'As I Was Now' Is the Most Personal, Revealing Music That Tim Burgess Has Released
Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess did some recording with his "dream supergroup" in 2008, then forgot to release it until now. Better late than never.
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Now that Ash are back to making albums, they made one where all the songs truly count.
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Spacehog's Royston Langdon Returns As Leeds and Asks "What Became of the People" (premiere + interview)
Spacehog's Royston Langdon returns with a new guise and observations on isolation and the role of the artist with his new track "What Became of the People".
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Manchester's Lucas Immortalizes "Anne Marie" With New Video, Single (premiere)
With nods from Cage the Elephant and Jimmy Page, Lucas' time in the sun is just around the corner as "Anne Marie" proves.
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Did DMA's Have to Grow Up So Fast?
On their second album, For Now, Britpop revivalists from Down Under DMA's grow up too soon.
08 May 2018
Dear Boy Reveal "Love Interest" (video premiere)
Los Angeles band with a predilection for English sounds, Dear Boy, gets visual ahead of a tour with Rogue Wave.
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Should Morrissey and Richard Ashcroft Just Give It Up, Already?
The biggest problem with being a faded genius is that nothing he or she ever produces again can be analyzed, critiqued, or appreciated in a vacuum. It all comes in the wake of their prior transcendental music.
01 May 2018
Britpop Popped: An Interview with Ex-Mansun Frontman Paul Draper
Paul Draper discusses a variety of topics from his early years in Liverpool to the acrimonious split of Mansun to his visit to the unofficial capital of all things extraterrestrial.
09 Mar 2018
The Jacks Offer Up a Slice of Assured Rock 'n' Roll on "Hello My Friend" (premiere)
The Jacks' "Hello My Friend" is Britpop with added Californian sunshine.
08 Feb 2018
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds: Who Built the Moon?
Noel Gallagher's third solo release after Oasis is a marked shift from previous outings, delivering a desire for experimentation that demonstrates his continued relevance as musician, songwriter, and performer.
08 Dec 2017
Paul Weller, The Style Council, The Jam: Weller's Always on a Roll
Too prolific an artist to pin down, still, it's not hard to wish that this book about each and every one of Paul Weller's solo albums could have been more engaging.
01 Nov 2017
Uncool Britannia: Radiohead's 'The Bends' vs. Britpop in a Battle for the Soul of Britain
The successors to Radiohead and The Bends are a generation who liked how the film started, but lost the script halfway through.
15 Mar 2015
Echobelly: Everyone’s Got One / On
Debut and follow-up albums from Echobelly re-released in expanded editions with b-sides, radio sessions and live material.
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Oasis: (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (Deluxe Edition)
Oasis' Morning Glory still holds up, which can be attributed to the fact that albums with this level of cultural clout and collective popularity tend to help define the sounds of their era.
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Basement: Further Sky EP
You might not be getting very much bang for your buck here, but the kindest thing you can say about this disc is that there's not a bad track in the bunch.
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The Crookes: Soapbox
Sheffield lads continue their run of exceptional, hook-laden indie pop with their latest release.
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