1995 was the peak year for Britpop with the "Blur Vs Oasis" feud, and nearly every major player in the scene releasing an album. We ranked the 20 best.
The EP was the perfect format for the original shoegaze scene, allowing bands to stretch out...but not too much. Here are the best Extended Plays of the early '90s era.
The Charlatans' Tim Burgess has announced more interactive album listening parties, featuring Duran Duran, The Specials, Joy Division, Dexy's Midnight Runners, The Cure, and more.
This week in the Basement: reviews of new albums from Shopping, former Belle & Sebastian member Isobel Campbell, Basic Plumbing (the late Patrick Doyle of Veronica Falls), and Montreal's Double Date with Death, plus a vinyl reissue of The Boo Radleys' Everything's Alright Forever.
This week: news of Comet Gain's first album in five years, a new compilation from '90s cult Glasgow band The Yummy Fur, plus Monster Rally, reissues of records by The Boo Radleys and Haircut 100, and Australia's EXEK.
"We get screwed if we stay or we leave / they won't be happy till we pay for the air we breathe," Carr sings on the sprightly, funky tune that recalls the '80s heyday of Paul Weller's decidedly socialist group The Style Council.