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The Golden Palominos
The Golden Palominos were Anton Fier's revolving-door American alternative-rock supergroup, formed 1981, spanning avant-funk, pop, and electronic albums from 1983's debut to 1996's Dead Inside.
The Jesus and Mary Chain
The Jesus and Mary Chain, Scottish alternative rock band formed 1983 in East Kilbride by brothers Jim and William Reid; known for feedback-laden Psychocandy (1985), shoegaze influence, 1998 split, 2007 reunion, and albums Damage and Joy (2017) and Glasgow Eyes (2024).
The Jesus Lizard
The Jesus Lizard: American noise rock band formed 1987 (David Yow, David Wm. Sims, Duane Denison, Mac McNeilly), Touch and Go albums Head, Goat, Liar, Down, major-label Shot and Blue, 2024 comeback album Rack on Ipecac.
The Microphones
The Microphones: indie rock and experimental folk project of Phil Elverum from Anacortes/Olympia, Washington, on K Records; known for The Glow Pt. 2 (2001) and the 2003 Mount Eerie concept album, revived in 2020 with Microphones in 2020.
The Replacements (band)
The Replacements were a Minneapolis rock band (1979-1991) led by Paul Westerberg with the Stinson brothers and Chris Mars; albums Let It Be, Tim, and Pleased to Meet Me made them forerunners of 1990s alternative rock.
The Residents
The Residents are an anonymous American multimedia art and music group from Shreveport, Louisiana, active since 1972. They are famous for using giant eyeball masks and surrealistic music.
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins: Chicago alternative rock band formed 1988 by Billy Corgan with James Iha, D'Arcy Wretzky, and Jimmy Chamberlin; Gish, Siamese Dream, Mellon Collie; 30 million albums; original lineup disbanded 2000, later reformed.
The Verve Pipe
The Verve Pipe is an American alternative rock band formed in 1992 in East Lansing, Michigan, known for "The Freshmen" (No. 5 Hot 100, 1997) and the platinum album Villains; unrelated to the British band The Verve.
Therapy?
Therapy? (question mark silent) is a Northern Irish alternative metal/noise rock band formed in Larne in 1989 by Andy Cairns and Fyfe Ewing. Known for Troublegum (1994), sixteen studio albums, and current lineup Cairns, McKeegan, Cooper on Marshall Records.
TV on the Radio
TV on the Radio (TVOTR), American indie rock band formed 2001 in Brooklyn, New York, blending post-punk, soul, funk, and electronics. Known for Return to Cookie Mountain (2006) with David Bowie cameo, Dear Science, and Seeds (2014).
Vertical Horizon
Vertical Horizon: American alternative rock band formed 1991 in Washington, D.C. by Matt Scannell and Keith Kane; known for the 1999 RCA album Everything You Want and its Billboard Hot 100 number-one title track.
Ween
Ween, the experimental rock duo of Gene Ween (Aaron Freeman) and Dean Ween (Mickey Melchiondo) from New Hope, Pennsylvania, formed in 1984; known for the Boognish mythology, "Brown" aesthetic, and albums like The Mollusk and Chocolate and Cheese.
Wilco
Wilco is an American alternative rock band formed in Chicago in 1994 by Jeff Tweedy after Uncle Tupelo split. Known for Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002), rejected by Reprise, streamed free, then released on Nonesuch; 13 albums, one Grammy win.
Xiu Xiu
Xiu Xiu (pronounced shoo shoo) is an American experimental rock band led by Jamie Stewart with Angela Seo and David Kendrick; known for dark, genre-shifting albums on Polyvinyl and leaving Spotify in 2025.
YHWH Nailgun
YHWH Nailgun ("Yahweh Nailgun") is a New York experimental rock band formed 2020 in Philadelphia by Zack Borzone and Sam Pickard; albums 45 Pounds (2025, AD 93) and Magazine (2026, 4AD), a 10-song, 11-minute record.
Yin Yin (band)
Yin Yin is a Dutch four-piece band from Maastricht, Netherlands, formed in 2017, whose largely instrumental sound combines disco, funk, psychedelia, and surf with Southeast Asian and Japanese influences.