Smokey Hormel (guitar); Money Mark (organ); Roger Joseph Manning Jr. (keyboa...

Originally released in 1986, The Big Heat is former Wall Of Voodoo leader Stan Ridgway's first solo album. Appropriately named after the 1953 film noir of the same name, The Big Heat is full of tragic, noir themed tales of love and death. Though heavily reliant on synths and drum machines, the album...

The beast of winter is slain and what better way to celebrate than with some solar flared grooves courtesy of Cornershop?’ – The Quietus. Adding to their unique treasure trove of a back catalogue, Cornershop are pleased to announce the release of their new long player, the ‘Urban Turban’ album on 14...

New York anti-folk troubadour Jeffrey Lewis's sixth album leaves behind most of the garage-rock bursts that peppered previous albums, and although A Turn In The Dream-Songs is perhaps a sweeter (twee) record than any Jeffrey has released before it’s intermixed with instrumental interludes that sound...

New York anti-folk troubadour Jeffrey Lewis's sixth album leaves behind most of the garage-rock bursts that peppered previous albums, and although A Turn In The Dream-Songs is perhaps a sweeter (twee) record than any Jeffrey has released before it’s intermixed with instrumental interludes that sound...

The first new recordings from Carissa’s Wierd in over 7 years. This 7" features two brand new songs from the seminal northwest band, both exclusive to this release. Recorded at Mysterious Red X with Ben Kersten and featuring the band’s original lineup.

When a fisherman led Heather Nova out through the reefs of Bermuda, and showed her the wreck of her childhood home, the yacht 'Moon' lying on the seabed, it sparked off a series of songs that would become the central theme of Heather's eighth studio album 300 Days At Sea. The fisherman, a fan of Hea...

Formally one half of Seattle-based folk duo, Arthur & Yu, Grant Olsen’s solo project is entitled Gold Leaves. The Ornament – his debut album is a testimony to Olsen’s outstanding songwriting abilities. The album has been four long years in the making. Fast forward the four years and you have a...

Formally one half of Seattle-based folk duo, Arthur & Yu, Grant Olsen’s solo project is entitled Gold Leaves. The Ornament – his debut album is a testimony to Olsen’s outstanding songwriting abilities. The album has been four long years in the making. Fast forward the four years and you have a...

Okkervil River are no strangers to NZ having performed here twice - the last time being May 2009. The Austin Texas band was formed in 1998 by front man Will Sheff and I Am Very Far is their sixth album. I Am Very Far is a startling break from anything this band has done before and sees the band e...

Okkervil River are no strangers to NZ having performed here twice – the last time being May 2009. The Austin Texas band was formed in 1998 by front man Will Sheff and I Am Very Far is their sixth album. I Am Very Far is a startling break from anything this band has done before and sees the ...

Los Angeles-based Funeral Party formed late one night while drinking in a park in Whittier, California, a sleepy suburb that sits on the outskirts of Los Angeles County. Chad Elliott, James Torres, and Kimo Kauhola formed Funeral Party as a means of escaping a nowhere town set amidst a cultural wast...

“Merging prog and rock with electronica in ways that not een Muse could possibly have imagined” — Classic Rock This is their third album and is co-produced by Tom Bellamy (ex -The Cooper Temple Clause, The Losers) “updating the efforts of Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin wit...

2010 twelve inch vinyl pressing of this EP from the American Alt-Rock collective, Dark Dark Dark. On the record, the band moves beyond past-tales of love, heartache and loneliness toward more rewarding and hopeful horizons. Hailing from New Orleans, New York and Minneapolis (the latter where they...

“Stark & efficient… [sets] this band apart from any contemporaries.” Boomkat “Compelling.” Uncut “Electrifying… another singular album from a singular band.” Under The Radar “A more linear, prog-leaning take on chugging radio rock...

Saosin's new album In Search Of Solid Ground is the highly anticipated Sophomore release of the Southern California Quintet. Maintaining a hair-raising energy level throughout, the album, In Search Of Solid Ground, is the much-awaited end product of writing, tracking and mix sessions that Saosin fan...

Switching between full on deep-end rock and more reflective, beat-driven numbers, Coconut is a modern psychedelic testament delivering a visceral shot of pleasure. With recording sessions in London and Benton Harbour, Michigan, with production from DFA’s Tim Goldsworthy (LCD Soundsystem, The R...

Paper Dolls sees The Brunettes building on their previous work without sacrificing the aesthetic that has gained such widespread acclaim, instead injecting their new songs with a sense of modernity. As principle songwriter, Jonathan has augmented his pop leanings with drum machines and a wide array ...

TIDAL contains multimedia photos, lyrics, a biography and the "Shadowboxer" video, all of which are playable on a CD-ROM drive.Personnel: Fiona Apple (vocals, piano, Optigon); Jon Brion (guitar, harp, tack piano, Chamberlin, dulcitone, Optigon, vibraphone, marimba); Rob Laufer (guitar); Greg Leisz (...

Two albums in one package! **Tracklisting:** **Disc 1:** 01 INTRO 02 SAY WHAT YOU WANT 03 DRAWING CRAZY PATTERNS 04 HALO 05 PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND ME 06 INSANE 07 BLACK EYED BOY 08 POLO MINT CITY 09 WHITE ON BLONDE 10 POSTCARD 11 INTERLUDE 12 TICKET TO LIE 13 GOOD ADVICE ...

Two albums in one package! **Tracklisting:** **Disc 1:** 01 RUN, BABY, RUN 02 LEAVING LAS VEGAS 03 STRONG ENOUGH 04 CAN'T CRY ANYMORE 05 SOLIDIFY 06 THE NA-NA SONG 07 NO ONE SAID IT WOULD BE EASY 08 WHAT I CAN DO FOR YOU 09 ALL I WANNA DO 10 WE DO WHAT WE CAN 11 I SHALL BELI...