90s Revival: These 3 Bands Are Plotting a Major 2025 Comeback

After years-long hiatuses, the longest being 24 years, these iconic 90s bands are making triumphant comebacks in 2025. These three Britpop, alt-rock, and indie-punk legends are releasing new albums this year, and here are some of their newest singles.

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Pulp

90s Britpop fans have even more to celebrate this year; not only is Oasis on tour again, but recently, Pulp announced a new album called More. They also released their first new music in more than two decades. It’s been 24 years since Pulp put out an album, following We Love Life from 2001, but they still possess their signature sound.

Listening to the new single “Spike Island”, the band is currently at the top of their game, working with producer James Ford and featuring artists like Richard Hawley and Brian Eno on the album. More will drop on June 6 and is dedicated to late Pulp bassist Steve Mackey, who died in 2023.

Skunk Anansie

90s indie rock band Skunk Anansie are back with a new album, The Painful Truth, which will drop on May 23. The band recently released a new single, “Lost And Found”, which features a more toned-down sound—at least in comparison to their 1995 debut—that lets Skin’s vocals take center stage.

Their new album is already shaping up to be an evocative new era based solely on the new singles they’ve released, which include “Cheers” and “An Artist Is An Artist” from earlier this year. Their most recent album was Anarchytecture from 2016, making it nearly 10 years since their last offering. Indie-punk fans, mark your calendars!

Spin Doctors

Spin Doctors announced their new album, Face Full Of Cake, earlier this year, and it was just released on April 11. After a 12-year hiatus, this 90s alt-rock band is back and sounding better than ever. The lead single, “Still A Gorilla”, shows Spin Doctors heading into new musical territory while keeping their iconic sense of humor after more than 30 years.

The single brought the band back with high energy and clever lyrics, but there’s an easiness to the entire album that speaks to a laid-back recording process. According to the band’s website, Face Full Of Cake had been in the works since early 2020, but the band finally got it together with a little help from friends and new full-time bassist Jack Daley.

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