Reeling in thousands of new listeners via its transcendental lead single, Good News… elevated Modest Mouse from a shadowy, fringe act to the premier league of indie rock.
Three albums in, the Chief casts a retrospective eye over the first decade of a hugely successful solo career built more on steady evolution than radical reinvention.
The New Jersey punks second album fused soul and rock with epic storytelling to launch them to a whole new level… inspired by the pursuit of a particular guitar tone.
Four years after the release of their Mercury Prize-winning sophomore album, Visions Of A Life, the London quartet gear up for a refined follow-up that sees vocalist Ellie Rowsell baring her soul.
The 1976 mega-LP wasn’t just a landmark in home recording, it also saw Tom Scholz build a custom guitar sound all on his own. And then lie to his own record company.
Months after leaving school, Ash released a classic power-pop debut teeming with naive teenage romanticism and soaring guitar moments. Can you believe it’s already 25 years old?
