The Clean – Anthology – 4XLP, Vinyl, Box Set, Merge Records, 2014

Brand new, sealed 2014 4X vinyl LP pressing reissue of the 2003 collection. Anthology serves as a celebration of The Clean, a band whose influence extends so far beyond their New Zealand home that even if you have never heard of The Clean before, you have surely heard of some of the bands (Pavement, Yo La Tengo, and Superchunk, to name a few) who have been influenced by their unique blend of homemade garage rock, hook-filled melodies, and psychedelic experimentalism. The Merge label celebrates it’s 25th anniversary with this essential collection on vinyl.