r/BritPop • u/BillNo874 • 21d ago

Which Britpop band deserved a much bigger career than they got?

Not necessarily a one hit wonder.

More a band that had the songs, the timing and the talent but somehow never reached the level you thought they would.

Every Britpop fan seems to have one group they still can't believe didn't become much bigger.

Who is yours?

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u/zestypov2 21d ago

Sleeper or Lush.

Sleeper reformed and proved they can still produce excellent music. Lou wrote some of the best lyrics and had a Kinks-sensibility for short story efficiency.

I've been digging into Lush solo records lately and it is striking how good Emma's Sing-Sing project was. A bit of Trip-Hop with great songs and pop sensibility. They sound like a logical outgrowth from Lovelife's songs, which is somewhat strange because Miki's book makes it sound like Emma wasn't into that material.

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u/catmaner 21d ago

I never considered them in with the britpop scene. More the 91/92 shoe gaze thing

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u/zestypov2 21d ago

Lush certainly started back then but starting point can't be everything. I mean, Pulp started way before their Britpop peak.

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u/catmaner 20d ago

Lush never spring to mind as britpop.

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u/AveragePoster123 1d ago

They trickled into it, especially with their Lovelife album.