Album of the Day

With stints in Throwing Muses and The Breeders behind her, Tanya Donelly was more than ready to front her own alternative rock band, and Belly captured the spotlight even more firmly than those previous groups. Filled out by three musical cohorts from Donelly's Rhode Island home base, Belly made an impressive debut with STAR; the 1993 Sire set included a Modern Rock chart-topper in “Feed The Tree,” another MTV favorite in “Gepetto,” and brought the quartet two Grammy nominations. These 15 originals give indie dream pop plenty of appealing hooks - even if the album's sweet-sounding vocals sometimes sing about rather strange stuff. Today we'll wish upon a STAR in honor of Tanya Donelly's birthday.