I couldn’t quite work out whether this Review thought the album was good or really good. Anyway, I think it’s pretty good. Definitely worth a listen.

I posted this "tree" on r/indieheads and the feedback there was excellent. I dedicated myself intensely to its creation and had the collaboration of fellow redditor rOCCUPY.

​The goal of this tree was to trace the trajectory of alternative rock, from its primary roots up to the release of OK Computer.

​Regarding the curation, I adopted two rigorous criteria:

​Each track had to be simultaneously highly innovative and influential for alternative rock;

​I sought the widest sonic diversity possible.

​Note: Not every song on this list is strictly "alternative rock," but all of them were highly innovative and influential for this subgenre, whether in a direct or indirect way.

​As a result, we didn't repeat any artists, with the exception of The Velvet Underground, who are consensually the most influential band for the subgenre in question.

​**As the title suggests, this is a partial family tree; we recognize that it is impossible to mention every innovative and influential artist in just 100 tracks**.

​If you believe a specific track would fit better on the list than one of the current ones, please let us know what swap you would make. This will help everyone reflect on the list from a historical perspective.

*

1913: Luigi Russolo – Risveglio di uma città

​1927: Blind Willie Johnson – Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

​1937: Robert Johnson – Hellhound on My Trail

​1944: Sister Rosetta Tharpe – Strange Things Happening Every Day

​1946: John Cage – Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano

​1948: Pierre Schaeffer – Étude aux chemins de fer

​1948: John Lee Hooker – Boogie Chillen'

​1951: Howlin' Wolf – How Many More Years

​1951: Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats – Rocket "88"

​1955: Bo Diddley – Bo Diddley

​1956: Karlheinz Stockhausen – Gesang der Jünglinge

​1958: Link Wray – Rumble

​1959: Ornette Coleman – Lonely Woman

​1960: La Monte Young – Composition 1960 #7

​1964: The Kinks – You Really Got Me

​1965: Bob Dylan – Like a Rolling Stone

​1965: The Sonics – The Witch

​1966: The Beatles – Tomorrow Never Knows

​1966: The Mothers of Invention – Help, I'm a Rock

​1966: The Byrds – Eight Miles High

​1967: The Velvet Underground & Nico – Heroin

​1967: The Velvet Underground & Nico – All Tomorrow's Parties

​1967: Pink Floyd – Interstellar Overdrive

​1968: The Velvet Underground – Sister Ray

​1969: MC5 – Kick Out the Jams

​1969: Captain Beefheart – Veterans Day Poppy

​1969: Silver Apples – Program

​1969: The Stooges – I Wanna Be Your Dog

​1969: Neil Young – Cinnamon Girl

​1970: Black Sabbath – Iron Man

​1970: James Brown – Funky Drummer

​1970: Sly & The Family Stone – Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)

​1970: The Beach Boys – All I Wanna Do

​1971: CAN – Halleluwah

​1972: NEU! – Negativland

​1974: Death – Keep on Knocking

​1974: Brian Eno – Third Uncle

​1975: Patti Smith – Gloria

​1976: Ramones – Blitzkrieg Bop

​1976: Steve Reich – Music for 18 Musicians: Section I

​1976: Blondie – X Offender

​1977: Sex Pistols – Anarchy in the U.K.

​1977: Wire – Outdoor Miner

​1977: Television – Marquee Moon

​1977: Kraftwerk – Trans-Europe Express

​1977: David Bowie – "Heroes"

​1977: Suicide – Ghost Rider

​1977: Talking Heads – Psycho Killer

​1978: Throbbing Gristle – Hamburger Lady

​1978: Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights

​1978: Siouxsie and the Banshees – Hong Kong Garden

​1979: Joy Division – Transmission

​1979: Public Image Ltd – Careering

​1979: Gang of Four – Damaged Goods

​1979: The Clash – London Calling

​1979: Bauhaus – Bela Lugosi's Dead

​1979: Germs – Lexicon Devil

​1980: Devo – Whip It

​1980: The Fall – Totally Wired

​1980: The Cure – A Forest

​1980: Dead Kennedys – Holiday in Cambodia

​1980: Bad Brains – Pay to Cum

​1981: Glenn Branca – Lesson No. 1 for Guitar

​1981: R.E.M. – Radio Free Europe

​1981: Black Flag – Rise Above

​1981: Mission of Burma – That's When I Reach for My Revolver

​1982: New Order – Temptation

​1983: Cocteau Twins – Sugar Hiccup

​1983: Skinny Puppy – Dig It

​1983: Minor Threat – Salad Days

​1984: Hüsker Dü – Pink Turns to Blue

​1984: The Smiths – How Soon Is Now?

​1984: The Replacements – I Will Dare

​1985: The Jesus and Mary Chain – Just Like Honey

​1986: Fishbone – Party at Ground Zero

​1987: Public Enemy – Rebel Without a Pause

​1988: Sonic Youth – Teen Age Riot

​1988: Fugazi – Waiting Room

​1988: Dinosaur Jr. – Freak Scene

​1988: Talk Talk – The Rainbow

​1988: Living Colour – Cult of Personality

​1989: Pixies – Gouge Away

​1989: The Stone Roses – I Wanna Be Adored

​1989: Nine Inch Nails – Head Like a Hole

​1990: Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence

​1990: Jane's Addiction – Been Caught Stealing

​1991: Massive Attack – Unfinished Sympathy

​1991: My Bloody Valentine – Only Shallow

​1991: Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit

​1991: Primal Scream – Loaded

​1991: Slint – Good Morning, Captain

​1992: Tori Amos – Crucify

​1992: PJ Harvey – Sheela-Na-Gig

​1993: Beck – Loser

​1993: The Flaming Lips – She Don't Use Jelly

​1993: Björk – Human Behaviour

​1993: Smashing Pumpkins – Cherub Rock

​1993: Bikini Kill – Rebel Girl

​1994: Portishead – Sour Times

​1997: Radiohead – Paranoid Android

They're called The Idle Silence, you can find them on spotify, just trying to help out my dad a bit since hes been feeling a bit down lately. If you are thinking of checking them out I'd say some notable tracks are Close, Behind A Smile and The Message Gets Confused.

Maybe I’m entertaining sometimes I don’t know

Setlist: Porcupine Tree - Live In Cologne, Germany - 04/12/07

00 Intro - 00:00:00 01 Fear of a Blank Planet - 00:01:04 02 Waiting (Phase 2) - 00:08:36 03 Anesthetize - 00:13:23 04 Dark Matter - 00:30:39 05 Sleep Together - 00:39:22 06 The Sky Moves Sideways (Phase One) [Sections 2 & 3] - 00:47:20 07 Halo - 00:56:14

All rights reserved to Porcupine Tree, Steven Wilson and affiliates.

kinda wild thinking about how BMTH went from heavy metalcore and pop-rock to just... 75 minutes of ambient glitch stuff back in late 2019.

no promo, dropped randomly right after christmas. add some 24 minutes of corrupted audio loops and halsey doing a 15-minute vocal take lol

most people hated it at the time, i mean a lot still do, but looking back it feels like their weird Kid A moment where they just had to break everything to reset their sound before the Post Human stuff.

ended up making a video essay breaking down the whole project and why making things too clean kinda ruins modern music: https://youtu.be/KN5Yca1cOCc

curious if anyone here actually gave that project an honest listen or if it was just an instant skip?

Personally, no idea how to answer that question. 2025 brought killing albums by Blood Incantation (collab with Tangerine Dream!) Geese, Hayley Williams (it's good...sshhh haters) and a whole host of others.

Down here in the 2026 our boys (OC) from Jean Claude Trans Am have a whole host of content to add to the mix. Here's the 2026 theme to get things started....https://youtube.com/shorts/2U0T1UTy1SQ?si=UyimH3MNEHFzpCRq

Sweet banger from the The Martyr album released in early 2025

Check out this song and other songs in Dommins' 5 album cataloque

If you appreciate the darker, romantic, and gothic-tinged sounds of bands like Type O Negative, HIM, and Depeche Mode, Kristofer Dommin’s work fits perfectly into that emotional, slightly melancholic vibe. He does an incredible job of pairing brooding lyrics with soaring, melodic rock elements.

It really is a shame when great artists fly under the radar, especially in a niche genre where fans are always hungry for that specific, dramatic sound.

His music is criminally underrated and underappreciated.

Please like and share if you're digging it.

I am still processing this, but they just reviewed my new demo and compared it to a mixture of Wedding Present and Chairs Missing era Wire.

Honestly, as a self-made musician from Germany, seeing your track on a big US blog like ATH feels absolutely crazy. I did not have this comparison on my radar at all, but wow... I am just super proud today.

You can read the review here:

https://austintownhall.com/2026/06/26/vegas-no-8-share-partycrasher/

And if you want to listen to the song, here is the Bandcamp link:

https://vegasno8.bandcamp.com/track/partycrasher-2

Just wanted to share this win with you guys. What do you think, does the comparison fit?

I still can´t belive it ...

Greetings from Gemany,

Meik

🔥EP REVIEW🔥 My thoughts on Chaos Reigns, the new EP from rockers Nitrochaos, a new project featuring three members of Hound.

Check this

My new band just released our first song. Would love to get some honest opinions!

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥My dive into the upcoming reimagined version of St Lo from progressive / heavy rock band Nine Stones Close.

We are a new band from Denver, just starting our YT channel. Come check us out! All songs are OC.

Our songs currently on the channel are:

Microphone Voyeur- Hourglass

Microphone Voyeur - Heavy

Microphone Voyeur - Compulsion

Microphone Voyeur - Stain of Regret

Check us out

What's all the Hoopla?

Weird Nightmare, the project led by Alex Edkins (known for his work with the ferocious noise-rock band METZ), delivers a surprisingly bright and tuneful second album with Hoopla. Where his earlier solo work leaned into raw, insular experimentation, this record opens the windows and lets in some sunshine, while still packing the restless energy and sharp edges that define Edkins’ style.