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Indie Basement (7/30): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new albums from LUMP (Laura Marling & Tunng’s Mike Lindsay), former One Dove singer Dot Allison, Bloodslide (members of Protomartyr & Preoccupations), plus reissues from Half String and Magic Roundabout.

Stream shoegaze vets Lanterna's new album 'Hidden Drives'

Henry Frayne has been making ethereal, mostly instrumental shoegaze as Lanterna for 30 years and ‘Hidden Drives‘ is the project‘s seventh release…

Review: 'Desolation Center' documentary is a punk rock desert trip worth taking

Sonic Youth, Einstürzende Neubauten, The Minutemen, Meat Puppets and more feature in this documentary about a creative collective who put on wild, very DIY shows in the California desert in the mid-’80s.