Alanis Morissette
The patron saint of Cigarette Mom Rock. Jagged Little Pill didn't just sell 33 million copies -- it gave an entire generation of women permission to scream in their cars. If CMR had a Mount Rushmore, Alanis would be all four faces.
What Genre Is Alanis Morissette?
GenreAlternative rock · Post-grunge · Pop rock
Short answer: alternative rock. In the bigger picture, Alanis Morissette is a core canon artist of Cigarette Mom Rock — the gritty, emotional, female-led alternative rock of the 1990s and 2000s, and the feminine counterpart to Divorced Dad Rock. Explore the full definition or the wider 90s female rock scene.
Does Alanis Morissette Smoke?
No record of cigarettes. She has talked openly about cannabis, not tobacco.
Full answer, with sources, in Which Cigarette Moms Actually Smoked?
Key Albums
- Jagged Little Pill
- Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
- Under Rug Swept
Listen
“You Oughta Know”(Jagged Little Pill, 1995)
“Ironic”(Jagged Little Pill, 1995)