Cigarette Mom Rock
Core Canon

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?

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.

Key Albums

  • Jagged Little Pill
  • Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
  • Under Rug Swept

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You Oughta Know(Jagged Little Pill, 1995)

Ironic(Jagged Little Pill, 1995)

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