#muse origin of symmetry 2001

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I finished painting Muse albums on very tiny squares!!!

I hope @musedotmuofficial likes this!!!

[rattbellamy]

2001

[urbanowa]

Paradise comes at a price That I am not prepared to pay What were we before? Could someone tell me please? The good news is she can't have babies And won't accept gifts from me What are they for? They'll just grow up and break the laws you've loved Take off your disguise I know that underneath it's me Useless device, it won't suffice I want a new game to play When I am gone, it won't be long Before I disturb you in the dark And paradise comes at a price That I am not prepared to pay What were we before? Will someone tell me please? Take off your disguise I know that underneath it's me

[kuiperoid]

Give me all the peace and joy in your mind

[114-reprises]

Man. Origin of Symmetry by Muse.

[exploding-boxes]

I fucking love Muse.

And as you may know, when I love something, I don’t shut up about it (Alice I know you know)

So here is my list of favourite songs by Muse, from all the albums, my rankings of them and how they weakened my mental health even more (btw I love Muse so much I almost have all their albums on CD because I’m a whore for cd and many other things)

Showbiz (1999) - Muscle Museum. I bought this album for 3€ at a random shop that did sales on CD by just telling myself “It’s a Muse album, I don’t think I’ll be disappointed.” then went back home, put it in the CD player, laid on my floor and cried. That album is so fucking good especially for a debut album. I think it shows how good Muse is because I never hate a song. There are some I dislike but not in this album. Muscle Museum is called like that because in the English dictionary, the words before & after Muse are Muscle and Museum. That’s the smartest yet dumbest way to title your song. The bass gives me a hard on, the lyrics are nice, the “and I don’t want you to adore me, don’t want you to ignore me when it pleases you” is so fucking good and tho it’s a song about love and I can’t relate I love it. At the end, when Matthew’s voice becomes a fucking guitar, that’s so cool and HOLY SHIT THAT MAN CAN SING HIGHER NOTES THAN ALL OF US

10/10 album, no skips

Origin Of Symmetry (2001) - New Born, again, I buy this CD thinking I won’t be disappointed and end up thinking about the meaning of life. I love everything and as always, the notes he hits are just yummy. The bass, the guitar, everything is amazing, like in this whole album, except Darkshines, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE all the songs.

9/10 album, only a few skips

Absolution (2003) - Butterflies & Hurricanes. All the gifted kids burn out will relate heavily to this song. At least I do. The piano and violin is amazing, it shows how good of a classical pianist Matt is. The part where he says “Change everything you are and everything you were” and “Best, you’ve got to be the best, you’ve got to change the world” is too relatable and I know that technically it isn’t about gifted kids burning out but a whole album about the world ending but sorry if this fits. This is also my childhood album since my parents had it and always played it in the car

11/10, no skip, tells a story about the end of the world, every song is beautiful and brings back childhood

Black Holes And Revelations (2006) - Starlight, I’m sorry, maybe I don’t get like any of the hidden messages but that song definitely at least talks a bit about suicide. The line “Let’s conspire to ignite all the souls that would die just to feel alive” is so fucking good. It’s not the most popular of the album (the most popular is Supermassive Black Holes and that song is fucking freaky) but definitely has a special place in my heart.

9/10, the most popular one for a reason, no skip but just a tiny bit less memorable for me though it’s an amazing album

The Resistance (2009) - Resistance. Do I need to say more ? That song is SO. FUCKING. GOOD. It’s like forbidden love, there’s a reference to 1984 (“Will they find out hiding place ?”) and just love being interpreted as resistance can be interpreted in so many homosexual ways. It’s genuinely a really emotional and fucking amazing song. The “It could be wrong but it could’ve been right” just resumes a lot of things in life and I genuinely think this is how you can make shut up all those guys that kissed their homies to see if they were gay and when they didn’t like it they became homophobic (if you get the vision you’ll understand). This is once again a childhood album.

9/10, really really good, just too short for me tho I love the 1984 reference. Why the fuck is there 3 classic songs and one where Matt sings in French, it’s another question.

The 2nd Law (2012) - Animals. That song single-handedly restarted my Muse addiction. This band literally left my brain and came back in 2022 when I heard that song in a TikTok. The voice was familiar from my childhood, I understood it was Muse and desperately looked for that song. The lyrics are nice and reminds me of “Je suis un Homme” by Zazie (my frenchies will get it). Basically just mankind being an asshole and trying to overtake the nature. The line “Kill yourself and do us all a favour” is so relatable (that’s a joke) it’s the one I heard on the TikTok and made me look for Muse again. That song is so chaotic, especially at the end but it’s so fucking cool

8/10, I need to re-listen to it because I was tired the first time. Really cool tho

Drones (2015) - Psycho. I need to listen to that album again. I didn’t like it that much but it’s still really good. The intro is so good and the lyrics “Love, it will get you nowhere, you’re on your own” is nice because I’m tired of love songs. It’s like a genuinely slightly depressing song if you look at the lyrics to but yeah it’s nice

7/10. Didn’t particularly liked that one

Will Of The People (2022) - Kill Or Be Killed. That song is REALLY FUCKING COOL. When looking for Animals, I did have the name and accidentally found this song, realised they made a new album and listen to it. Though the lyrics might be a bit stereotypical, they’re still nice, the “Fate has brought us here to face our hopes and dreams erased” are nice, the whole thing with fate is cool. I like it, it’s a change of direction since the first album but it’s not unwelcome for me. The guitar solo is really nice too

8/10. nice.

[haveyoulistenedtothisalbum-poll]

Tracklist:

New Born

Bliss

Space Dementia

Hyper Music

Plug In Baby

Citizen Erased

Micro Cuts

Screenager

Darkshines

Feeling Good

Megalomania

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[midnight--capricorn]

My brain decided its idea for writing would just be giving me a little bit of headcanon (mainly just Lukas belly slow to forgive- he doesn't hold a grudge normally, but he's still slow to forgive).

And then my brain promptly went and swapped channels to Origin of Symmetry. The album by muse from 2001. Good album.

[val-likes-music]

Val's Albums [1] - Origin of Symmetry, Muse

How could I start this blog without reviewing one of the most impactful alternative albums of the early 2000s? 

Muse's 2001 masterpiece, Origin of Symmetry, may just be the album that brought the "space rock" genre into the spotlight, and it sure delivers. 12 biting tracks demand attention, featuring screeching guitars, spine-chilling vocals, abstract lyrics, and ethereal piano. OOS is a red-hot meteor crashing down to Earth, and it wants the world to hear its fiery descent. 

In my opinion, this album is where Matt Bellamy - Muse’s frontman and main songwriter - really came into his own. Don’t get me wrong; their prior album, Showbiz (1999), was a sparkling debut for the band. Many regard it as a more ‘depressing’ album, and this was reflected in the frontman’s attitude. Struggling with touring and adjusting to the life of a musician, he felt that the Showbiz era was one of their lowest points. Going forward, he vowed to have “more fun”, and this new frame of mind is more than evident in OOS. 

As soon as the first track begins, Muse set about defying expectations. Mournful, classical-sounding piano coupled with Bellamy’s soft falsetto set the stage, raise tensions, build and build until… a chaotic, nasty, distorted guitar riff slaps you right in the face. And before you know what hit you, the track spirals into a loud rock piece that serves as the perfect opener for the fifty-five minute journey awaiting you. New Born is an unforgiving song that juxtaposes dirty guitar and fast-paced melodies with Bellamy’s melancholic cries of “Wasting our last chance / To come away…”

The next track, Bliss, uses heavenly synth arpeggios against more distorted guitar, which elicits a sci-fi feel that perfectly complements the soft tones of Bellamy’s voice. In fact, a common theme in this album is the relationship between the frontman’s voice and the rest of the instruments. The high falsetto heard in almost every track on this album is as much of an instrument as the guitar, the drums, or the bass. It feels skilfully woven into the clever melodies charging on beside it. 

Perhaps the most breathtaking example of Bellamy’s voice is the haunting track Micro Cuts - with a borderline creepy main melody and soaring operatic vocals, Matt’s voice ascends all the way up to a G5! With possibly the most enigmatic lyrics of the album, the song was penned about the vivid hallucinations Bellamy experienced during severe dehydration.

Catchy songs like Plug in Baby (perhaps the album’s most popular track), take the traditional rock format and turn it on its head, utilising a blazing scale-like riff, and once more that wistful voice to carry it into the atmosphere. Not afraid to blend in a little piano, too, Darkshines is a shining example of Matt’s proficiency on both the guitar and the keys. 

But for all the praise the frontman’s getting, it’s worth noting that the other two members of the band play key roles in giving the sound that spacey shimmer. Dom Howard is a genius on the drums, and his technical skills prove invaluable in grounding the soaring vocals and melodies. While not his most impressive performance, Screenager sure is interesting in terms of percussion - experimental sounds such as animal bones provide the beat for a quiet, introspective track about self-harm. Chris Wolstenholme’s magic on the bass provides bright counter-melodies that perfectly complement the shrieking distortion of the guitars, like in the heartbroken chaos of Hyper Music. 

And Citizen Erased can’t be left out. It’s the longest song on the album, but every second is important - from the mind-rending industrial screeches at the beginning, to the expansive final chorus packed with heat and emotion, to the celestial lustre of the descent afterwards. Many consider it to be the best song on the album, and it’s certainly understandable. It’s Muse packed into seven minutes. Intelligent melodies, heart-stopping vocals, and that otherworldly shimmer that seems exclusive to the band. 

These spacey melodies and beautifully tender vocals carry the listener through the human mind and out into the far reaches of the universe, swinging from moving to mournful to loud and abrasive (and doing it with style, too). The final track, Megalomania, feels like a perfect conclusion to an hour of auditory magic. Sweeping church organs wash through the track up until the final note, showing itself in all of its magnificence, as if to say “This is it.” 

Perhaps aiding in the album’s creation, a good deal of the songs were originally recorded at Ridge Farm Studios in Surrey, a homey studio seemingly surrounded by nature. For this album, Muse aimed for a more energetic style, and so most of the recording was done as a band. This did a great job of capturing the energy and dynamics of the bandmembers, and added a richness to the recordings that you don’t often see in studio tracks. 

The experimentation was a strong aspect of the album’s creation as well, as their producer often encouraged the band to explore new directions. And as for inspiration, the field of psychedelic mushrooms right next to the studio seemed to supplement Bellamy’s already-genius songwriting. When it comes to lyrics, Matt has stated not even he knows what some of them mean, which seems to be a recurring theme for Muse in general. Vague yet poetic lyrics - while regarded as lazy by some - allow the listener to have a unique interpretation of every song, making the tracks rather personal. 

Twenty years after its initial release, much to the joy of Muse fans, the band announced a remix and remaster that completely revamped the - let’s be honest, kind of muffled - sound quality. Along with this crisp new sound, extra instrumentation and vocals were added from those recording sessions long ago. Additional strings in the second chorus of Space Dementia gave the song just what it needed, and a harpsichord added to Micro Cuts takes the creepiness of the track to a whole new level. 

Origin of Symmetry was something new, something unique, and it paved the way for many artists to follow. Despite only being the second Muse album, it still holds true as the classic Muse sound, open and raw and drenched in stardust. With iconic instrumentation, iconic vocals, and an iconic album cover, it stands as a testament to the dazzling creativity of the band. No one’s forgetting about Origin of Symmetry, that’s for sure. 

Track listing: 1 - New Born 2 - Bliss 3 - Space Dementia 4 - Hyper Music 5 - Plug In Baby 6 - Citizen Erased 7 - Micro Cuts 8 - Screenager 9 - Darkshines 10 - Feeling Good 11 - Futurism  12 - Megalomania

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[phantom-kiwi]

Important poll time

[nematanthus]

Album Review: Origin of Symmetry-Muse

Release Date:

June 18 2001

Tracklist:

New Born

Bliss

Space Dementia

Hyper Music

Plug in Baby

Citizen Erased

Micro Cuts

Feeling Good

Screenager

Darkshines

Megalomania

Futurism

Favorite Track:

Bliss

Least favorite track:

Screenager

Album art opinions:

The album cover features hand drawn American football goal like structures protruding from a white ground with an orange-yellow sky. The cover is meant to existentialist, as it's an artists rendition of the albums title, which in and of itself is a question of the universe and the meaning of existence and life. It's a striking image, one to be interpreted in many ways, as was the intention of the piece.

Color: 7/10

Recognizability: 9/10

Vibes: 9/10

Total: 8/10

Music opinions/notes:

This album is much improved from the previous, in every single way. The production is better so you can hear some of the more subtle choices made within the instrumentals. Matt's voice has gotten significantly better, and his falsetto is clear. There's no question as to why this was Muses breakout album and why they found success shortly following this records release. There are several classics on this album, including Plug in Baby, which is a concert staple of the band even to this day.

Mix: 7/10

Lyrics: 7/10

Instruments: 8/10

Vibes: 9/10

Total: 8/10

Total Score: 8/10

[glass-needles-and-futurisms]

So Muse's second album Origin of Symmetry was originally released in 2001 worldwide, except in the United States where it came out four years later. The band had a creative conflict with their American label who wanted them to rerecord some songs, tone down Matt Bellamy's signature falsetto and make it sound more like nu metal which was

[starlight-bread-blog]

This song being the first song in Origin of Symmetry is actually amazing. I wasn't exactly alive when this came out, but this makes me imagen what it was like listening to it back at 2001. About to listen to the new Muse album, the song starts, and it's a long piano opening. For the first minute, it's calm. Then, the guitars and drums begin. The intense music we know begins. And that is how you start an album.

[corrodedbisexual]

🎵💿 discography tag 💿🎵

Rules: pick an artist or a band and share your favorite song from each of their albums, then tag some mutuals!

@eddiemunsonwillbethedeathofme and @i-me-mine both tagged me 😘😘

No pressure tagging: @josephfakingquinn @eddieslostsheep @witchy-munson @hellfirelady @chaoticgood-munson @pizzaqueen @flowercrowngods (I think I know your pick xD) @die-lerche @thesolarangel

Artist: Muse

Perfect because a post I reblogged yesterday "put your favorite Muse song in the tags" left me frustrated as hell. What do you mean pick just one?! Fuck that.

Album: Showbiz (1999) || Song: Muscle Museum

Album: Origin of Symmetry (2001) || Song: Plug in Baby

Album: Absolution (2004) || Song: Sing for Absolution

This was a hard choice between this and Hysteria.

Album: Black Holes and Revelations (2006) || Song: Knights of Cydonia

Starlight is a classic. But nothing beats being in a crowd of ~50k people yelling "NOONE'S GONNA TAKE ME ALIVE".

Album: The Resistance (2009) || Song: Uprising

Best album ugh. Undisclosed Desires is a banger shipping song. Resistance and Guiding Light are both absolutely amazing. But this one is increasingly personal with each year.

Album: The 2nd Law (2012) || Song: Madness

Album: Drones (2015) || Song: The Handler

Another album of absolutely banger tracks. Dead Inside. Mercy. But that "YOOOOOU YEAAAAH YEAAAAAH" Matt sings like he's fucking DYING and that fucking cosmic interlude man.

Album: Simulation Theory (2018) || Song: Algorithm

Close tie with Get Up And Fight. But this just has that BEAT. Can't explain it. Best experienced in noise cancelling headphones lying on the floor after a bottle of wine.

Album: Will Of The People (2022) || Song: Kill Or Be Killed

Won't Stand Down would be a close second. But this one is just. Fucking EPIC. Loud and aggressive and bitter and ANGRY ANGRY ANGRY and that's me a lot of the time throughout last year.

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2001 - 2005

2001

January

23rd - Gossip released debut album That’s Not What I Heard

29th - The Strokes released debut EP The Modern Age in the UK

31st - The Strokes played their first headline gig in the UK,  at The Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth

March

1st - Kazaa launched

6th - Katy Hudson (Katy Perry) released debut album Katy Hudson

12th - Daft Punk released Discovery

19th - Manic Street Preachers released Know Your Enemy

26th - Gorillaz released their self-titled debut album

April

3rd - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club released debut album B.R.M.C.

17th - Stereophonics released Just Enough Education to Perform

21st - NME “We Love New York” issue came out

24th - Destiny’s Child released Survivor

24th - Feeder released Echo Park

May

8th - Sum 41 released All Killer No Filler

15th - Weezer released Weezer (Green Album)

22nd - The Strokes released The Modern Age EP in the USA

30th - Radiohead released Amnesiac

June

9th - The Strokes were on the cover of the NME for the first time

11th - Blink 182 released Take Off Your Pants and Jacket

11th - Travis released The Invisible Band

19th - Muse released Origin of Symmetry

19th - The Shins released debut album Oh, Inverted World

July

Napster was shut down

3rd - The White Stripes released White Blood Cells

17th - The Von Bondies released debut album Lack of Communication

24th - NSync released Celebrity

30th - The Strokes released Is This It in Australia

August

6th - N.E.R.D. released debut album In Search Of…

6th - So Solid Crew released 21 Seconds

6th - The White Stripes played their first UK gig, at 100 Club, London

24th & 25th - The Strokes were bumped up to the main stage at Reading & Leeds Festival

27th - Slipknot released Iowa

27th - The Strokes released Is This It in the UK

September

11th - Jay Z released The Blueprint

11th - Nickelback released Silver Side Up

11th - Terrorist attacks in New York

11th - The Moldy Peaches released their self-titled album

11th - Sympathetic Sounds of Detroit compilation was released

October

9th - The Strokes released Is This It in the USA

22nd - Pulp released We Love Life

23rd - First iPod was launched

26th - The D4 released debut album 6twenty

30th - Destiny’s Child released 8 Days of Christmas

November

6th - Britney Spears released Britney

12th - The White Stripes played on Jools Holland

19th - So Solid Crew released debut album They Don’t Know

December

The Libertines signed to Rough Trade Records

2002

January

The Killers played their first gig at Cafe Espresso Roma in Las Vegas

29th - The Distillers released Sing Sing Death House

February

5th - Radio 4 released Gotham!

12th - Desaparecidos released debut album Read Music/Speak Spanish

12th - The Cooper Temple Clause released debut album See This Through and Leave

26th - ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead released Source Tags & Codes

March

4th - Ikara Colt released debut album Chat and Business

25th - The Streets released debut album Original Pirate Material

25th - The Walkmen released debut album Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone

May

2nd - The Polyphonic Spree released debut album The Beginning Stages of…

10th - Biffy Clyro released debut album Blackened Sky

14th - The Black Keys released debut album The Big Come Up

14th - Weezer released Maladroit

26th - Eminem released The Eminem Show

June

3rd - The Libertines were on the cover of the NME for the first time

3rd - The Libertines released debut single What A Waster/I Get Along

3rd – The Paddingtons played their first gig

11th - The Beatings released debut album Italiano

July

1st - Oasis released Heathen Chemistry

9th - Red Hot Chili Peppers released By the Way

14th - The Vines released debut album Highly Evolved 

23rd - My Chemical Romance released debut album I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love

23rd - Public Enemy released Revolverlution

29th - The Coral released their self-titled debut album

August

13th - Bright Eyes released Lifted or The Story Is in the Sooil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground

20th - Interpol released debut album Turn On the Bright Lights

23rd & 24th - The Strokes headlined Reading & Leeds Festival

26th - Coldplay released A Rush of Blood to the Head

26th - Queens of the Stone Age released Songs for the Deaf

September

2nd - The Music released their self-titled debut album

17th - Razorlight played their first gig as a 4 piece, supporting The Von Bondies at Dingwalls in Camden, London

October

1st - Good Charlotte released The Young and the Hopeless

8th - Hot Hot Heat released debut album Make Up the Breakdown

14th - The Libertines released debut album Up the Bracket

18th - The Datsuns released their self-titled debut album

22nd - Adam Green released debut album Garfield

22nd - Feeder released Comfort in Sound

22nd - Foo Fighters released One by One

22nd - Har Mar Superstar released You Can Feel Me

26th - Christina Aguilera released Stripped

November

5th - Justin Timberlake released debut solo album Justified

12th - Jay Z released The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse

19th - The NME “New Rock Revolution” issue came out

26th - Sum 41 released Does This Look Infected?

December

1st - Bright Eyes released A Christmas Album

23rd - Electric Six released Danger! High Voltage ft. Jack White

2003

February

6th - 50 Cent released debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin’

8th - Kings of Leon played their first UK gig at White Horse, High Wycombe

13th - Kings of Leon released debut EP Holy Roller Novocaine 

March

25th - Linkin Park released Meteora

April

1st - The Kills released debut album Keep on Your Mean Side

1st - The White Stripes released Elephant

8th - The Black Keys released Thickfreakness

28th - Apple iTunes Store opened

29th - Yeah Yeah Yeahs released Fever To Tell

May

6th - Blur released Think Tank

6th - Gossip released Movement

6th - NOFX released The War on Errorism

27th - The Thrills released debut album So Much for the City

June

3rd - Stereophonics released You Gotta Go There to Come Back

5th - Metallica released St. Anger

9th - Radiohead released Hail to the Thief

13th - Arctic Monkeys first gig at The Grapes, Sheffield

16th - Biffy Clyro released The Vertigo of Bliss

23rd - Beyonce released debut solo album Dangerously in Love

July

Lizard King Records signed The Killers

7th - The Darkness released debut album Permission to Land

21st - Adam Green released Friends of Mine

21st - Dizzee Rascal released debut album Boy in da Corner

28th - Patrick Wolf released debut album Lycanthropy

28th - The Coral released Magic and Medicine

August

1st  - MySpace launched

19th - Kings of Leon released debut album Youth & Young Manhood

19th - Rancid released Indestructible

19th - The Killers single Mr Brightside was played on BBC Radio 1 for the first time

25th - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club released Take Them On, On Your Own

September

1st - Million Dead released debut album A Song to Ruin

8th - Pete Doherty was sentenced to 6 months in prison after breaking into Carl Barat’s flat on 25th July 2003

8th - Mark Ronson released debut album Here Comes the Fuzz

8th - The Cooper Temple Clause released Kick Up the Fire, and Let the Flames Break Loose

8th - The Rapture released debut album Echoes

15th - Pirate Bay launched

23rd - Limp Bizkit released Results May Vary

23rd - Muse released Absolution

23rd - Nickelback released The Long Road

23rd - Outkast released Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

23rd - Stellastarr released their self-titled debut album

29th - So Solid Crew released 2nd Verse

October

7th - Jet released debut album Get Born

13th - The Distillers released Coral Fang

13th - Travis released 12 Memories

20th - Amy Winehouse released debut album Frank

20th - The Shins released Chutes Too Narrow

27th - The Strokes released Room On Fire

November

14th - Jay Z released The Black Album

18th - Blink 182 released their self-titled album

18th - Britney Spears released In the Zone

December

9th - The Offspring released Splinter

2004

January

Misshapes club night started in New York

26th - The Coral released Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker

February

3rd - The Walkmen released Bows + Arrows

4th - Facebook launched

9th - Franz Ferdinand released their self-titled debut album

9th - Kanye West released debut album The College Dropout

March

8th - The Cribs released their self-titled debut album

8th - The Von Bondies released Pawn Shoppe Heart

21st - N.E.R.D. released Fly or Die 

21st - The Vines released Winning Days

April

12th - Wolfman released debut single For Lovers ft. Pete Doherty

19th - The Walkmen released The Rat

19th - The Zutons released debut album Who Killed….. The Zutons?

26th - Wiley released debut album Treddin’ on Thin Ice

May

2nd - The Datsuns released Outta Sight.Outta Mind

10th - Keane released debut album Hopes and Fears

18th - The Streets released A Grand Don’t Come for Free

24th - Hot Chip released debut album Coming on Strong

24th - Slipknot released Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)

June

7th - Hope of the States released debut album The Lost Riots

7th - Ikara Colt released Modern Apprentice

7th - My Chemical Romance released Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge

15th - Beastie Boys released To the 5 Boroughs

15th - The Killers released debut album Hot Fuss

21st - Razorlight played on the roof of the Bricklayers Arms in Shoreditch

28th - Razorlight released debut album Up All Night

28th - The Polyphonic Spree released Together We’re Heavy

July

12th - The Futureheads released their self-titled debut album

19th - The Hives released Tyrannosaurus Hives

August

7th - The London’s Burning issue of NME was published 

20th - Neils Children released debut album Change/Return/Success

30th - The Libertines released their self-titled album

September

6th - Dizzee Rascal released Showtime

6th - Kasabian released their self-titled debut album

6th - Radio 4 released Stealing of a Nation

14th - Arcade Fire released debut album Funeral

14th - Har Mar Superstar released The Handler

14th - The Black Keys released Magic Potion

14th - The Thrills released Let’s Bottle Bohemia

21st - Green Day released American Idiot

21st - The Music released Welcome to the North

28th - Interpol released Antics

October

5th - Biffy Clyro released Infinity Land

5th - Good Charlotte released The Chronicles of Life and Death

5th - Shy Child released One with the Sun

12th - Sum 41 released Chuck

24th - Lethal Bizzle released debut single Pow! (Forward)

26th - Death from Above released debut album You’re a Woman, I’m a Machine

26th - Dogs Die in Hot Cars released debut album Please Describe Yourself

November

1st - Manic Street Preachers released Lifeblood

12th - Eminem released Encore

15th - Destiny’s Child released Destiny Fulfilled 

December

17th - The Libertines played their last gig (for now)

2005

January

10th - Adam Green released Gemstones

16th - Pete Doherty met Kate Moss

24th - ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead released Worlds Apart

24th - Bright Eyes released Digital Ash in a Digital Urn

24th - Bright Eyes released I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning

24th - LCD Soundsystem released their self-titled debut album

31st - Feeder released Pushing the Senses

31st - The Others released their self-titled debut album

February

1st - Good Shoes played their first gig at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University

2nd - Bloc Party released debut album Silent Alarm

2nd - Patrick Wolf released Wind in the Wires

14th - YouTube was founded

21st - LCD Soundsystem released Daft Punk Is Playing at My House

21st - The Kills released No Wow

22nd - Kings of Leon released Aha Shake Heartbreak

25th - The D4 released Out Of My Head

March

3rd - 50 Cent released The Massacre

7th - Kaiser Chiefs released debut album Employment

14th - Daft Punk released Human After All

14th - Stereophonics released Language. Sex. Violence. Other?

22nd - Queens of the Stone Age released Lullabies to Paralyze

29th - The Bravery released their self-titled debut album

April

London indie disco White Heat moved from Mayfair to Madame JoJo’s in Soho

Young & Lost Club record label released their first 7” - Blue Boy by Vincent Vincent & The Villains

5th - Hot Hot Heat released Elevator

May

2nd - Limp Bizkit released The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)

10th - Weezer released Make Believe

16th - Maximo Park released debut album A Certain Trigger

16th - Million Dead released Harmony No Harmony

23rd - Gorillaz released Demon Days

23rd - The Coral released The Invisible Invasion

30th - Arctic Monkeys released debut single Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys on Sheffield label Bang Bang Records

30th - Art Brut released debut album Bang Bang Rock & Roll

30th - Oasis released Don’t Believe the Truth

30th - The Dead 60’s released their self-titled debut album

June

Arctic Monkeys signed to Domino Records

7th - Coldplay released X&Y

7th - Roll Deep released debut album In at the Deep End

7th - The White Stripes released Get Behind Me Satan

14th - Backstreet Boys released Never Gone

14th - Foo Fighters released In Your Honor

14th - The Magic Numbers released their self-titled debut album

27th - Black Wire released their self-titled debut album

27th - Kano released debut album Home Sweet Home

July

1st - Lethal Bizzle released debut album Against All Oddz

1st - The Cribs released The New Fellas

4th - The Subways released debut album Young for Eternity

26th - Paramore released debut album All We Know is Falling

31st - Arctic Monkeys played their first sold out show at The Leadmill, Sheffield

August

12th - Rihanna released debut album Music of the Sun

15th - The Rakes released debut album Capture/Release

22nd - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club released Howl

30th - Kanye West released Late Registration

September

Dirty Pretty Things formed

19th - Dogs released debut album Turn Against This Land

28th - Franz Ferdinand released You Could Have It So Much Better

31st - The Paddingtons released debut album First Comes First

October

Form 696 was introduced 

4th - Nickelback released All the Right Reasons

13th - The Crimea released debut album Tragedy Rocks

17th - We Are Scientists released debut album With Love and Squalor

29th - Arctic Monkeys were on the cover of the NME for the first time

31st - Test Icicles released debut album For Screening Purposes Only

November

1st - Public Enemy released New Whirl Odor

14th - Babyshambles released debut album Down in Albion

29th - The Darkness released One Way Ticket to Hell,,, and Back

2006 - 2010