There were lots of great releases in 1991. Here come eight more of them, including a couple of those alt-rock classics you’ve been waiting for (toward the bottom, released late...
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What is there to say about U2? They emerged from Ireland inspired by the UK post-punk scene, and soon developed their own voice, one that spoke of political and personal...
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Emerging from the American Northwest’s alongside others in the Seattle grunge scene, the Screaming Trees never had the commercial success of many of their peers. Yet they released at least...
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The Screaming Trees were among the bands that pioneered the grunge-rock movement that emerged from Seattle and the American Pacific Northwest. They may never have had the commercial success of...
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Sometimes timing and luck are everything. On their first three EPs, Curve emerged from the mass of contemporary UK shoegaze bands with something new—they introduced aggressive electro beats to a...
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The pairing of French vocalist Laetitia Sadier and British guitarist Tim Gane proved to be a fruitful one. Stereolab may not have been one of the most commercially prominent band...
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Sometimes I sense that living in contemporary America must feel like nonstop walking on eggshells, always worrying that something you could say might offend. I’ve lived in Spain now for...
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L7 was one of several all- or predominantly female bands to come to prominence in the ‘90s, the first decade women were allowed to be anything more than fringe figures...
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