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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 ░▐ ▌░ Version) ░▐ ▌░ 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 ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ ▄▄▄┌─────────────┐▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ░▐ ▌░ ▒▒▒│ rip notes │▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ░▐ ▌░ └─────────────┘ ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ 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. ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ 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. ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ 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. 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