The Australian band's debut is punk rock at its most melodic, determined, and fundamentally pure; it's presented here remastered with loads of bonus tracks.
A '90s indie rock classic that doesn't get enough love nowadays, Bettie Serveert's debut album introduced the Dutch band's easy warmth. While their chugging beats and clouds of distortion evoked the Velvet Underground, Neil Young, and the Wedding Present, Carol van Dijk's sunbeam-like vocals lit up songs like "Tom Boy" and "Kid's Alright," making Bettie Serveert heartfelt outliers in a decade defined by irony. - Heather Phares