Supergrass

During the Britpop phase of the mid-1990s, overhyped British bands were as common as jam and bread. Luckily, this debut from Supergrass actually deserved it. This trio played with a conviction unseen since the days of the Buzzcocks, yet had a sense of humor not unlike the Monkees. Mod-ish pop and three-chord Punk were just some of the areas covered on this fine debut.

Yeah, yeah, get busted for blow, go to jail, write a song about it. Introducing "Caught By
the Fuzz," the adrenaline-buzzed paranoia single from Supergrass. Funny thing is, the guy
in the song is only 15 and sounds fucking scared ("If only my brother could be here
now...."). Now that's original. Buzzcocks-like power pop that owes something to the Rolling
Stones (raunchy Jaggeresque vocals and the occasional blues riff), the Beatles (... More >