This year has been bonkers with the 30th-anniversary releases of incredible albums, and this week, it’s Matthew Sweet’s Girlfriend. It’s been labeled the best power-pop album of the ‘90s, with Michael Azerrad saying, “Equal parts anguish and elation, Girlfriend plays Sweet's impeccable pop sense off noisy, passionate guitar work, recalling the Beatles’ Revolver, early Neil Young, and Television."  We’ll dig into this classic this week on Teenage Kicks.

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Program Playlist

U2 - Angel of Harlem

The Cramps - New Kind of Kick

The Go-Go’s - Turn to You

Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth

Matthew Sweet - Divine Intervention

Blur - There’s No Other Way

The Runaways - I Love Playin’ With Fire

Electric Light Orchestra - Do Ya

Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer

The Sugarcubes - Deus

Matthew Sweet - Evangeline

Television - Venus

The Rockrats - At My Front Door

The Clash - Pressure Drop

The Rolling Stones - Before They Make Me Run

Oasis - Columbia (White Label Demo)

Suzanne Vega - Tom’s Diner (DNA Mix)

Duran Duran - Careless Memories

Matthew Sweet - Winona

Sting - Englishman In New York

The Selecter - Three Minute Hero

Pearl Jam - Release

Blondie - Atomic

Elvis Costello - Pump It Up (Live)

Matthew Sweet - Good Friend (Demo Version)

Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend

My Bloody Valentine - When You Sleep

Suicidal Tendencies - Institutionalized

Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science