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Post-Britpop is an alternative rock subgenre and is the period in the late 1990s and early 2000s, following Britpop, when the media were identifying a "new generation" or "second wave" of guitar bands influenced by acts like Oasis and Blur, but with less overt British concerns in their lyrics and making more use of American rock and indie ...
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- Stereophonics - Word Gets Around (release date 25th August 1997) Britpop had inspired hundreds of bands around the country, most notably this trio from South Wales, who finally made the big time when they signed to Richard Branson’s new label V2 in the summer of 1996.
- The Verve - Urban Hymns (release date 29th September 1997) Issued the month after Be Here Now, Richard Ashcroft’s band had been around since the early part of the decade, when their sound was pitched somewhere among the shoegazing guitar noisemakers.
- Catatonia - International Velvet (release date 2nd February 1998) Based around the distinctive voice of Cerys Matthews, Catatonia had been releasing singles in Wales for around five years, before their second album went stellar.
- Gomez- Bring It On (release date 13th April 1998) Southport on Merseyside may not be the obvious place to find blues-tinged quirky rock, but Gomez made a huge impression with their debut, which picked up the Mercury Music Prize later that year, beating Urban Hymns by The Verve and Massive Attack’s Mezzanine, Frontman Ben Ottewell’s gruff voice adds a touch of authenticity to sun soaked songs like Tijuana Lady and the weird 78 Stone Wobble, while the comical Whippin’ Piccadilly remains a favourite.
Jul 15, 2023 · 15 July 2023. By Mark Savage,BBC Music Correspondent. Getty Images. Blur's "Life" trilogy - Modern Life Is Rubbish, Parklife and The Great Escape - were some of the defining albums of Britpop....
Britpop, movement of British rock bands in the 1990s that drew consciously on the tradition of melodic, guitar-based British pop music established by the Beatles. Paul Weller of the Jam was considered ‘the Modfather of Britpop,’ while its two most prominent bands were Blur and Oasis.
Jan 24, 2024 · Post-Britpop is an alternative rock subgenre and is the period in the late 1990s and early 2000s, following Britpop, when the media were identifying a "new generation" or "second wave" of guitar bands influenced by acts like Oasis and Blur, but with less overt British concerns in their lyrics and making more use of American rock and indie ...
