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As the subtitle states, this compilation is about the "The Rise of the Independent Music Industry After Punk." Pretty much every song is great, and if you're like me and haven't already heard all the bands on here, this will provide a great jumping off point for more exploration. Oh, and in case the "Independent Music Industry" bit is scaring you into thinking you're getting a disc of Blind Mellon and Violent Femmes, you can sleep safe... it's mostly 1970s/early 1980s British post-punk or post-post-punk, not cheesy American early 1990s "Indie." Thank god.
(By the way, you can rarely go wrong with a release on the Soul Jazz label. They're usually (always?) compilations, sure, but they're great compilations! Unless, of course, you already have all the stuff they're compiling.)