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

RTFM by Poster Children showcases the post-hardcore band at their best, with catchy and off-kilter songs crafted with clever complexity

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

We revisit and discuss the overlooked, under-appreciated, forgotten, and not so forgotten albums of 1994

On 1991's Fall, Boston's Moving Targets refined their post-punk/post-hardcore sound with catchier guitar riffs and emotive vocals

Though The 6ths are a side-project for Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields, the 1995 debut is just as engaging as his other work

Keith and Susie of Tampa’s Pohgoh look back on what almost was and discuss the current state of the band

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

Archers of Loaf combined propulsive drums, melodic bass, dissonant guitars, and urgent vocals in short bursts of brilliance on Icky Mettle

Along with Guided By Voices, Sebadoh flew the lo-fi flag in the 90s with a similar gift for short, punchy rock songs.

J. Mascis once described the album as his favorite of the major label years.

Does the energetic and sometimes frantic mix of punk, power-pop, and indie rock come together on Superchunk's album No Pocky For Kitty?

Bob Pollard abandoned his trademark lo-fi sound to release a major label album, produced by the legendary Cars leader Ric Ocasek,