Loved

Issued in 1994, LOVED finds the goth-leaning British shoegazer group Cranes mixing dark dirges (the deceptively titled "Lillies") with chiming, childlike moments ("Paris & Rome") that showcase singer Alison Shaw's fascinatingly strange, elfin voice. Other standout tracks on this unjustly overlooked album include the urgent "Shining Road" and "Pale Blue Sky," which reveals a kinship with likeminded acts such as Curve and Lush