Lana del Rey, deep dive (part I)
I more or less stopped listening to music by new artists in around 2010, resigning myself thereafter to releases by […]
Blur, deep dive (part II)
Continued from part I. Blur (1997)The second half of the 90s was punctuated by a succession of Britpop hangover records,
Blur, deep dive (part I)
I strongly disliked Blur when I was growing up; affected, effete, bourgeois southern softies, bête noires to the authentic working-class
1980s
Forever Young by Alphaville (1984)
I consider myself something of a connoisseur when it comes to synthpop, and yet I had never listened to or
1990s
The Birth of Britpop: Five Essential Albums
I was a mere 12 years old during the heyday of Britpop, so I only came to an appreciation of
1990s
OK Computer by Radiohead (1997)
Radiohead are not my favourite band (though they’re in the top five), they’re not the most historically significant in rock
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Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette (1995)
There’s no doubt that the doyens of Britpop got plenty of airplay and sold millions of records, but it was
1990s
Different Class by Pulp (1995)
Brett Anderson was Britpop’s androgynous freak, Damon Albarn its brattish mockney jester, the Gallagher brothers its scowling rock’n’roll hardmen. Jarvis
1990s
(What’s the Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis (1995)
Britain in 1995. The Mutually Assured Destruction of the Cold War is but a distant memory, the Islamic terrorism of
1990s
Parklife by Blur (1994)
“If punk was about getting rid of hippies, then I’m getting rid of grunge”. Suffice to say, a lot of