Question: Between The House of Love and 1990s, which band was considered to be an alternative rock band?

Context articles: The House of Love (1990 album)
List of songs recorded by My Bloody Valentine
The Breeders discography
1990s (band)
The House of Love
R.E.M. discography
The Poster Boy
The Replacements (band)
KPOI-FM
Express (album)

The House of Love is the second album by British alternative rock band The House of Love, released on Fontana Records in 1990.
 It should not be confused with the band's debut album, which is also called "The House of Love".
 It is generally referred to either as Fontana (after the record label it was issued on) or The Butterfly album (after Trevor Key's sleeve art).
My Bloody Valentine, an alternative rock band from Dublin, Ireland, have recorded songs for three studio albums and a number of extended plays, singles and compilation releases.
 Formed in 1983 by Kevin Shields, Colm Ó Cíosóig and David Conway, the band had a series of unsuccessful releases throughout the mid-1980s on various independent record labels.
 In 1987, after the addition of bassist Debbie Googe and vocalist-guitarist Bilinda Butcher, My Bloody Valentine released "Strawberry Wine", "Ecstasy", and the 1988 EP "You Made Me Realise", which were predecessors to the band's debut album "Isn't Anything" (1988).
 Considered an independent success, the band released two further EPs before "Loveless" (1991), their second studio album; which is considered their "magnum opus" and which received unanimous critical acclaim since its release.
 Both albums pioneered an alternative rock subgenre known as shoegazing, a term coined by "Sounds" journalists to describe certain bands' "motionless performing style, where they stood on stage and stared at the floor".
 My Bloody Valentine disbanded in 1997 after failing to utilise a third album although Kevin Shields was rumoured to have sent 60 hours worth of material to Island Records, with whom the band signed after being dropped by Creation Records in 1991.
 My Bloody Valentine reunited in 2007 and began completing their third album.
 The album, "m b v", was self-released in 2013 and received "universal acclaim", according to Metacritic.
The discography of American alternative rock band The Breeders consists of four studio albums, one live album, three extended plays, ten singles and twelve music videos. Kim Deal, then-bassist of American alternative rock band the Pixies, formed The Breeders as a side-project with Tanya Donelly, guitarist of American alternative rock band Throwing Muses.
 After recording a demo tape, The Breeders signed to the English independent record label 4AD in 1989.
 Their debut studio album "Pod" was released in May 1990, but was not commercially successful.
 After the revival of the Pixies and Throwing Muses in 1990, The Breeders became mostly inactive until the Pixies' breakup in 1993.
 With a new lineup, The Breeders released their "Safari" EP in 1992, followed by their second studio album "Last Splash" in 1993.
 "Last Splash" was The Breeders' most successful album; it peaked at number 33 on the United States "Billboard" 200 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1994.
 The album spawned the band's most successful single, "Cannonball".
 The single peaked at number 44 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and at number two on the "Billboard" Alternative Songs chart.
1990s were an indie rock three-piece band from Glasgow, Scotland.
The House of Love are an English alternative rock band, formed in London in 1986 by singer-songwriter-guitarist Guy Chadwick and co-founder and lead-guitarist Terry Bickers.
 They rose to prominence in 1987 with their first single "Shine On" released on the independent label Creation.
 The following year, the band released their critically acclaimed "eponymous debut album" and built its reputation over the next few years through subsequent releases, constant touring, and the support of English press.
 They then signed to Fontana records in 1989 and met commercial success in 1990 with their "second self-titled album", which peaked at number 8 in the UK albums chart.
 Their third album "Babe Rainbow" was favourably met by the critics in 1992 and also reached the top 40 in the UK.
American alternative rock band R.E.M. released 15 studio albums ranging from 1983 to 2011, three live albums, 14 compilation albums, one remix album, one soundtrack album, 12 video albums, seven extended plays, 63 singles, and 77 music videos. Formed in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and drummer Bill Berry, the band was pivotal in the development of the alternative rock genre.
 Their musical style inspired several other alternative rock bands and musicians, and the band became one of the first alternative rock acts to experience breakthrough commercial success.
 R.E.M. has sold over 85 million copies of their studio albums worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all-time.
The Poster Boy were a Hungarian indie rock band from Budapest, Hungary.
 The band's line-up was Imre Poniklo from the Budapest-based indie-rock band Amber Smith, Noel R. Mayer from the alternative rock band, The Walrus, and Michael Zwecker from the Pécs-based alternative rock band Kispál És A Borz.
 The band members decided to form a band while chatting about the Hungarian indie scene in a bar in Budapest.
 In a couple of months they wrote several songs which were recorded in late 2011.
The Replacements were an American rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1979.
 Initially a punk rock band, they are considered pioneers of alternative rock.
 The band was composed of the guitarist and vocalist Paul Westerberg, guitarist Bob Stinson, bass guitarist Tommy Stinson and drummer Chris Mars for most of its career.
 Following several acclaimed albums, including "Let It Be" and "Tim", Bob Stinson left the band in 1986, and Slim Dunlap joined as lead guitarist.
 Steve Foley replaced Mars in 1990.
 Towards the end of the band's career, Westerberg exerted more control over the creative output.
 The group disbanded in 1991, with the members eventually pursuing various projects.
 A reunion was announced on October 3, 2012.
 The Replacements never had significant commercial success, except for "I'll Be You", which hit number 1 on the "Billboard" Alt Rock chart, but they influenced numerous alternative rock acts.
KPOI-FM (ALT 105.9) is an alternative rock station based in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
 The Ohana Broadcasting outlet broadcasts at 105.9 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW.
 In 2010 the company returned to straight "classic rock".
 In 2012 KPOI shifted to a rock format, with a playlist focused on 1980s & 1990s alternative rock, along with some new alternative.
 KPOI shifted its format again in late October 2013; the station now airs a 1990s alternative rock format, with some contemporary alternative rock.
 The station is also transmitting on Oceanic Time Warner Cable digital channel 857 for the entire state of Hawaii.
 They are the third station to adopt the KPOI calls, as they were first used on the AM band as a Top 40, then later used on its FM sister at 97.5, when it was billed as KPOI 98 Rock playing AOR and later alternative rock prior to its sale to Salem Communications in 2004.
Express is the second studio album by English alternative rock band Love and Rockets.
 It was released on 15 September 1986 on Beggars Banquet Records.
 An even greater departure from the band members' previous work as Bauhaus, the album's fusion of underground rock with pop stylings can be seen as an early example of alternative rock music, a genre that reached mainstream popularity in the early 1990s.