Screaming from the emo underground: Matt DeMello's Canaries for the Cauldron is a "truly unhinged" B-sides collection spanning doo-wop Sublime covers to banjo-clad LCD Soundsystem — utterly essential. Start-Track's Vol. IX compilation donates proceeds to help those affected by homelessness while spotlighting indie talent. The Darts' Topple Over Yesteryear rages against the machine with hooligan punk fury, while Memory Curse's Tug of Time offers a different kind of breakup record through melancholic post-rock.

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