Brian Jonestown Massacre: Strung Out In Heaven (1998)

The colorfully-named Brian Jonestown Massacre are a long-running indie act, largely the work of frontman Anton Newcombe and a revolving cast of musicians. Californian Newcombe, the epitome of the tortured artist (documented in the excellent documentary Dig!, which focuses on the Massacre and peer/rival band the Dandy Warhols), frequently shifts musical styles, a blend of shoegaze and psychedelia and garage band madness and straight indie guitar rock, making it tough for me to land on a favorite ...