In 1995 Supergrass were spiky teenage upstarts, perfect for the more optimistic days of Britpop. Sticking their tongues out at metal head grunge, pop had rarely sounded so youthful, naïve or energetic. From the stupendous one note guitar throb of ‘Lenny’ to the rinky dinky pop smash ‘Alright’, riding their Raleigh Choppers and getting in trouble with their Mum’s they were the perennial cheeky chap’s concocting some of the most effervescent anthems of the era.
Supergrass’s problem of course was that eventually they would have to grow up. No-one, least of all themselves, expected them to be hanging around for the next decade and a half. That they did so is an achievement in itself but even more admirable was the way they moved on from the Colgate smile of guitar pop to a uniquely British sense of melancholy and a search for something meaningful in this fucked up world.
It’s to their eternal credit that they were able to prove their significance far beyond Britpopdom, building up a catalogue of raucous, jubilant songs influenced by The Kinks and The Buzzcocks while tapping increasingly into the swagger and sway of early 70’s rock and (Thames) delta blues as channelled through the filter of The Stones and T.Rex. While they tend to be forgotten amongst the Blur, Pulp and Oasis’s of this damn nation, Supergrass were one of the greatest groups of their era and unlike many of their contemporaries, one who grew up gracefully.
1. Strange Ones / Single B Side October 1994
2. Sitting Up Straight / Single B Side February 1995
3. Lenny / Single A Side April 1995
4. Lose It / I Should Coco LP May 1995
5. We’re Not Supposed To / I Should Coco LP May 1995
6. Time / I Should Coco LP May 1995
7. Tonight / In It For The Money LP April 1997
8. It’s Not Me / In It For The Money LP April 1997
9. Hollow Little Reign / In It For The Money LP April 1997
10. Pumping On Your Stereo / Single A Side May 1999
11. Believer / Single B Side September 1999
12. Your Love / Supergrass LP September 1999
13. Shotover Hill / Supergrass LP September 1999
14. Jesus Came From Outta Space / Supergrass LP September 1999
15. Tishing In Windows / Single B Side September 2002
16. Seen The Light / Light On Other Planets LP September 2002
17. Brecon Beacons / Light On Other Planets LP September 2002
18. Evening Of The Day / Light On Other Planets LP September 2002
19. We Dream Of This / Single B Side May 2004
20. St Petersburg / Single A Side September 2005
21. Tales Of Endurance / Road To Rouen LP September 2005
22. Road To Rouen / Road To Rouen LP September 2005
23. Fin / Road To Rouen LP September 2005
