''Los Angeles'' is the third album by

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ese rock band

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, released in 2001. This album represented a shift in the band's sound, from the 1960s-influenced

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to a darker, heavier early 1990s

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sound. When

was featured on

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's "Ten Best Bands On Planet Earth" article, it was ''Los Angeles'' that was listed as their key album.

Track listing

Notes

External links

Time's list of top ten non-American bands
2001 albums The Brilliant Green albums {{Japan-album-stub