11. Me’Shell Ndegeocello, Peace Beyond Passion (Maverick/Reprise)

12. The Congoes, Heart of the Congoes
(Blood and Fire)

13. Don Pullen, Sacred Common Ground
(Blue Note)

14. Imperial Teen, Seasick (Slash/London)

15. The Humpers, Live Forever or Die Trying
(Epitaph)

16. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Murder Ballads (Reprise)

17. Gillian Welch, Revival (Almo)

18. (tie) Wilco, Being There (Reprise)/Go To Blazes, Waiting Around
for the Crash (ESD)

19. Sixteen Horsepower, Sackcloth `n’ Ashes (A&M)

10. Tortoise, Millions Now Living Will Never Die (Thrill Jockey)

Honorable Mentions: Man… or Astro Man?, Experiment Zero, Possum Dixon,
Star Maps, Trainspotting, DJ Shadow, Endtroducing… DJ
Shadow, John Zorn, Bar Kokhba

This article appears in January 10 • 1997 and January 10 • 1997 (Cover).

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