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(1996, Clean Up) It was inevitable that the murky triphop sound emerging from Bristol would weld...
Read MoreJan 30, 2021 | 1000 Albums, 1996, Indie, Trip Hop | 0
(1996, Clean Up) It was inevitable that the murky triphop sound emerging from Bristol would weld...
Read More(1997, Slash/Reprise) By the time L7 hit this, their fifth album, you could forgive them if...
Read MoreJan 28, 2021 | 1000 Albums, 1996, Alt rock, Indie | 0
(1996, Dreamworks) When the catchy ‘Novocaine For The Soul’ hit MTV and didn’t...
Read MoreJan 27, 2021 | 1000 Albums, 1997, Emo, Post-Hardcore | 0
(1997, Deep Elm) A true classic of the early emo years, and on the label that was one of the...
Read MoreJan 26, 2021 | 1000 Albums, 1996, Hip-Hop | 0
(1996, Jive) Another album that fits into the bracket of albums that were not much loved but to...
Read MoreJan 25, 2021 | 1000 Albums, Alt rock, Indie | 0
(1995, Indolent) A pure wave of glorious sunshine pop, the album that gave us arguably the best...
Read More(1999, Epic) The third (and final?) album by Rage Against the Machine before they split into two...
Read More(1998) While Converge, Botch, Cave In, and Dillinger Escape Plan were brewing up a new sonic...
Read MoreJan 22, 2021 | 1000 Albums, 1997, Punk, Rock | 0
(1997, Burning Heart, Epitaph) A glorious burst of dumb punk fun. Sure, they wear their influences...
Read MoreJan 21, 2021 | 1000 Albums, 1993, Britpop, Indie | 0
(1993, Ensign) A curious album, one with feet both in the kind of jingle-jangle indie about to so...
Read More(1991, Creation) The album so good it actually beat Nevermind to the top of Spin’s best...
Read More(1994, Sub Pop) One of the best albums to come out of the emerging lo-fi scene, Sebadoh’s...
Read MoreJan 18, 2021 | 1000 Albums, 1997, Alt rock, Rock | 0
(1997, Indolent) By the time they came to record their fourth album, the hit single from their...
Read More(1991, A&M) Fans from different eras of Soundgarden can argue the merits of their various...
Read MoreJan 16, 2021 | 1000 Albums, Punk, Rock | 0
(1990, Blast First) A day-glo punk rock nightmare, Lunackicks may have played glam metal but they...
Read MoreJan 15, 2021 | 1000 Albums, 1992, Alt rock, Indie | 0
(1992, Warner Bros.) What more can be said about this album? A towering giant of alternative...
Read MoreJan 14, 2021 | 1000 Albums, 1993, Alt rock, Rock | 0
(1993, CherryDisc/Giant) A band I remember discovering through an episode of Daria, back in the...
Read More(1993, Geffen) An album that fell pretty quickly into ‘mockability’ due to the...
Read More(1997, EMIDisc) It’s easy to look back with a sneering contempt at Lauren Laverne’s...
Read MoreJan 11, 2021 | 1000 Albums, 1997, Britpop, Indie | 0
(1997, Parlophone) Somewhat maligned as being from the period of time when britpop was merging...
Read MoreJan 10, 2021 | 1000 Albums, 1994, Alt rock, Math Rock, Post-Hardcore, Punk, Rock | 0
(1994, Touch and Go) Steve Albini may have just produced the biggest album in the underground and...
Read MoreJan 9, 2021 | 1000 Albums, 1995, Industrial, Metal | 0
(1995, Geffen) A carnival ride of industrial groove metal, replete with some of the catchiest...
Read MoreJan 8, 2021 | 1000 Albums, 1996, Punk, Rock | 0
(1996, Amphetamine Reptile) Obnoxious punk, drunk punk, punkabilly rock and roll, whatever you...
Read MoreJan 7, 2021 | 1000 Albums, Alt rock, Industrial, Metal | 0
(1993, Big Cat/Interscope) Surely one of the most improbable major label debuts, from a time when...
Read MoreJan 6, 2021 | 1000 Albums, 1998, Alt rock, Hardcore, Math Rock, Post-Hardcore | 0
(1998, Dischord) One of the more experimental bands on Dischord, but still utterly recognisable as...
Read MoreJan 5, 2021 | 1000 Albums, 1997, Metal, Nu Metal, Post-Hardcore, Rock | 0
(1997, Maverick) This is an album so accutely bound up in my own sense of being and personal...
Read MoreJan 4, 2021 | 1000 Albums, 1991, Death Metal, Metal, Thrash | 0
(1991, Roadrunner) While a few thrashheads may have been aware of Sepultura in their ‘noisy...
Read MoreJan 3, 2021 | 1000 Albums, 1993, Rock | 0
(1993, Virgin) The album that launched Kravitz from a moderately successful soul-tinged rock...
Read MoreJan 2, 2021 | 1000 Albums, 1998, Hip-Hop | 0
(1998, LaFace/Arista) Even as hip-hop was abandoning its creative dexterity in favour of...
Read More(1990, Stardog/Mercury) From the opening track This is Shangrila through to the closer Crown of...
Read More(1995, Wingnut) Interesting fact – the songs on this are credited to Anthems For...
Read More(1996, Music For Nations) With what has to be one of the weirdest album covers on this whole list,...
Read MoreDec 13, 2020 | 1000 Albums, 1998, Hip-Hop, Trip Hop | 0
(1998, Island) By the end of the 90’s, Trip Hop had already morphed from a bleak commentary...
Read More(1992, Slash/Reprise) I have a feeling this won’t be the last time I type this but...
Read MoreDec 13, 2020 | 1000 Albums, 1998, Alt rock, Indie, Post-Hardcore | 0
(1998, Trance Syndicate) Okay, so very few will be able to claim they were into The Trail back in...
Read More(1990, A&M) It’s easy to judge Soul Asylum on the juggernaut success of this...
Read More(1995, Elektra) A magnificent end to the short-lived career of one of the best bands of this or...
Read MoreDec 13, 2020 | 1000 Albums, 1997, Emo, Post-Hardcore | 0
(1997, Second Nature Productions) The debut album by a band who always seemed to be the perfect...
Read MoreDec 13, 2020 | 1000 Albums, 1995, Punk, Rock | 0
(1995, Epitaph) The greatest punk album of the 1990’s? You could certainly make a convincing...
Read MoreDec 13, 2020 | 1000 Albums, 1999, Hip-Hop | 0
(1999, Arista) Sure, in the wake of A Tribe Called Quest’s implosion, Aplified seemed like a...
Read More(1994, American) By the time The Crowes had reached their third album, they were in imperious...
Read MoreDec 13, 2020 | 1000 Albums, 1998, Death Metal, Metal | 0
(1998, Relapse) Even if, like myself, most death metal leaves you cold, there’s no denying...
Read MoreDec 13, 2020 | 1000 Albums, 1990, Hip-Hop | 0
(1990, Lench Mob/Priority) Ice Cube’s first solo effort after NWA hits every bit as hard as...
Read MoreDec 13, 2020 | 1000 Albums, 1992, Metal, Rock | 0
(1992, Mercury) The physical manifestation of the phrase ‘young, dumb, and full of...
Read MoreDec 13, 2020 | 1000 Albums, 1998, Alt rock, Indie | 0
(1998, Drag City) An American indie-rock gem from 1998, Silver Jews had been kicking around for a...
Read MoreDec 13, 2020 | 1000 Albums, 1994, Alt rock, Rock | 0
(1994, Minty Fresh) The alternative movement’s very own answer to the Beach Boys, Veruca...
Read MoreDec 13, 2020 | 1000 Albums, 1994, Country | 0
(1994, American) The redemptive narrative of Cash’s comeback has been somewhat overblown...
Read More(1998, Hydra Head) One of my most profound regrets in life is that I never got to see Botch before...
Read MoreDec 12, 2020 | 1000 Albums, 1996, Country | 0
(1996, American) Taking in everything from Beck and Soundgarden to Hank Williams, and backed by...
Read MoreDec 11, 2020 | 1000 Albums, 1999, Emo, Math Rock, Post-Hardcore | 0
(1999, Polyvinyl) Is this the greatest album of the emo era? Quite possibly. Balancing the easy...
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