I've been sick of the squeaky clean indie pop sound that typically presents itself to me just a little too much on the radio lately which has lead me to a phase of dabbling in the lo-fi, grunge/garage rock movements of the 80s and 90s. I was probably in the same boat as majority of the population when faced with the question of my favourite grunge/lo-fi rock bands from this era- maybe Silverchair? Nirvana? Incubus? I was satisfied with what I knew from growing up with Rage on Saturday mornings and still enjoyed them. BUT I've looked further past the 'familiar' exterior of the 90s for something refreshingly different and I've rediscovered the delight of the slack attitude, rough edges, likeable imperfections and lyrical focus of the 90s. Here are some shining examples.
