When the subject of the best ’90s tunes comes up, people tend to skip straight to the likes of Nirvana and TLC, and with good reason, because both ‘Waterfalls‘ and ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit‘ are undisputed bloody bangers.
But what about the great ’90s tracks that fell through the cracks, that never show up on best-of lists, never come on at parties, and would seem to exist only in the liner notes of dated Hottest 100 compilations?
Your mates at Double J had a serious think about the tracks from that era that don’t get enough love anymore, and after taking a vote, they came up with a list of the 50 most overlooked.
They’re counting the results down from 1pm today, but they posted the entire list on their website ahead of time for you to take a look. It must be said, they’ve really come up with a weird, wonderful and diverse collection of musical goodness.
Coming in at #39 is Cibo Matto‘s iconic 1996 track ‘Sugar Water‘, whose beautifully-twisted Michel Gondry-directed video I’m still trying to wrap my head around:
Then at #20, we have ‘Hobo Humpin’ Slobo Babe‘ from Swedish indie rock band Whale, who completely fell off the face of the earth in 1999 after two albums’ worth of this amazingly bizarre shit:
There are plenty of beloved Aussie bands on the list too, including Not From There, Codrazine, Screamfeeder, Augie March, The Paradise Hotel, Deadstar, Rebecca’s Empire and Pollyanna.
You can check out the entire thing below, and listen to the countdown on Double J from 1pm:
1. Not From There – Sich Offnen (1998)
2. Dream Warriors – Wash Your Face In My Sink (1990)
3. Strawpeople – Trick With A Knife (1994)
4. Sebadoh – Rebound (1994)
5. Cordrazine – Crazy (1997)
6. Gary Clail On-U Sound System – Human Nature (1991)
7. The Dambuilders – Teenage Loser USA (1995)
8. Fini Scad – Coppertone (1995)
9. Jacknife Lee – Cookies (1999)
10. Hieroglyphics – You Never Knew (1998)
11. Drugstore – El President (1998)
12. Screamfeeder – Hi Cs (1998)
13. GusGus – Ladyshave (1999)
14. Bomb The Bass – Bug Powder Dust (1994)
15. Throwing Muses – Counting Backwards (1991)
16. Augie March – Asleep In Perfection (1999)
17. Barry Adamson – Set The Controls For The Heart of the Pelvis (1996)
18. Pop! – Tingly {Ft. Angie Hart} (1995)
19. Built To Spill – Big Dipper (1994)
20. Whale – Hobo Humpin’ Slobo Babe (1995)
21. Pendulum – Coma (1997)
22. Definition Of Sound – Wear Your Love Like Heaven (1991)
23. Snout – Circle High & Wide (1998)
24. Clouds – 4pm (1991)
25. The Herbaliser – Missing Suitcase (1999)
26. Trans Am – Futureworld (1999)
27. Meshell Ndegeocello 0 If That’s Your Boyfriend (He Wasn’t Last Night) (1993)
28. Rail – Immune Deficiency (1995)
29. Mansun – Wide Open Space (1997)
30. The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu – It’s Grim Up North (1991)
31. Glide – Why You Asking? (1995)
32. The Paradise Motel – Derwent River Star (1998)
33. Adam F – Brand New Funk (1998)
34. Black Sheep – The Choice Is Yours (Revisited) (1991)
35. Lush – De-luxe (1990)
36. Pollyanna – Lemonsuck (1996)
37. Transglobal Underground – Temple Head (1993)
38. Rollerskate – Skinny Miss Leader (1993)
39. Cibo Matto – Sugar Water (1996)
40. Digable Planets – Where I’m From (1993)
41. Turnstyle – Spray Water On The Stereo (1999)
42. Rebecca’s Empire – Atomic Electric (1996)
43. Angelique Kidjo – Wombo Lombo (1996)
44. Sandpit – Greater Expectations (1998)
45. Beta Band – Inner Meet Me (1998)
46. Incursion – Afterglow (1994)
47. Def Wish Cast – A.U.S.T. (1992)
48. 808 State – Ooops {Ft. Bjork} (1991)
49. Deadstar – Don’t It Get You Down (1996)
50. Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci – Patio Song (1997)
Source: Double J.
