31 years ago, Washington flannel enthusiasts Nirvana released their debut album Bleach and changed the face of alternative culture forever. Part alt-rock, part punk, part pop, all attitude and zero fucks given, the Kurt Cobain-led trio laughed in the face of the glam rock obsession; replacing hairspray and pomp with genuine emotion and introspective poetry. It’s amazing to think just how fully-formed Nirvana sound on their initial 1989 release, already leaps and bounds ahead of their peers, becoming the face of grunge in the ’90s. But what is Bleach actually about? We dive deep into every single song on the record, including bonus tracks Big Cheese and Downer from the reissue. Blew Bleach achieved its low, doomy slither thanks to Nirvana tuning their guitars down to D...
