The Glove released their debut single, "Like an Animal," in August 1983. As a side project of Robert Smith from The Cure and Steve Severin from Siouxsie and the Banshees, the project allowed both musicians to take a break from their where they recruited Jeanette Landray to take on lead vocal duties for the song. The band released one-off album, Blue Sunshine, before disbanding, with Smith and Severin returning to their original bands.
The Cure have released their fourteenth studio album Songs of The Lost World today. The album was already promoted with the string of singles including the their latest, "All I Ever Am". It is their first new material since their album 4:13 Dream which was released back in 2008 which was originally intended to be released in 2019. Last month, we also featured here the first single "Alone".
In the music world, the year 1994 is mostly remembered for the tragic death of Kurt Cobain, who committed suicide on April 5th. Cobain's death marked a pivotal moment for the grunge movement, which had dominated the early '90s. With his passing, grunge reached its peak but also began to slowly dissolve.
During this time, punk rock experienced a resurgence, thanks in large part to bands like Green Day and The Offspring. Green Day's album Dookie and The Offspring's Smash brought punk energy back into the mainstream with a new twist, most notable as skate punk and pop punk.
Across the Atlantic, the Britpop movement was in full swing, with bands like Oasis, Blur, and Pulp leading the charge. Oasis released their debut album Definitely Maybe, which sold 100,000 copies within just four days of release, earning them the record for the fastest-selling debut album in British history.
Nine Inch Nails also made a significant impact in 1994 with the release of The Downward Spiral, pushing industrial rock into mainstream consciousness and becoming a landmark album in the genre.
In January 1994, Bryan Adams made history by becoming the first major Western music star to perform in Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War, symbolizing a significant moment in cultural diplomacy.
Wet Wet Wet's cover of "Love Is All Around," from the film Four Weddings and a Funeral, dominated the UK Singles Chart, staying at number #1 for fifteen weeks, making it the second-longest consecutive run at number 1 in the UK Singles Chart history.
Woodstock '94 celebrated the 25th anniversary of the original Woodstock Festival and featured notable performances, including Green Day's infamous mud fight with the crowd on Day 3, a moment that has since become legendary.
Overall, 1994 was a year of significant transitions and memorable events in the music world, with new movements emerging and others evolving, marking the end of an era and the beginning of new trends in music.
Below is the list of 50 songs that defined the landscape of 1994. It is a mix of some of the favorites back then and the ones I am still listening today.
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The Horrors have released a brand new single titled, "The Silence That Remains". The song will be featured on their sixth studio album Night Life, which is set for release on March 25th 2025.
The Cure have released "Alone", their first single release in 16 years. The song will be featured on their next studio album Songs of the Lost World which is due on November 1st.
Tears for Fears have released a brand-new single titled "The Girl That I Call Home". This is their first new material since 2022 and announces their new album Songs for a Nervous Planet, set for release on October 25th.
