Supergrass , the Cockneys from Oxford, go all the way back to the blow up (up-chuck) of Brit Pop during the mid 90's. Bands like Supergrass immediately sprung up and developed cheeky, poppy, pogo sounds that were infectious and made it's name by celebrating life instead of, as American music at the time was doing, telling you to hate life. Gaz and the boys bring it and they are worth knowing.
Life on Other Planets is by far my favorite album of theirs.
Here are some songs:
Grace: Is probably my favorite song of theirs. I remember hugging a big fat sweaty guy at the Electric Factory when they played this song live. He seemed oddly enthusiastic about it.
Rush Hour Soul: My second fave by far. This is just the classic textured out Brit Pop song. 3 choruses and each with a huge key change and long drum roll leads. It works...
Late in the Day - ok sorta slow song.
Alright: This is the song you hear in cheeky British movies about drugs. This is what made them popular. It also took some serious cake off of Blur's plate as everyone everywhere was heard saying "Is this Blur?"
Za: Even though this is someone's photo collection - they use the song and I fucking love this song.
Other songs to check out if you get the itch are Za, Brecon Beacons, and Seen the Light Link posted by JVMM : 1:18 PM
