Welcome to the latest issue of Late Night Wallflower’s newest column, Record (Re)Collection. This feature is about sharing the stories that you love, connected to the records that got you through those times. First kisses, road trips, fist fights, best friends, all that jazz. Being as into music as we all are, there’s always a soundtrack going.

We have a contribution from Tessa, a writer for movie review site Spill.com and friend of the Late Night Wallflower. She shares some thoughts on Fugazi’s last full-length The Argument. Check it out, and remember, if you’ve got an opinion or story on your favorite record and the memories it represents to you, let us know!

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Remember that record that changed your life all those years ago? Try putting it on now. If it truly meant something to you, you’re probably signing along like you just don’t care. Isn’t it amazing how you can remember lyrics to songs you haven’t heard in five years? Perhaps it’s something you’re embarrassed to admit you like. No matter, we all have those! Maybe it’s a record that you think is tremendously underappreciated. That’s what Record (Re)Collection is all about. So, let’s talk! This is your column too and we want to hear some of your stories. Seriously people, if you’ve got a story about a record you love and the mark it has left on you, send it to us! We’d love to post it.

First up, we’ve got Robert Suchan, lead singer/guitarist for indie rockers Koufax. Be sure to check out the band’s new record Strugglers when it drops on September 23rd via Doghouse Records.

Band: Mercury Rev
The Album: Deserter’s Songs (V2)

This 1998 record by the upstate New York rockers certainly has found a lot of play over the past decade for me. It is a beautifully arranged record with strings, Wurlitzers, glockenspiels, orchestral drum, set drums, electric guitars, choirs, and a character vocal with hooks but all done in good taste.

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