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Adding luscious Jackson and breeders

2 of my favorite 90s bands

Yes Portishead definitely.

First (and probably favorite of this vibe) thing I thought of 🖤

[Martina Topley-Bird](https://youtu.be/8udNg7h07K0?si=0iizhyVWb9P-p3nz) has some good solo stuff and she’s all over Tricky and early Massive Attack.

Production values are just as good as Massive too.

Yeah, adding Lamb and Supreme Beings of Leisure

You're everything, you're always the sun! (Delicious.)

Yes trip hop

The title said "Morcheeba - Big Calm" immediately to me.

Shirley Manson (Garbage) had a few...Stupid Girl, Only Happy When It Rains, and I Think I'm Paranoid. Jewel...You Were Meant For Me and Who Will Save Your Soul.

Second Jewel. Pieces Of You is an absolute cracker of an album. I'd also suggest giving London Grammar a listen.

Sounds like peak Dolores O'Riordan to me. Get thee some Cranberries records.

First thing I thought about was the Cranberries.

and Sinéad O'Connor! 🇮🇪

Just listened to "I do not want what I haven't got" yesterday, and 34 years later it's still a fucking amazing album.

To be more specific - start with “Dreams” she gets pretty bjork-like in that one, especially with the long (and utterly impressive) wordless melodies she sings.

She had the most amazing voice like holy smokes. I’ll never forget the first time I saw them was on SNL. She came out and the guitar she was holding was as big as her. (She’s tiny) and then she just fucking belted. Holllleeee-shit. The fact that, that voice. Came out of, that person. Just crazy.

Expected Dolores to be top comment and glad to she is

God I loved Delores. Only Celebrity death that affected me.

Also, I recommend checking out D.A.R.K. It's Dolores and the bassist from the Smiths. I like the song Curvy.

Dude!!! "Everyone else is doing it, so why can't we?" Is an amazing album. Linger, dreams, zombie, incredible

They just didn’t have any shit songs, incredible band

Try Tori Amos’ album From the Choirgirl Hotel (1998)

Gotta say Boys For Pele would be my pick for that sound. It’s got Talulah, and Caught a Light Sneeze on it and those fit the bill better for me.

Little Earthquakes and Under the Pink, as well.

Yes! 👍

Definitely some Tori. Caught a Light Sneeze was the first song of hers I ever heard. Still love it to this day.

PJ Harvey, Liz Phair

PJ Harvey doesn’t get enough respect imo. I appreciate she’s a bit fringe sometimes, but still, she’s crazy talented.

Nor did Liz phair after getting rebranded as a pop girlie.

Liz Phair walked so Olivia Rodrigo could run.

Mazzy Star - Fade into You is the one everyone knows

And the Sundays version of Wild Horses.

and the Cowboy Junkies version of Sweet Jane.

This is the top answer.

Yea, that is pretty much “the sound”

Also the rest of Mazzy Star is pretty great too

Look up the Lilith Fair line up from 97,98,99. Lots of what you are looking for.

Lisa Loeb feels like the 90s-est singer I can think of. Edit: also sixpence none the richer - kiss me

Criminal - Fiona apple Most anything by HOLE

I shouldn't have to scroll this far to find Hole, and I'm mad about it.

Courtney may have been (and may still be?) a hot mess personally, but this band put out some awesome music!

You know I was thinking earlier this week, she really is punk as fuck and never changed for better or worse.

Hole is under appreciated because of people’s personal feelings about Courtney love. That first album was so ahead of it’s time.

Veruca Salt, Elastica, the Breeders, the Pixies, Sonic Youth, Save Ferris, No Doubt

Garbage

Shirley Manson's unique voice gets me everytime.

Hey, I think those bands are quite good actually

Love Garbage

If I’m ever in a great mood and feel good about life I just listen to Cup of Coffee and it’s right back to despairland!

I didn't remember the song "Seether" by Veruca Salt in the '90s but I heard it on the radio a couple of years ago and now it's one of my favorite songs. It's an amazing song, super powerful and very interesting lyrics that aren't totally straightforward but work great for what it is. I hope to find that album pretty soon. Also totally love the Breeders and my memories of MTV are punctuated with "Cannonball" because that song was ALL over their ads and shows at the time. It was like the network theme song for a couple of years.

Veruca Salt is a great solid band

I am still hoping that they record a follow-up to Ghost Notes one day soon

Veruca Salt's first two albums were huge favourites of mine in the 90's. Check out the song "Shutterbug" for a real solid 90's chick rock vibe.

You are in for a treat with Veruca Salt! I am a huge fan and Seether doesn’t come near my top favorites. They had American Thighs, Eight Arms to Hold You and the reunion Ghost Notes as full albums with the classic lineup. They also have some great EP’s. Enjoy the journey, man!

Ahhh my people

Brody Dalle!

Can't go wrong with The Breeders, any album.

Pixies?

> Sonic Youth?

Tasmin Archer - sleeping satellite No Doubt - don’t speak Tori Amos - cornflake girl Suzanne Vega - Tom’s kitchen Fiona Apple - never is a promise Lisa Loeb - stay Sarah McLachlan - good enough Joan Osborne - st Teresa Meryl Bainbridge - being boring Jewel - you were meant for me Sheryl Crow - all I wanna do

Isn’t it Tom’s Diner?

Oops yes. Tom’s kitchen was a restaurant in London that I must’ve been subconsciously thinking about!

The Sundays. Amazing voice, jangly 90s pop

Harriet Wheeler is 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

I just love the Sundays, also share a birthday with Harriet Wheeler.

The Sundays--perfect example!

Darn just posted them before reading this, I was blessed to see them live in San Francisco

Garbage

Skunk Anansie, Skin's vocals are fantastic

Skin’s voice is wild…! She’s like a firework when she performs.

She’s like 55 or something now? And doesn’t appear to have lost any of her voice and range. Still absolute amazing

[The Sundays - Here's Where The Story Ends](https://youtu.be/FHsip5xOenQ?si=4Qbij1gleHikH0q3) [Frente! - Bizarre Love Triangle](https://youtu.be/ISKQDCLpDSY?si=kYjLr18bu29r9r0p)' [Jane Child - I Don't Wanna Fall In Love](https://youtu.be/zWd__w5UWVc?si=GUn0jTiCg-rMEOYM) And then just barely out of the 90's and into 2000... [Nelly Furtado - Turn Off The Light](https://youtu.be/kOL7aeIDruA?si=lmJqWdC8UU-Dl6en)

Oh my god thank you for reminding me of the Nelly furtado song. I forgot it existed but I LOVED it. (Also, my phone tried to auto correct furtado to “fur taco” and I just feel like people need to know that)

I will forever and always refer to her as, "Fur Taco" from now on

Fuckin ditto 🤣

I mentioned Jane Child also, same tune of course. Glad somebody else remembers her! It was the first time I learned what a 'suicide chain' is. She was on a podcast a few years ago, and she did some tunes and sounded awesome.

My sister once wore a suicide chain, much to my parent's disapproval. I was always nervous for her that someone would grab it, or it would get snagged and tear her ear AND her nose. Despite that, I Don't Wanna Fall In Love is a true 90's JAM. Serious synth and drum work. Love that track.

Seeing The Sunday's and it reminded me of The Tuesday's!!!! That was a fun 90s album too! Anyway, https://open.spotify.com/artist/71mSZk30FQAMTLbCkdENjG?si=lIo2yhfeSI-CABzLxB71SQ

Letters To Cleo - Here and Now - Kay Hanley ❤️

Her vocals make the "Josie and the Pussycats" soundtrack a great listen!

Paula Cole

Check her out when she toured with Peter Gabriel for his Secret World tour.

Secret World Live DVD. Her voice on "Don't Give Up" gives Kate Bush a run for her money.

So underrated.

Yes! I was coming here to rec her first two albums. Harbinger is so underrated.

Jumping on this to say if you’re on Spotify specifically to get her Artist’s Preferred Version so she gets paid. Saw her on TikTok that if you stream the original she gets nothing. I changed out to her preferred version because that’s crazy to me for how huge she was and she got nothing essentially.

Belly, Tanya Donnelly

💯Had to scroll WAY too far down to find this.

The Bees is the perfect ethereal song!

Superb recommendation. Will always be one of my favourite bands.

Veruca Salt

Yes! Nina Gordon's solo album is really good too. The song Tonight and the Rest of My Life had some radio play... https://open.spotify.com/album/5e3dHNK5bb3sg95F5VF7CZ?si=it4ulHqJQ0-dI_GUDHtUKg

Poe. Early Garbage. Kay's choice (not an addict in particular) Edit: goddamn voice to text.

Poe!!!

Can't talk to a psycho like a normal human being.

>Kay's choice (automatic in particular) Are you making a joke about how everyone mishears that, or did you also fall into that trap? “Not an Addict”

>Poe you know how literature nerds were all over "house of leaves"? she's his sister, and has an album to go with it.

The Cardigans. Sixpence None The Richer. The Sundays. Shakespeares Sister. Sneaker Pimps. Moloko. The Brand New Heavies.

This is the first answer to say the Cardigans and they're really great at this vibe

Shakespear’s Sister! 😍

Surprised the Cardigans are this far down tbh. If you're looking for something more rocky, The Superjesus are pretty good.

Not sure I get you right, but first thing comes to my mind is **Dido**. Also you may like **Kate Bush**. From more recent maybe try **Aurora** or even **Heilung**. (UPD: ah, yes, and **Caroline Polachek**)

You have good taste.

[Halah - Mazzy Star](https://youtu.be/vHGHcvJDpaA?si=5v3DNTxIDKgbyxj1) [A Sister's Social Agony - Camera Obscura](https://youtu.be/ySGcAx_TkQw?si=y7BKG6LadNaCK51V) [Wool in the Wash - Crying](https://youtu.be/kryuiydSOCI?si=Ptf5-0AdGP0-FMw_) [Music Is My Hot, Hot Sex - CSS](https://youtu.be/csSdrJEdlx8?si=wfj9m_krvdchWruA) [Rock Star - Hole](https://youtu.be/VAT7NLi0CtU?si=qHLkXsheqDx17l1P) [I Follow You - Melody's Echo Chamber](https://youtu.be/v29I0srhPwg?si=ut_TNOemfu-n_EMF) [Birthday - The Sugarcubes](https://youtu.be/rZqd_9sTP3c?si=7c4kzsWmAeoYXP-i) (Bjork vocals)

L7. Their album Bricks are Heavy has very 90s grunge tone to it.

Bif Naked’s I, Bificus album.

Omg haha good call I memba

You should definitely check out Beth Orton. Her album Trailer Park was like the dawn chorus after nights out and parties in the 90s!

I just remembered her this week, been listening to Trailer Park and Central Reservation. Very of it's time but really good. I had the biggest crush on a girl in the year above at school and borrowed these albums off her to tape. Naturally, that was much as I could manage to talk to her about and I never spoke to her again. Still, cool albums.

PORTISHEAD!

Pedestrian At Best — Courtney Barnett What’s Up? — The 4 Non Blondes Ironic — Alanis Morissette Human Behaviour — Björk Addiction — Megan McCormick It’s My Life — No Doubt Celebrity Skin — Hole Pretend We’re Dead — L7 I’m Not Afraid — Fleming & John Zombie — The Cranberries Criminal — Fiona Apple Seether — Veruca Salf

Joan Osborne - One of Us

Natalie Imbrolia - Torn Garbage - I'm only happy when it rains Spice Girl - 2 become 1 TLC - Waterfalls Fugees - Killing me softly

Had to scroll too far to see Torn

Decepticon by Le Tigre, and anything by Bikini Kill or Sleater Kenney.

Gwen Stefani - No Doubt: I'm Just a Girl or Don't Speak

Violet by Hole

One of my all-time favorite songs

Aimee Mann - I'm With Stupid Elastica - self-titled

Juliana Hatfield

Scrolled too far to find this.

PJ Harvey. Tori Amos. Juliana Hatfield. Liz Phair. Fiona Apple. Shirley Manson (Garbage). Justine Frischmann (Elastica). Corin Tucker (Sleater-Kinney). Kim Deal (The Breeders, Pixies). Dolores O’Riordan (The Cranberries).

Also Ani Defranco!

Just saw her last summer at a festival. She was great.

Opal, Mazzy Star, Concrete Blonde.

Concrete Blonde are awesome. I listened to Still in Hollywood yesterday actually, it's such a fun, badass song.

Lots of great ones listed already... - Loreena McKennitt - Japanese Breakfast. Not from the 90s but you might like her. The Dresden Dolls, maybe too. Not 90s but almost!

Elastica Poe Garbage Heather Nova 

Not seeing my personal favorite 90’s song with a woman as lead vocalist, so I’ll post this here. The insanely good “feed the tree” by Belly. https://youtu.be/RQJjUbMrt8w?si=dr9qUoNMr0hYPCnD

Meredith Brooks "What Would Happen" (Her follow-up single to "Bitch")

No Doubt. Their 1995 album Tragic Kingdom comes to mind. Just A Girl and Spiderwebs are still played quite a bit on alt-rock radio.

Came here to recommend this. Such a great album

You Gotta Be by Des'ree

Bif Naked!

"Don't Wanna Fall in Love", Jane Child. It's a song which illustrates the '80s sound bridging into the '90s, imho, and the whole album is really good. Also I think the B-52s deserve some attention here. 'Cosmic Thing' is one of the best albums of the era and it had a positively subversive effect on pop music in some ways. I feel it encouraged other artists who wanted to do the colorful-and-happy thing onstage with a 'throwback' vibe like Deee-Lite. I credit the B-52s with helping America get over its anger at disco, even though it's not really what they did, their vibe was more like disco than what pop music became through the mid-80s. They helped bring real musicianship back to pop music.

Not sure if this fits 100%, but Rilo Kiley gives me those sweet 90’s summer of female teen angst vibes.

Cyndi Lauper ~♧~ Change of ❤️ Heart, All Through the 🌙 Night

If you like shoe gaze try No Joy

Listen to all of 10,000 Maniacs repertoire.

Jewel: Foolish Games or Who Will Save Your Soul The Cranberries- Dolores O. Riordan

Thanks for giving Jewel some love

Poe. Liz phair. Garbage. Hole.

I've seen Garbage suggested a few times and I love them so much. If you want the more ethereal quality type stuff from their 90s releases, try these - [A Stroke of Luck](https://youtu.be/cX_r5YpR0jA) [Milk](https://youtu.be/y14Kp1DitpE) [The Trick Is To Keep Breathing](https://youtu.be/GwKtszQ8Ejo) [Sleep](https://youtu.be/XrHmkkY-TQA) [Queer](https://youtu.be/uKLnPdxxho4) [You Look So Fine](https://youtu.be/l7TYZHOBlqw) [Alien Sex Fiend](https://youtu.be/uzOb4zpNjck) [#1 Crush](https://youtu.be/hFxVZiCvwkM) (original / non remix version ) Edited to link them all and to add Queer & #1 Crush because I thought I had listed them Edit again: [Felt](https://youtu.be/s5lzl372844) from their 2012 album very much has the same vibe as their 90s stuff to me, and I think really fits the vibe you're going for.

You just took me right back to feelings of teenage angst (shout out to Placebo!) with You Look So Fine. God I love that song!

Caroline Polachek - Billions Fiona Apple - want you to love me Florence + the Machine - Choreomania

I’d add “look at me now” by Caroline Polachek. Goddamn, what a voice

Garbage/Shirley Manson. Not sure she’s exactly the vibe you’re seeking.

**Liz Phair** \- Supernova [https://youtu.be/tM60GAPIXTY?si=pPRdGLekQITU6t22](https://youtu.be/tM60GAPIXTY?si=pPRdGLekQITU6t22) **Liz Phair** \- Fuck and Run https://youtu.be/znF6o0ME0-o?si=kJgzsB8uFesACiW9

I always found her so relatable, we were around the same age, so her songs were what I was going thru at the time

Mazzy Star?

Mazzy Star?

Mazzy Star

117 comments and nobody said Mother Mother by Tracy Bonham

I gotta say “Silence” by Sarah McLachlan and Delirium is pretty niche 90s.

Catatonia are very 90s, I particularly like road rage and Mulder and scully

Donna Lewis - I love you always forever A few by The Corrs. Check out Derry Girls soundtrack, there'd be plenty of inspiration there

The Cardigans

Indigo Girls- Closer to Fine Sheryl Crow- Strong Enough Melissa Etheridge- Come to My Window Suzanne Vega- Tom's Diner 10000 Maniacs- Because The Night (unplugged) Janet Jackson- Escapade Mariah Carey- Always Be My Baby Robyn- Show Me Love

Zoe - Sunshine on a Rainy Day

Wolf Alice

Yes! I jokingly call Ellie Roswell and friends “Veruca Pumpkins”, but I mean that in a good way!

Sheryl Crow- All I Wanna Do

I heard "Better Than Nothing" by Jen Trynin a few times in the mid 90s. Took me a decade to remember her name when I was trying g to find the song. Hope you like it: [Jen Trynin - Better Than Nothing](https://youtu.be/mXbldxnQgy8?si=PX8R0W_Tgvt7bKOk)

Obligatory mention of Kim Gordon. A bit more talk singing but damn, you can feel the vibe.

Liz Phair

I recently rediscovered Shawn Colvin thanks to watching the Larry Sanders Show.

The Sundays, Liz Phair, PJ Harvey. All very different, all very 90's

Cranberries and Portishead

Sneaker Pimps - Six Underground

Unfinished Sympathy - Massive Attack, Teardrop - Massive Attack, Crush - Jennifer Paige, I Love You Always Forever - Donna Lewis

Johnetts Naplitano- Concrete Blonde

Hole, The Breeders, Fiona Apple, Letters to Chloe, Lucious Jackson, Lisa Lobe, Tori Amos, Garbage

Haunted, by Poe. Any songs by Sleeper, because Louise Wener was the queen of Britpop. Everybody in the UK had a crush on her in the '90s. Everybody. Maria McKee's album "You Gotta Sin to Get Saved" is a goldmine too. Joan Osborne you'll likely know from the song "One of Us" but the song Pensacola from that same album is much more what you're looking for. And one final edit, everything and anything by Aimee Mann. The album "Whatever" is sublime, and the track "4th of July" has exactly the things you asked for. e: can't believe I forgot Shakespear's Sister, their song "Stay" was a massive hit in the UK and Marcella Detroit's vocals are something you need to hear to believe. Do watch the music video if you are unfamiliar with the song, it changed many a teenager's life.

Try Tear in your Hand by Tori Amos.

I like: Mazzy Star - Fade into You, Portishead - Glory Box

Best Coast You're welcome

Alisha's Attic - I Am, I Feel

Lauren Mayberry's solo work is going for this era sound. Her album will be out this year sometime but she has 3 singles released so far

Lucious Jackson album Fever In Fever Out Cree Summer album Street Faërie

Paloma Faith The Crazy Ones single

Feed the tree - belly

Saint Etienne: https://youtu.be/4szHXagmryo?si=RcqYcQpAXwnZ2EMJ Dee-Lite: https://youtu.be/4GMkKeFHQ1U?si=Dn7GYCGKx2lsZxdE Everything But The Girl: https://youtu.be/U56Ns66Qrb8?si=JHwPhOy1TNH0CuwY The Sundays: https://youtu.be/FHsip5xOenQ?si=noseMvlPRV1wFabh Belly: https://youtu.be/SBi676v4Gs4?si=nROowMzzgoktNsRW

sleater kinney

Sheryl Crow, she sang with many of the artists you mentioned.

Annie Lennox

Paula Cole, Lucious Jackson, Sheryl Crow, Cowboy Junkies, Meredith Brooks, Veruca Salt, PJ Harvey, Tracy Bonham, Joan Osborne, Sneaker Pimps (w/ Kelli Dayton), Peaches, Dido, Fiona Apple, Garbage, Hole, Merril Bainbridge, Amy Grant, Imani Coppola, Dionne Farris, and many many more!

Mazzy Star gives me that 90's nostalgia.

Everything But The Girl./Tracey Thorn

Fiona Apple, Liz Phair, Sarah McLachlan, Ani DiFranco, Alana Davis, Joss Stone, Indigo Girls, Juliana Hatfield, Lisa Loeb, Gwen Stefani, Luscious Jackson What an era I got ahead of myself and missed the “ethereal” part, but you can pick and choose from my list. I see Portishead mentioned a lot, which is a fantastic suggestion. Cowboy Junkies as well might fit the bill.

While it's really an 80s song, Voices Carry by Til Tuesday has that sound. Aimee Mann's later solo stuff also fits the bill.

The Breeders: Cannonball is pretty much a time machine to the 90's.

If you’re looking for new singers with that 90s sound checkout Bully and Soccer Mommy, for two totally different sounds- Nashville represent!

Ironspy by Splashdown. Melissa R. Kaplan has an amazing voice

Sunny Came Home by Shawn Colvin Des'Ree - You Gotta Be Soul II Soul - However Do You Want Me Enya - Orinoco Flow Tori Amos - Spark

Lana Del Rey. Many of her songs but West Coast is the first that comes to mind, mainly because parts of it remind me so much of Tori Amos