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   SHELVE THE REQUIEM: The Resurgence of Slumberland Records

   by Brandon Capps

   While many indie labels flicker and fade alongside the scenes they propagated, Slumberland Records’ beacon continues to burn brightly. The imprint has outlived many of its peers and predecessors, as well as the indiepop movement it emerged from in the early nineties.

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   8 July 2011

   Captured Tracks (Label): Past, Present and Always Now

   by Brandon Capps

   Music geeks never forget their first love affair with a record label. It’s an experience that transforms casual listening into an infatuation, and inspires freakish behaviors like maintaining a handwritten discography and referring to releases by catalog number rather than album title.

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2. Brandon Capps’s Top 10

   Week of February 19

   Slumberland Records: 10 Hits from 1989-2011

   1. Black Tambourine – “For Ex-Lovers Only”

   2. Velocity Girl – “Forgotten Favorite”

   3. Lilys – “There’s No Such Thing as Black Orchids”

   4. Ropers – “Revolver”

   5. Henry’s Dress – “Hey Allison”

   6. The Pains of Being Pure At Heart – “Young Adult Friction”

   7. Crystal Stilts – “Through The Floor”

   8. Veronica Falls – “Bad Feeling”

   9. Sea Lions – “I Should Be Sleeping”
      http://youtu.be/mtLZoZB1s1A

   10. Weekend – “Hazel”

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