Muse infused their 1999 album Showbiz with elements of classical, Latin, jazz and more with the bombast of Queen for a truly unique debut

The second album Ágætis byrjun by Sigur Rós showcases an ethereal and otherworldly sound unlike any of their post-rock contemporaries

The well-crafted 1997 debut album Your Body Above Me by Black Lab is a post-grunge album that warrants and rewards repeated listens

Before becoming one of the hot remix artists of the 2000s, Soulwax combined crunchy guitars and pop melodies on their 1998 sophomore album

We revisit the early formative years of Muse, a band that would go on to become a global powerhouse of touring, album sales and singles

On their fifth album This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours, the Manic Street Preachers process death and depression with radio friendly sheen

We revisit the albums of 1998 that stood the test of time, that we discovered years later, that didn't hold up, and much more

Kashmir concocts a sometimes compelling but frustrating combination of sounds and approaches that left us with more questions than answers.

For better or worse, the uneven 1996 debut The Sun Is Often Out by the Longpigs lands smack dab in the middle of Britpop hysteria

Travis combine the brit-pop guitar bombast with the melodies and hooks of the Kinks, topped off with stellar Steve Lillywhite production