Polvo knows how to molest a guitar, I tell you what. Their 1993 outing Today's Active Lifestyles twists the very notions of musical notes into balloon animals, choking out its rhythms and lyrics as if they were the bloody aftermath of a guitar duel to the death. With this album, Polvo made the the crooked leap into the indie-rock pantheon of geniuses and innovators.

CD $13.99

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VINYL FORMAT. Polvo's guitar-twisting seven song EP, originally released in 1994, is a Merge hallmark. 180 gram vinyl re-issue remastered by Bob Weston. Includes great letterpress sleeve designed and printed by Bruce Licher, whose Independent Project Press designed the original, long out of print, triple seven-inch release. Also includes coupon for MP3 download of entire album. Limited edition of 3,000.

LP $14.99

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VINYL FORMAT. Beautiful double LP set. Originally released in April 1996, Exploded Drawing was generally received as Polvo's White Album, the moment when the band finally kicked off its shoes, cracked the studio windows, and unleashed a long suite of songs showcasing their true range. This double LP gives it all up: paranoid blues rants, Delhi-via-the Ozarks hoedowns, spaghetti western lopers, carnivalesque boogie, a blazing, frustrated finale, and as always, that guitar sound.

2xLP $19.98

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