Best of Canadian Indie: '90s

The aftershocks of Nirvana's earthquaking early-'90s breakthrough swiftly rippled northward, thrusting Converse-clad Canucks like Sloan and Treble Charger into perpetual MuchMusic rotation. But Canadian alt-rock offered more than just a gregarious take on grunge; honouring Canada's ties to the Commonwealth, danceable acts like Pure and Rymes With Orange inherited their baggy-pant hand-me-downs straight from Madchester.