Today I learned alternative rock is not rock.
Very misleading name if I do say so myself.

I'm relieved to see The Sundays were already mentioned. Those guys are great...Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic is one of my favorite albums from 1990. How about some...

Rocketship:



Off of A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness...great damn album.

Good call on Rocketship. A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness is what I'd imagine My Bloody Valentine would sound like if they went in a twee direction after Strawberry Wine and Ecstasy rather than experiment with noise.