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Coffee Break: more from '94

Ethan Hawke, Minnesota-born Winona Ryder, Janeane Garofalo, and Minnesota born and raised Steve Zahn in "Reality Bites," a 1994 film that looked at the attitudes of Generation X and slacker culture, and featured a soundtrack very much of its time.
Ethan Hawke, Minnesota-born Winona Ryder, Janeane Garofalo, and Minnesota born and raised Steve Zahn in "Reality Bites," a 1994 film that looked at the attitudes of Generation X and slacker culture, and featured a soundtrack very much of its time.Jersey Films/Universal Studios

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by Jill Riley

March 22, 2024

After a week of highlighting some of the best albums of 1994 during The Current’s March Music Madness, how about we give some props to the albums or soundtracks that didn't make the 64-album tournament bracket? Just because they weren't invited to the tournament doesn't mean that they aren’t worthy of recognition. There were a lot more than 64 albums released in 1994 — not to mention some incredible soundtracks that are cherished to this day.

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what musical “honorable mentions” from 1994 do you want to hear?

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Songs Played
Indigo Girls – Least Complicated
Rusted Root – Send Me On My Way
Shudder To Think – X-French Tee Shirt
They Might Be Giants – Snail Shell
Ani DiFranco – You Had Time
The 5.6.7.8's – I Walk Like Jayne Mansfield
NOFX – Leave It Alone