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Indie Basement (3/15): the week in classic indie, college rock, & more

This week: reviews of new albums from Four Tet, The Dandy Warhols, and Pete Astor, plus Air’s ‘Moon Safari’ gets a 25th anniversary edition, and more.

Pete Astor (The Loft) announces new LP 'Time on Earth' (watch the "English Weather" video)

Pete Astor of The Weather Prophets and The Loft will release a new solo album, ‘Time on Earth,‘ on October 7 via Tapete.

The Jazz Butcher made a new album before he died, his first in a decade: listen to "Time"

We lost The Jazz Butcher (aka Pat Fish) this week when he died suddenly on Tuesday, but it turns out he has one more gift of music for us.

Pete Astor (The Loft / Weather Prophets) tells us about his favorite Creation Records releases

Pete Astor’s band The Loft were one of the very first Creation acts; his picks include Teenage Fanclub, Felt, Primal Scream, Heidi Berry, and more.

Super Furry Animals' Gruff Rhys gives us his Top 10 Creation Records releases

Gruff Rhys‘ list of Creation Records favorites includes Primal Scream, Teenage Fanclub, Boo Radleys, My Bloody Valentine and more.

From My Bloody Valentine to Oasis, Creation Records' 21 Best Records

’80s/’90s UK indie label Creation Records was a powerhouse of Britpop, shoegaze, indie rave and more. We picked the label’s 21 best records.

Bill’s Indie Basement (12/8): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week: a lost album from Television Personalities, former The Loft frontman Pete Astor, the debut solo album from Jackson MacIntosh of Sheer Agony, and LP #3 from Scotland’s The Spook School.