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On ‘You’d Prefer An Astronaut’, Hum created a spacey alternative rock classic that would prove highly influential

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When a band like Deftones is inspired by the cover art to your breakout full-length album You’d Prefer An Astronaut as well as its overall sound, you know you’re doing something right. We’re speaking, of course, about underrated and influential ’90s alt-rock heroes Hum. The band’s third and fourth full-length albums (1995’s You’d Prefer An…

Influential alt-rock band Hum surprise releases first new album in 22 years, ‘Inlet’

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Influential to many bands including Deftones and Hopesfall, 90’s alt-rock heroes Hum have surprise released Inlet, their first album in 22 years. The band’s first album since 1998’s Downward Is Heavenward, the band deserved – but unfortunately never quite received – the commercial success they should have. A band that brought together shoegaze influences with…