Arctic Monkeys' second studio album, Favourite Worst Nightmare, was released 10 years ago today. The album has been described as 'very, very fast and very, very loud,' and has influences from The Smiths. The album title came from the song 'D is for Dangerous'. Critics noted the 'new emotional depth' of tracks such as 'Do Me a Favour', 'Only Ones Who Know' and '505'.

Today marks the 20th anniversary of Elliott Smith's third studio album 'Either/Or'. The album was released on February 25, 1997, and was highly praised by director Gus Van Sant, who incorporated three of its songs into the Good Will Hunting soundtrack. The album's style has been described as a bridge between the lo-fi darkness of Roman Candle and Elliott Smith and the studio sheen of XO and Figure 8. Pitchfork Media ranked Either/Or 59th in its list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1990s, and NME placed it at number 149 on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.