On 1994's Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, Pavement refined their lo-fi sound to write one of the defining albums of 1990s indie rock

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

The 1998 debut Stratosphere by Duster eschews traditional song structures for ambient noise experimentation and droning indie guitar rock

Sandpit's lone album from 1998 finds the right balance between downbeat slowcore and noisier Sonic Youth tendencies

Karate's understated post-rock album In Place of Real Insight showcases subtle jazz and blues influences but suffered from sameness

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

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

On 1993's Rid Of Me the sound-shifting PJ Harvey created a visceral and vital record, deconstructing blues and punk with poetic tension

We revisit and discuss the overlooked, under-appreciated, forgotten, and not so forgotten albums of 1991

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 their 1999 debut, This Is The Way It Goes And Goes And Goes, Juno craft a layered album worthy of the format

What started as a side project for members of the Pixies and Throwing Muses resulted in an influential album that defies rock conventions

Craig Wedren joins us to discuss his new solo album Adult Desire, songwriting for film and television, Shudder To Think, and much more

Author and Bitch Magnet guitarist Jon Fine stops by to talk rock memoirs, what is "indie rock," gear, touring and plenty more

Clay Tarver of Bullet LaVolta and Chavez talks with us about his bands and his long journey to screenwriting and Silicon Valley on HBO

Hidden inside these dissonant and jagged tunes are melodic hooks that would make Matthew Sweet swoon.

One of the most influential albums of the 1990s, Diary. Credited as a primary instigator of what would later be known as emo,

Their combination of metal, progressive rock and shoegaze with a space and science lyrical bent makes comparisons difficult,

Lots of tags are applied to Shiner - progressive, emo, alternative, math rock, space rock - but all that really matters is the songs.

Gimmick by Barkmarket - It's noisy, loud, abrasive, aggressive, unrelenting and pretty damn good.