Many indie rock bands are quick to pull the ‘…with a twist!’ card, but Porridge Radio’s incorporation of noise and art-rock hands us a compelling case.

20 years on, American Football’s 1999 debut is still the definitive musical high school journal, written with nimble guitars and bossa nova drums.

When Kevin Shields spent 2 years exploring the science of noise, he would end up building the scaffolding for one of the most revered subcultures in alternative rock - shoegazing.