Cigarette Mom Rock
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Lisa Loeb

She scored a number one hit without a record deal, which is the most 90s sentence ever written. Those iconic glasses and that heartbreak vocal on "Stay" defined a very specific flavor of smart, bookish CMR.

What Genre Is Lisa Loeb?

GenreFolk pop · Alternative rock

Short answer: folk pop. In the bigger picture, Lisa Loeb 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. Lisa Loeb also performed at Lilith Fair, the all-female festival at the heart of the genre. Explore the full definition or the wider 90s female rock scene.

Does Lisa Loeb Smoke?

Nothing. Thirty years of interviews and not one line about it either way.

Full answer, with sources, in Which Cigarette Moms Actually Smoked?

Key Albums

  • Tails
  • Firecracker
  • Cake and Pie

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“Stay (I Missed You)”(Tails, 1995)

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