Previously a Waxx Lyrical Record of the Month, Grace remains one of the most audacious and celebrated debut albums of the ’90s — and the only complete studio album Jeff Buckley would release in his lifetime.

Buckley was never short on ambition, and Grace shows it in every soaring chorus and sweeping arrangement. His voice — equal parts Robert Plant fire, Van Morrison soul, and the spectral echo of his father Tim — carries songs that range from bombastic to intimate, searching to transcendent.

The record sounds like a Led Zeppelin epic reimagined by a folk poet with a taste for lounge jazz. Standouts like the title track ‘Grace,’ the aching ‘Last Goodbye,’ and the devastating ‘Lover, You Should’ve Come Over’ showcase the depth of his artistry — proof of why Grace still holds a mythic place in modern rock history.

File under: alternative rock / singer-songwriter / essential ’90s.

TRACKS:

SIDE A

1. Mojo Pin

2. Grace

3. Last Goodbye

4. Lilac Wine

5. So Real

SIDE B

1. Hallelujah

2. Lover, You Should've Come Over

3. Corpus Christi Carol