Mission Of Burma -- Vs.

  Killer (no pun intended, you'll get it if you're cool) debut release, unfortunately their best tune isn't present, Vs. by Mission Of Burma.  Their sound is the next logical step that had started with Television, went to Pere Ubu, then Burma took over ... it seemed like the torch almost got passed on again through the years, but it was only when Fugazi came out that this sound picked up again.

Yo La Tengo -- I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One

  Yo La Tengo are the masters of multi-genre-ing without making it sound weird or out of place.  They seem to be influenced by everyone who's worth influencing, they do have their moments of being hit or miss, but their hits out number their misses, so who the hell cares!