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█▒ Title - Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground ▒█
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█▒ Genre - Indie Year - 2020 ▒█
█▒ Format - Album Time - 92:19 ▒█
█▒ Label - Captured Tracks Source - Web Store ▒█
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▌░ 01. The Reverbs - Trusted Woods 3:26 ░▐
▌░ 02. Start - Where I Want To Be 3:14 ░▐
▌░ 03. Cyclones - I'm In Heaven 2:08 ░▐
▌░ 04. Windbreakers - All That Stuff 3:16 ░▐
▌░ 05. Primitons - All My Friends 2:16 ░▐
▌░ 06. Bangtails - Patron Of The Arts 3:09 ░▐
▌░ 07. The Love In - Late As Usual 3:48 ░▐
▌░ 08. Sex Clark Five - She Collides With Me 2:19 ░▐
▌░ 09. Three Hits - 5 O'Clock 2:36 ░▐
▌░ 10. Crippled Pilgrims - Black And White (Alternate 3:58 ░▐
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▌░ 11. Vandykes - Breaking My Heart 3:23 ░▐
▌░ 12. Salem 66 - Seven Steps Down 3:20 ░▐
▌░ 13. The Outnumbered - I Feel So Sorry Now 2:46 ░▐
▌░ 14. The Darrows - Is It You 3:40 ░▐
▌░ 15. Riff Doctors - Say Goodbye 3:50 ░▐
▌░ 16. The Ferrets - She Was Unkind 3:17 ░▐
▌░ 17. 28th Day - Pages Turn (Alternate Version) 4:17 ░▐
▌░ 18. Great Plains - When Do You Say Hello? 2:10 ░▐
▌░ 19. Downy Mildew - Purple Parlor 3:21 ░▐
▌░ 20. The Strand - You And Me 3:06 ░▐
▌░ 21. The White Sisters - Misery, Me, & You 2:59 ░▐
▌░ 22. Absolute Grey - Remorse 3:09 ░▐
▌░ 23. One Plus Two - Promise 3:07 ░▐
▌░ 24. The Springfields - Sunflower 3:54 ░▐
▌░ 25. Holiday - Change 4:27 ░▐
▌░ 26. Pop Art - The Meeting 3:13 ░▐
▌░ 27. The Reactions - Tomorrow's Time Today 2:48 ░▐
▌░ 28. A New Personality - Essential Things 5:22 ░▐
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▌░ Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983-1987 is ░▐
▌░ the first volume of Captured Tracks' new venture into ░▐
▌░ compilations - Excavations. Inspired by Pebbles, Killed By ░▐
▌░ Death, Soul Jazz and Numero Group compilations, Excavations ░▐
▌░ is a series dedicated to compiling forgotten music from the ░▐
▌░ 1970s - 1990s that has a connection to Captured Tracks' sound ░▐
▌░ and aesthetic. Much like the Cleaners from Venus, the Wake, ░▐
▌░ and SaΣda Bonaire reissues we've put out, Excavations ░▐
▌░ releases will bridge the past to our current roster and ░▐
▌░ showcase the kinds of sounds that inspire us. ░▐
▌░ ░▐
▌░ It makes sense that the first volume of Excavations is Strum ░▐
▌░ & Thrum. As an American label, we've often wondered why ░▐
▌░ British, Aussie, and Kiwi indie rock from the '80s has had ░▐
▌░ the most influence on modern acts and the collector's market. ░▐
▌░ Granted, the music released on Creation, Sarah, Cherry Red, ░▐
▌░ Postcard, Flying Nun, et al. During that era was fantastic, ░▐
▌░ but a parallel to this sound existed in the US and Canada as ░▐
▌░ well. Outside of bands like R.E.M., the Rain Parade, the ░▐
▌░ Dream Syndicate, and a few others, most of these bands ░▐
▌░ received little attention from national or international ░▐
▌░ press outlets and markets - unless they opted for a "big ░▐
▌░ '80s" sound and signed to a major. ░▐
▌░ ░▐
▌░ The acts on this compilation are the antithesis of that, with ░▐
▌░ a true DiY spirit that lead many of these bands to ░▐
▌░ self-record and self-release within tiny local scenes in ░▐
▌░ small cities and college towns across America. Though ░▐
▌░ hardcore dominated the American underground at the time, the ░▐
▌░ indie scene was no less vital and operated utilizing many of ░▐
▌░ the distribution channels hardcore set up. The two genres may ░▐
▌░ have sounded nothing alike, but the DiY ethos and dedication ░▐
▌░ to community was the same... But this isn't the story we're ░▐
▌░ used to hearing. ░▐
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▌░ While noted underground archivist and compilation producer ░▐
▌░ Johan Kugelberg has called the '80s the "Dark Ages" of indie ░▐
▌░ rock, Strum & Thrum aims to shed light on this forgotten era ░▐
▌░ of jangly, melodic rock music that emerged from the ashes of ░▐
▌░ post punk and helped kick start the indie rock boom of the ░▐
▌░ early '90s that continues to this day. Indeed, many artists ░▐
▌░ featured on Strum & Thrum went on to be part of this boom - ░▐
▌░ Archer Prewitt from the Sea & Cake, Jon Ginoli from Pansy ░▐
▌░ Division, Ric Menck from Velvet Crush, Brent Rademaker from ░▐
▌░ Beachwood Sparks, Barbara Manning, and more went on to be in ░▐
▌░ well known bands in the '90s. ░▐
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▌░ We're very proud of this compilation and guarantee it's an ░▐
▌░ essential listen for any fan of classic '80s indie bands like ░▐
▌░ the Go-Betweens, Felt, the Church, the Bats, Shop Assistants, ░▐
▌░ and the like. And if you're a fan of the early records ░▐
▌░ Captured Tracks released by Beach Fossils, DIIV and Wild ░▐
▌░ Nothing, you'll find a lot to love here as well. ░▐
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▌░ chamber . noise . c-86 . college . goth . post . kraut ░▐
▌░ darkwave . alternative . lo-fi . country . americana ░▐
▌░ folk . folk/rock . psychedelic . progressive . metal ░▐
▌░ heavy . hair . math . grunge . classic . southern . aor ░▐
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