VA - 2020 - Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983-1987 2xCD

 

Captured Tracks – CT-302  686.68MB FLAC

Strum & Thrum opens a window onto an American underground where chiming guitars, nervous rhythms and homemade pop songs traveled through college radio, independent record stores and word of mouth. These bands rarely sound interested in becoming stars; instead, they capture the private excitement of discovering a melody in a rehearsal room and sending it out into the world. Across two discs, the music moves between bright romantic longing, awkward youthful energy and the faint melancholy that often hides beneath jangling guitars. Some songs sound familiar enough to resemble half-remembered classics, yet the obscurity of the performers makes every track feel newly uncovered. Strum & Thrum is not simply a collection of forgotten bands, but a map of the smaller roads that helped lead American underground music toward what would later be called indie rock.