The Ringer writer/podcaster with a strong concept Herb: Trying to Seem Cooler Than I Am 1990-1996. "I was a government-issue suburban alt-rock kid in the early '90s, but of course I sought to expand my horizons to a degree and at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye. Here are 35 songs exactly one-tenth of one percentage point more obscure than Pearl Jam or whatever."