Lost in the Trees

R U Still In It?

Bob Dylan

Daft Punk

Buena Vista Social Club

B.B. King

Dr. John

The Walkmen

The War on Drugs

Tokyo Morose

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David Byrne

Pavement

The Cure

There are two versions of "Close to Me", one with a brass section and one without. The version without the brass section is the original album version on The Head on the Door while the version with brass instruments is a remix that was released as a single and appears on Staring at the Sea: the Singles and Greatest Hits.

Delicate Steve

Ben Folds Five

Blur

Stereolab

Portishead

Spiritualized

1997: The title of the album is taken from the philosophical novel Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder, the context being: “Only philosophers embark on this perilous expedition to the outermost reaches of language and existence. Some of them fall off, but others cling on desperately and yell at the people nestling deep in the snug softness, stuffing themselves with delicious food and drink. 'Ladies and Gentlemen,' they yell, 'we are floating in space!' But none of the people down there care.” The album itself was written shortly after the breakup of Spiritualized's Jason Pierce and Kate Radley, the band's keyboard player. Radley had secretly married Richard Ashcroft of The Verve in 1995

Modest Mouse

COMPILATIONS

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Elliott Smith

1997: Spin magazine ranked Either/or at #48 on their list of the best albums of the last 25 years

Elliott Smith

Jeb Loy Nichols

Yo La Tengo

The Helio Sequence

The XX

The Verve

It is based on music from an Andrew Loog Oldham adaptation of a Rolling Stones song, "The Last Time", and involved some legal controversy surrounding plagiarism charges.

The Dandy Warhols

Morphine

Built To Spill

1997: Perfect from Now On is the third full-length album released by Built to Spill, and the band's first major label (Warner Bros.) release. The line-up for the album was singer/guitarist Doug Martsch, bassist Brett Nelson, and drummer Scott Plouf. It was recorded at the Avast! Recording Company in Seattle, Washington by Phil Ek. Stylistically, the album was marked by its experimentation with longer song structures, philosophical lyrics, and the incorporation of cello.

Bjork

Ween

The Mollusk is the sixth full-length album by Ween. It was released on Elektra Records on June 24, 1997. It is a partial concept album, with nearly every song containing a dark nautical theme.

Radiohead

1997: OK Computer received considerable acclaim upon release. Prominent British and American rock critics predicted the album would have far-reaching cultural impact. In subsequent years, the album has been frequently cited by listeners, critics and musicians as one of the greatest of its time. OK Computer initiated a shift away the popular Britpop genre of the time to the more melancholic and atmospheric style of alternative rock that would be prevalent in the next decade