1995

Hum
You’d Prefer an Astronaut
(RCA)

A LOT of fuckin’ awesome albums from 1995: The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Methodrone, The Dandy Warhols - Dandy’s Rule OK?, Elliott Smith - self-titled (his best), Guided By Voices - Alien Lanes (my fave), Pavement - Wowee Zowee, Radiohead - The Bends, The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Sonic Youth - Washing Machine, Sparklehorse - Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot, Thurston Moore - Psychic Hearts.

And as if that’s not enough, probably my favorite album of all time — Hum - You’d Prefer an Astronaut. The decision would have been a hell of a lot harder if not for this amazing masterpiece of sonic orgasms. Thank you once again, Matt Talbott.