Best of '90s Lo-Fi

As alternative culture blew up big in the early ‘90s, indie rock got small, with many DIY artists sidestepping the “next Nirvana” hype to embrace the imperfections of four-track home recording. But limited means yielded unlimited possibilities. For Beck, lo-fi was a gateway into the blues; for Guided By Voices, it was a way to build a transistor radio blaring the best hits of an alternate-history '60s.