Metal/Rock/Industrial Surf Rock

[650lb Sumo]

Band is from Aberdeen, Washington, USA
Album: Nevermind (1991)

Nirvana were heavily influenced by the Pixies. This is the other big song of this genre I mentioned that everyone will know.

 

[650lb Sumo]

Band is from San Diego
Album: Haight Street Hippie Massacre - Best Of (?) (2003)

 

[650lb Sumo]

Band is from New York City
Album: Steel Phantoms (2013)

 

[650lb Sumo]

Something slightly different for enjoyers of the genre:

Spoiler

 

[cowboyjunkie]

Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet. Best known for the Kids in the Hall theme song.

 

[Kindjal]

Echo Beach -

 

[Kindjal]

Morcheeba - The Sea

 

[Kindjal]

 

[650lb Sumo]

Band is from Auckland (she is deliberately singing/rapping in an American accent)
Album: The Loneliest Girl (2018)

 

[650lb Sumo]

I mentioned distorted vocals in the OP, but it's occurred to me that another common feature of this genre is reverb and double-tracked vocals. Building on the watery ambience and perhaps harking back to the 60s a bit more. The album version of 'Nodding Off' has them.