In 1998, Massive Attack put out Mezzanine. The music scene changed quite a lot since 1996. Maybe people were looking for a record that contained more tracks like Lovefool. I guess, when you have established yourself as a Pop band with elements of the 1960s and this rather charmingly uplifting sound, there is that need to move on and try something new. This was a very deliberate move by the group. It was released on 19th October, 1998, and the band mixed darker, more electronic sounds into the palette this time around. I love The Cardigans, and the fourth album from the Swedish band saw them step off of the moon and to somewhere more atmospheric. Their previous album, 1996’s First Band on the Moon, contained the smash hit, Lovefool – one of the best singles of the 1990s. One reason why some critics were a little down on the album is that, when you compare it to previous albums from The Cardigans, it is a radical shift. In this edition, I am focusing on The Cardigans’ Gran Turismo. Whether the album was ahead of its time, critics were unfairly comparing it to that artist’s best work, or the album was not quite as good as expected, there are these works that are being overlooked or not put into the light. I am looking back at albums that did not get the attention they deserved the first time around.
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