Following the dissolution of Galaxie 500, Damon and Naomi further explore the melancholy sounds of dream pop and slowcore on More Sad Hits

Indigo Girls' 1994 album Swamp Ophelia delivers poignant lyrics and earworm harmonies finding balance between folk and alternative rock

Layered vocal harmonies, sparse arrangements, and subtle genre-mixing entrance the listener on Ida's 2000 album Will You Find Me

The Walkabouts 1993 album Satisfied Mind collects a wide variety of artists for folk, country, and Americana covers for a timeless album

The 1999 album Bareback by Hank Dogs is a traditional English folk album, simultaneously behind and ahead of the times

American Music Club fully explore the studio and the darkness, finding latenight allure in both on their timeless 1991 album Everclear

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

Acetone's 1997 album recalls the slow and deliberate sound of Low, causing extreme disagreement in every aspect of our review

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

For better or worse, the uneven 1996 debut The Sun Is Often Out by the Longpigs lands smack dab in the middle of Britpop hysteria

Known for the single "Fade Into You" from their sophomore release, She Hangs Brightly showcases the band in their dreamy shoegaze

Travis combine the brit-pop guitar bombast with the melodies and hooks of the Kinks, topped off with stellar Steve Lillywhite production

In its finest moments, Kent's album Isola recalls moments big and small from Pablo Honey and The Bends-era Radiohead

Many people know Hansard from the movie Once and his other band The Swell Season, but Hansard cut his teeth with The Frames