Nirvana probably hired Steve Albini to produce In Utero with the hopes of creating their own Surfer Rosa, or at least shoring up their indie cred after becoming a pop phenomenon with a glossy punk record. In Utero, of course, turned out to be their last record, and it's hard not to hear it as Kurt Cobain's suicide note, since Albini's stark, uncompromising sound provides the perfect setting for Cobain's bleak, even nihilistic, lyrics. Even if the album wasn't a literal suicide note, it was certainly a conscious attempt to shed their audience.
01 Serve the Servants 02 Scentless Apprentice 03 Heart Shaped Box 04 Rape Me 05 Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on 06 Dumb 07 Very Ape 08 Milk It 09 Pennyroyal Tea 10 Radio Friendly Unit Shifter 11 Tourette's 12 All Apologies.