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3 No-Skip Art Rock Albums Turning 20 This Year

Though these three art rock albums from 2006 are turning 20 this year, we still listen to them front-to-back.

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In the 2000s, art rock had branched out, infiltrating adjacent genres and vice versa. By 2006, art rock had become the alternative to emo bands that were dominating the alternative charts. Art rock became the alternative to alternative, if that makes sense, and these three no-skip art rock albums from 2006 are turning 20 this year.

‘Black Holes And Revelations’ By Muse

On July 3, 2006, English rock band Muse released their fourth studio album. It marked a shift in the band’s sound, drawing influences from 80s bands such as Depeche Mode. In the US, Black Holes And Revelations peaked at No. 9 on the........

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