Mixing influences like Mazzy Star, the Brian Jonestown Massacre, and Medicine with their own space pop, the Psychedelphia combo Asteroid No. 4 debuted in 1995 with the CIA Took My Dog Away EP. After three years' worth of extensive touring across the U.S. as well as contributing to several compilations, their first full-length, Introducing...The... [+] Read More

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Inspired equally by jangle pop and arty post-punk, Guided by Voices created a series of trebly, hissy indie rock records filled with infectiously brief pop songs that fell somewhere between the British Invasion and prog rock. After recording six self-released albums between 1986 and 1992, the Dayton, OH-based band attracted a handful of fans... [+] Read More

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Oasis shot from obscurity to stardom in 1994, becoming one of Britain's most popular and critically acclaimed bands of the decade; along with Blur and Suede, they are responsible for returning British guitar pop to the top of the charts. Led by guitarist/songwriter Noel Gallagher, the Manchester quintet adopts the rough, thuggish image of the... [+] Read More

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Israeli rock band Rockfour started releasing records in the 1990s and by 2000 were issuing material in English. Their albums Supermarket and One Fantastic Day are quite respectable efforts in the 1960s spirit that don't sound unduly revivalist. They show substantial influences from the Beatles, late-'60s British psychedelia, and the Byrds, with... [+] Read More

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Armed with what surely must be one of the absolute worst band names in rock & roll history, the Strawberry Smell have become France's leading lights in the never-ending psych-pop underground. Formed in the small city of Avignon, France, by a group of friends bound by a shared fascination with both '60s garage rock and '70s electronic... [+] Read More

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Psych-pop quartet the Fletcher Pratt split the difference between the garage rock scene that gripped their native Detroit at the start of the 21st century and the more ambitious psychedelic leanings of Elephant 6 bands the Lilys and Cotton Mather. The combination works wonders, both adding more melodic and structural interest to primal... [+] Read More

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The Rooks gained a cult following among power pop fans in the 1990s with a style drawing its main inspirations from the Beatles, Big Star, and the Replacements. Leader and co-founder Mike Mazzarella (vocals, rhythm guitar) formed the group in New York with drummer Patrick Yourell in 1990 after their previous outfit, a Connecticut band called the... [+] Read More

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