On the 1993 INXS album Full Moon, Dirty Hearts the 80s hit-makers added grittier sounds and thicker production with some unexpected guests

The Glorious Couch Life by Pollen synthesizes American and Australian indie rock sounds and attitude into a catchy debut album

The lone, obscure full-length by The Brady Bunch Lawnmower Massacre is a rowdy, rollicking, and occasionally offensive cowpunk hidden gem

On their sophomore album, Something For Kate dial down the distortion in favor of a more nuanced post-grunge approach on Beautiful Sharks

The Sharp is the perfect name for a band that executes precision new wave dynamics with rockabilly and power-pop twists on their 1993 debut

Powderfinger's 1996 album Double Allergic wove alternative rock tropes into a stellar sophomore effort brimming with confidence and skill

On their lone release, Moler find the right combo of Ash pop-punk and Cosmic Psychos fuzz on 1997's Golden Duck

A big but restrained sound on Maximum Sincere makes this Big Heavy Stuff album a post-hardcore record worth digging out

On their third album Bring On The Juice, Melbourne's Hoss mix Detroit rock with Seattle grunge for a loud, loose, and raucous good time

Tight songwriting, killer bass tone, and blistering guitars elevate Ammonia's debut album Mint 400 out of the pack of mid-90s rock bands

Ricaine's 1996 debut Regret Is An Inevitable Consequence of Life is an undiscovered gem of 90s noise rock that balances the light and dark

Cosmic Psychos might be unknown in the United States, but their fuzzed-out punk can be heard in grunge, stoner, and action rock followers

Pollyanna hit it big in Australia with their debut, but their sophomore album Hello Halo makes the case for the deep cuts and left turns

On Less Is More, Melbourne trio Even competently integrate 90s alternative and grunge sounds with power pop and British invasion melodies

What happens when you combine the blues, reggae, cajun and soul via Australia? You get the 1993 album The Honeymoon Is Over by The Cruel Sea

You Am I find the alternative rock sweet spot on their tightly constructed but organic 1995 sophomore album Hi Fi Way

On their fourth album Odyssey Number Five, Powderfinger expertly craft an alternative rock album for rock radio and headphone audiophiles

On their 1992 album Mossy God, Aussies Mantissa channel a variety of American hard rock and metal influences into an unconvincing stew

Fini Scad released their lone album Wider Screen in 1998 and disappeared, is it time to discover a diamond in the rough or leave it buried?

The Falling Joys 1992 sophomore album Psychohum is the eclectic mixture early 90s alternative promised but could not consistently deliver

With Henry Rollins producing, The Mark Of Cain channel the post-hardcore riffage of Helmet and Quicksand on 1995's Ill At Ease

On the follow-up to their teenage debut, Silverchair fattened the sound but not the sales, we try to figure out what happened.

They can tow the line between indulgent Rufus Wainwright-style balladry and Ben Folds-esque pop, remaining radio friendly.

Australia's Ratcat scored a number one single combining the disparate sounds of 60s surf and 80s new wave on Blind Love.

Dual vocals, fuzzy guitars and an urgent rhythm section give Violetine a little something extra on Small Speaker Joyland.

28 Days combines pop punk and rap rock on Upstyledown for a familiar yet divisive sound.

The sound of the Baby Animals debut harkens back to the straightforward AOR of Heart or pop side of The Pretenders.

Regurgiator's second album Unit came out in 1997, going triple platinum, producing hit singles and winning music awards.

Best known in the U.S. for their 2000 single "Roll On," Australia's The Living End combo of punk, rockabilly and ska brings energy and more.

The Screaming Jets combine the twin guitar attack of Thin Lizzy, southern boogie of Lynyrd Skynyrd and more on 1992's Tear of Thought

The Welcome Mat's 1993 debut Gram packs some power-pop worthy hooks and expert guitar riffage, but we found disagreeement in the results

Jamie Hutchings of Bluebottle Kiss joins us to revisit the 1996 album Fear of Girls and talk about his career, touring, songwriting and more

Kim Salmon is a legend in Australia that we're just now getting around to by checking out his 1995 album with The Surrealists

Neil Finn may be known for his two hit singles with Crowded House in the 1980s, but Together Alone may be his best overall album

We’re checking out the 1997 album Gone by Sydney, Australia’s legendary and influencial Beasts of Bourbon

Combining a variety of tasty guitar tones, a tight and original rhythm section, and interesting melodies.

Lots of shoegaze influenced bands spent less time on vocals and melody than dialing in the perfect delay on their guitar, but not Ripe.

On the surface this band sounds like a slightly edgier Bush, but dig deeper and a more complex and interesting band appears.

An odd mix of power pop, metal, trip-hop, brit pop and just about every other genre from the 90s.

The lead singer/guitarist of the Australian three-piece, Screamfeeder, shares his experiences in the 90s alternative music scene.

The early punk of The Stooges and MC5 is prevalent in the sound of Asteroid B-612: raw energy, loud guitars and a big chorus.

The award-winning three-piece is still going strong today, but we travel back in time to review their debut release.

In the twenty-seventh episode of the Dig Me Out Podcast, Tim and Jason review the 1998 debut album Sumo by The Superjesus

In the fourteenth episode of the Dig Me Out Podcast, Tim and Jason review the 1998 album Eleventh Avenue by Ammonia.