1992

Catherine Wheel
Ferment
(Fontana)

‘92 featured exceptional albums from The Afghan Whigs (Congregation), The Lemonheads (It’s A Shame About Ray), R.E.M.’s masterpeice (Automatic For the People), Neil Young (Harvest Moon) and The Cure’s (Wish).

Also, Pavement’s stunning debut (Slanted & Enchanted), one of the best Skinny Puppy records (the stunning Last Rights), a great return to form for The Jesus and Mary Chain (Honey’s Dead), another outstanding Sonic Youth record (Dirty) and the near-perfect Ferment from Catherine Wheel. Though JMC and Sonic Youth came in close, the sheer melodic bliss of Catherine Wheel just couldn’t be competed against in 1992.