APRIL 1992: Beastie Boys, Pavement, The Cure, Annie Lennox, The Breeders, L7, Tom Waits

April 1992 saw album releases from some of the biggest performers of the decade: Beastie Boys with a huge sonic leap forward on Check Your Head; Pavement's indie rock masterpiece Slanted and Enchanted: The Cure's poppier sound on Wish; Annie Lennox's haunting, impressive solo debut, Diva; L7's angry, hilarious alt rock on the Butch Vig-produced Bricks Are Heavy; The Breeders with a solid EP, Safari; and Tom Waits' heavy, beautiful soundtrack for Jim Jarmusch's film Night On Earth.