Best of Absolutely Kosher Records

Absolutely Kosher Records didn't just put out great LPs—it put out definitive ones. From The Wrens' magnum opus, 2003's The Meadowlands, to The Mountain Goats' first 21st-century triumph, 2000's The Coroner's Gambit, AKR's catalog is full of indie touchstones. The label went on hiatus in 2011, but not before leaving a decade-plus legacy that helped shape the genre as we know it.