Six Misra Records You Should Own

Evangelicals, So Gone

Release date: June 6, 2006

Initial pressing: 4,500

Lovers of the Flaming Lips take psychedelic pop to a new level.

Shearwater, Palo Santo

Release date: May 9, 2006

Initial pressing: 5,000

See "Transcendentalism," p.74.

Centro-matic, Fort Recovery

Release date: March 7, 2006

Initial pressing (CD): 8,000

Repress: 2,000

Initial pressing (LP): 500

Repress: 500

Will Johnson slow-burns with alt.country goodness and Seventies rock tidings.

Phosphorescent, Aw Come Aw Wry

Release date: June 7, 2005

Initial pressing: 3,000

Repress: 1,000

A celebratory jubilee on stage, here Matthew Houck stands at the tear-stained helm.

Great Lake Swimmers, Bodies and Minds

Release date: Oct. 11, 2005

Initial pressing: 3,500

Repress: 1,000

Tony Dekker's buttery voice conjures Neil Young in the good old days.

Destroyer, Streethawk: A Seduction

Release date: April 24, 2001

Initial Pressing (CD): 2,000

Repress (all eight CDs): 5,000

Initial pressing (LP): 300

An endearing mix of psych-folk and indie rock, emotive and inspiring.