An antidote to the tough-guy hardcore spreading from CBGB's- emo outliers Native Nod's unique genre juxtaposition of damaged art-rock daring/naive songwriting and raw poetic vocals have set them apart from the glut of early-'90s post-hardcore. Compiled here are the band's trio of seminal 7" EPs for the Gern Blandsten label with liner notes by Jenn Pelly and scores of unseen photographs and ephemera.