Music List

Critical ‘90s Indie Rock

As the underground college rock of the late '80s morphed into the newly marketable “alternative rock” of the early '90s, America’s independent record labels merely went further underground. In the era of Lollapalooza and MTV’s 120 Minutes, these acts were the alternative to the alternative, unknowingly creating a golden age of indie rock even as the major-label "alt-rock" scene crashed and burned.

CRITICAL LIST