🎸💥 THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY
24 August, 1991
NIRVANA DROPS 'SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT' SINGLE
On August 24, 1991, Nirvana released their earth-shattering lead single ahead of Nevermind, detonating a cultural bomb that would end hair metal's reign overnight. The raw, coiled frustration of Kurt Cobain's voice introduced grunge to the mainstream and permanently rewired what rock music could mean.
"Here we are now, entertain us
A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido"
— Nirvana
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