Faces to Watch in ’92 : These are the people Calendar’s critics and writers think you’ll be hearing about in 1992. In some cases, they’re familiar people who will experience a transitional year. Some are newcomers who could have a breakthrough year. : STONE ROSES

After establishing themselves in 1989 as the most significant British rock arrival since Jesus & Mary Chain in the mid-’80s, the Stone Roses--led by singer Ian Brown and guitarist John Squire--were a legitimate pick to succeed in 1990 and 1991. The Manchester quartet’s debut album was an appealing blend of youthful irreverence, songwriting craft and contemporary dance-funk strains. But the band got involved in a dispute with its British record company and never got around to releasing the second album or touring the U.S. Meanwhile, other English outfits--including Jesus Jones, EMF and Charlatans U.K.--scored here with variations of the Stone Roses sound. Now signed to powerhouse Geffen Records by Gary Gersh, the same label exec who signed Nirvana, the Roses should be ready to launch their own American Invasion in the coming months. But nothing’s certain: great British bands don’t always become huge in America. Last example: Jesus & Mary Chain.