The group pushed guitar music into new and fantastical territory.
With Mudhoney, Nirvana, and Soundgarden at the helm, grunge music exploded in the early 90s – and the world didn’t know what hit it.
Arguably less immediate and less accessible than previous R.E.M. landmark albums, ‘New Adventures In Hi-Fi’ was a sprawling, ‘White Album’-esque affair.
The breakthrough hit catapulted the trio to stardom and, much to Kurt Cobain’s despair, into the mainstream.
