The second album Ágætis byrjun by Sigur Rós showcases an ethereal and otherworldly sound unlike any of their post-rock contemporaries

Dirty Three's 1996 release Horse Stories is a challenging post-rock album, alternating between lush beauty and maelstroms of noise

With 1991's breakthrough Badmotorfinger, Soundgarden made heady metal for the alternative rock crowd without sacrificing volume or riffage

Layers of guitars make Swervedriver's 1991 debut Raise a shoegaze must listen with a more aggressive sound than most of their contemporaries

On their third and final album, Bedhead refine their spacious slowcore sound with thoughtful guitar arrangements and haunting melodies

Evolving out of their teenage hardcore roots, Dinosaur Jr. forged a noisy path that reinvigorated guitar leads with indie-rock flair

With 1993's Today's Active Lifestyles, Polvo creates a guitar-centered indie rock album unlike almost any other from the decade

What is Tokyo Anal Dynamite by The Gerogerigegege? Our ears are still ringing, trying to figure it out. Punk? Noise? Nothing? Everything?

On Cats and Dogs, Royal Trux synthesized 70s blues and psychedelic rock through a 90s lo-fi lens to create a unique if frustrating listen

How do you follow-up one of the most iconic and successful albums of all time? If you're Nirvana, you enlist Steve Albini and make In Utero

On their third album In On The Kill Taker, Fugazi expanded and redefined not only their own sound but the post hardcore they helped create

Side Projects! We check out the long list of artists getting creative outside their main band to share our faves, flops and more

Tanya Donelly and Kristin Hersh wield a twin-guitar attack on Throwing Muses 1991 album The Real Ramon that we wanted to like more

Two-basses, drums, minimalist guitar, vocals and occasional piano, horns and harmonica - it's the unique sound of Cop Shoot Cop