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10. Mansun | Wide Open Space
"Wide Open Space" by Mansun from the album Attack of the Grey Lantern (1996) Named after cult leader Charles and forcing stateside anglophiles to assure they weren't listening to Marilyn, Mansun... READ MORE + WATCH THE VIDEO
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9. Menswear | Daydreamer
"Daydreamer " by Menswear from the album Nuisance (1995) Rumored to have been assembled, Duran Duran-fashion, looks-first-chops-last, the men of Menswe@r were hyped for being beautiful then hated for being hyped, but not... READ MORE + WATCH THE VIDEO
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8. New Order | Regret
"Regret" by New Order from the album Republic (1993) New Order's entire career in some ways is a towering paean to indifference: above all, indifference to success and the way it warped them... READ MORE + WATCH THE VIDEO
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7. Supergrass | Alright
"Alright" by Supergrass from the album I Should Coco (1995) This rollicking piano ode to youthful abandon from Supergrass's 1995 debut, I Should Coco , was their breakthrough. Taken together with "Live... READ MORE + WATCH THE VIDEO
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6. The Verve | Bittersweet Symphony
"Bittersweet Symphony" by The Verve from the album Urban Hymns (1997) Despite losing all writing credits due to bullshit lawsuits levied by not one but two former Rolling Stones managers, this will remain,... READ MORE + WATCH THE VIDEO
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5. Suede | The Beautiful Ones
"The Beautiful Ones" by Suede from the album Coming Up (1996) The raunchy glam-snorting singles on Suede's eponymous 1993 debut kickstarted Britpop, but it was their stream of neon singles three years later... READ MORE + WATCH THE VIDEO
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4. Elastica | Connection
"Connection" by Elastica from the album Elastica (1994) Of all of Britpop's top tier, Elastica came up the fastest - it's worth remembering that when their 1995 self-titled album became the fastest-selling debut in... READ MORE + WATCH THE VIDEO
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3. Blur | Girls & Boys
"Girls & Boys" by Blur from the album Parklife (1994) What's so amazing about "Girls & Boys" is its ability to sound distinctly Britpop yet remain completely timeless, which is no small feat... READ MORE + WATCH THE VIDEO
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2. Oasis | Live Forever
"Live Forever" by Oasis from the album Definitely, Maybe (1994) It wasn't the first hit of the Britpop era, but this was just the type of world-beating anthem the genre needed to... READ MORE + WATCH THE VIDEO
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1. Pulp | Common People
"Common People" by Pulp from the album Different Class (1995) "And then dance, and drink and screw - because there's nothing else to do," coos Pulp's stick-figure-mod frontman Jarvis Cocker in Britpop's... READ MORE + WATCH THE VIDEO
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May 29, 2012 at 12:06 PM [live review] Afghan Whigs 05.23 @ Bowery Ballroom NYC, first show in 13 years
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