Veruca Salt

Formed
1993
in Chicago, IL 
Active Decades
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by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Veruca Salt reshaped the jagged, abrasive punk-pop of The Pixies and Breeders into a more accessible, riff-driven power pop formula that also borrowed from pop/hard rockers like Cheap Trick. It was a successful formula, both musically and commercially, yet it didn't ensure them indie rock credibility; in fact, they became one of the most harshly criticized bands of the post-Nirvana alternative rock era.



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