The La's and Late '80s/Early '90s Britpop ***Official Thread*** (1 Viewer)

[Northern Voice]

Pulp - Pencil Skirt

If you look under the bed,
Then I can see my house from here
So just lie against the wall
And watch my conscience disappear now baby

Yeah, I'll be around when he's not in town
Oh, yeah, I'll show you how you're doing it wrong
Oh, I really love it when you tell me to stop, oh-oh
Oh, it's turning me on

 

[Mister CIA]

I'm bookmarking this thread. It's shining a light on blind spots

If I may offer a contribution or two that might miss the mark:

Jennifer She Said

Death Defying ... Australians are Brits, right? ...Note to self, start a 1985 best album thread.

 

[Northern Voice]

start a 1985 best album thread.

Psychocandy, Low-Life, New Day Rising, Tim, The Head on the Door, Meat is Murder, This Nation's Saving Grace...

 

[Mister CIA]

Psychocandy, Low-Life, New Day Rising, Tim, The Head on the Door, Meat is Murder, This Nation's Saving Grace...

Telephone Free Landslide Victory.. Took me 15 years+ to discover this.

 

[Ilov80s]

Slight Return - The Bluetones

 

[saintfool]

The Charlatans - The Only One I Know

i pretty much adore their entire catalog. they were my preferred britpop band of record.

 

[saintfool]

Superdrag - Sucked Out

better

 

[saintfool]

I've had a few beers and my wife is gone to bed and this is ####### catnip to me. damn you @rockaction

The Auteurs - Rubettes

preferred

 

[saintfool]

Lush - Ladykillers

their early stuff was perfectly delightful knock off of Cocteau Twins - another grossly overlooked band in retrospect, btw - but that second line up put out good stuff like this. they did a tour not long ago, i think.

ETA - I saw them with Ride and Pale Saints together on a show in Chapel Hill back in the day. One of those perfect shows.

 

[Northern Voice]

preferred

Wad expecting this to be Unsolved Child Murder which is equally great.

 

[Ilov80s]

Flick of the Finger - Beady Eye

doesn't get much  better than this 

 

[saintfool]

Supergrass is, for me, every bit as the epitome of Britpop as Pulp and Oasis. Their dna is chock full of XTC, which is are among the granddaddies of the genre.

honorable mentions go to Cornershop for a couple of gems (exhibit A);

kula shaker cover of "hush"