086: Sneaker Pimps – Becoming X
(1996, Clean Up) It was inevitable that the murky triphop sound emerging from Bristol would weld...
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Category: Indie
084: Eels – Beautiful Freak
(1996, Dreamworks) When the catchy ‘Novocaine For The Soul’ hit MTV and didn’t...
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081: The Wannadies – Be a Girl
(1995, Indolent) A pure wave of glorious sunshine pop, the album that gave us arguably the best...
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077: World Party – Bang!
(1993, Ensign) A curious album, one with feet both in the kind of jingle-jangle indie about to so...
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076: Teenage Fanclub – Bandwagonesque
(1991, Creation) The album so good it actually beat Nevermind to the top of Spin’s best...
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075: Sebadoh – Bakesale
(1994, Sub Pop) One of the best albums to come out of the emerging lo-fi scene, Sebadoh’s...
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071: R.E.M. – Automatic for the People
(1992, Warner Bros.) What more can be said about this album? A towering giant of alternative...
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067: Mansun – Attack of the Grey Lantern
(1997, Parlophone) Somewhat maligned as being from the period of time when britpop was merging...
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052: …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead – …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
(1998, Trance Syndicate) Okay, so very few will be able to claim they were into The Trail back in...
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051: Soul Asylum – And the Horse They Rode In On
(1990, A&M) It’s easy to judge Soul Asylum on the juggernaut success of this...
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042: Silver Jews – American Water
(1998, Drag City) An American indie-rock gem from 1998, Silver Jews had been kicking around for a...
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032: The Replacements – All Shook Down
(1990, Sire) A Replacements album in name only, the full line up only really appear together on...
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