Album Genre: Alternative Rock

Brave and Crazy is the second album by singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music). As of 2010, the album has sold 632,000 copies in the United States alone, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Juju is the fourth studio album by English post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was recorded at Surrey Sound studio with Nigel Gray as co-producer, and was released on 6 June 1981 by record label Polydor. Two singles were released from Juju: “Spellbound” and “Arabian Knights”. The album was commercially successful in the UK. … Read more

Losing original member Heggie might at first have seemed a troubling blow, but in fact it allowed the duo of Fraser and Guthrie to transcend the darkened one-note gloom of Garlands with Head Over Heels. The album introduces a variety of different shadings and approaches to the incipient Cocteaus sound, pointing the band towards the … Read more

Blind Man’s Zoo is 10,000 Maniacs’ fourth album, released in 1989. 0,000 Maniacs Jerome Augustyniak – drums Robert Buck – electric guitar, acoustic guitar Dennis Drew – organ, piano Steve Gustafson – bass guitar Natalie Merchant – vocals, piano, pipe organ Additional musicians Jevetta Steele – backing vocals Jason Osborn – arrangement, orchestral direction Krista … Read more

Kaleidoscope is the third studio album by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was released on 1 August 1980 by Polydor Records.

Box Frenzy is the debut album from the group Pop Will Eat Itself. It was released in 1987 by Chapter 22 Records in the UK and Rough Trade Records in the US, and re-released in 2003 with bonus tracks by Castle Records. The track “There Is No Love Between Us Anymore” samples the songs “When … Read more

Heaven Up Here is the second album by the British post-punk band Echo & the Bunnymen, released in 30 May 1981. In June 1981, Heaven Up Here became Echo & the Bunnymen’s first Top 10 release when it reached number 10 on the UK Albums Chart.It was also the band’s first entry into the United … Read more

Out of the Silent Planet is the debut studio by the American progressive metal band King’s X, released in 1988. The title of the album comes from that of a book by C.S. Lewis, an author favored by band members Ty Tabor and Jerry Gaskill. “Out of the Silent Planet” is also the title of … Read more

Two Hearts is the third and the last studio album by Australian group Men at Work, released on June 3, 1985. It is currently out of print. Drummer Jerry Speiser and bassist John Rees had left the band prior to the album’s production, while guitarist Ron Strykert quit the band during recording sessions. Touring behind … Read more