alternative rock

2004
Audioslave 46th Grammy Awards

In 2004, at the 46th Grammy Awards , “Like a Stone” was nominated for ” Best Hard Rock Performance ” and Audioslave for ” Best Rock Album “. They spent the rest of 2004 on break from touring and working on the second album. This gave Morello time to concentrate…
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Matthew Sweet released Living Things

In 2004, he released Living Things , an acoustic album mainly consisted of material he wrote while recording with The Thorns.

Fountains of Wayne In 2004 he said

The band was inactive for a period of time. Collingwood, in particular, had a difficult time coping with the band being dropped by their label. In 2004 he said, “When we got dropped from Atlantic, it’s my fault that it took so long, because I wasn’t sure I wanted to…
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Franz Ferdinand (band) won an Ivor Novello Award

Franz Ferdinand won an Ivor Novello Award in 2004

Dinosaur Jr. Mascis regained the master rights to the band’s first three albums

Mascis regained the master rights to the band’s first three albums from SST in 2004 and arranged for their reissue on Merge in early 2005. Later that year, he and Barlow shared the stage at a benefit show for autism at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts organized by Barlow’s mother,…
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Trapt Before releasing their next full-length album, the band released a

Before releasing their next full-length album, the band released a self-titled three-track EP, released March 30, 2004, that included live versions of the “Made of Glass” and “Echo” tracks from their debut album, as well as a previously unreleased non-LP track, “Promise”.

Alkaline Trio One Man Army

and the other with One Man Army in 2004

Kaiser Chiefs first single released

The first single released from the album was ” Oh My God ” in 2004,

Incubus (band) A Crow Left of the Murder…

A Crow Left of the Murder… was released in 2004, showcasing a new turn for the band. The second single released was “Talk Shows on Mute”, featuring a video that was inspired by George Orwell ‘s Animal Farm .

R.E.M. released Around the Sun in 2004. During production of the

R.E.M. released Around the Sun in 2004. During production of the album in 2002, Stipe said, “[The album] sounds like it’s taking off from the last couple of records into unchartered R.E.M. territory. Kind of primitive and howling”. After the album’s release, Mills said, “I think, honestly, it turned out…
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