Cigarette Mom Rock
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Sarah McLachlan

The literal founder of Lilith Fair and the voice behind every ASPCA commercial that's ever made you ugly-cry. She built the infrastructure for CMR to exist as a touring movement, and the songs held up too.

What Genre Is Sarah McLachlan?

Sarah McLachlan 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. Sarah McLachlan 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.

Key Albums

  • Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
  • Surfacing
  • Mirrorball

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Angel(Surfacing, 1997)

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