Who else used to get the Shine albums? They were a fantastic discovery resource for determining which bands to get into. Would never have found bands like the Longpigs or Mansun without these. It also taught me what not to get.

Which bands did they introduce you to?

One of my favourites. Found the post card inside to sign up for the Space Fan Club. Does anyone still have their t-shirt, fanzines, or membership card?

I absolutely love No Doubt. Tragic Kingdom is an amazing album from start to finish.

…but I’ve been listening to a lot of Electronic lately and just really enjoying the vibes. For a long time I think I only knew a couple radio tracks.

Anyone else love this mash up? Anybody get to see them live?

Edit: This sub loves its strict definitions of Britpop and to be clear I’m not dying on a hill that Electronic was Britpop (although services like Last.fm designate them as such). I just posted to talk about music I’ve been listening to lately that was both a Britpop influence and continued alongside it.

No soundtracks included or collaborative albums; etc. Just pure regular solo albums.

Graham Coxon: The Sky Is Too High (1998)

GC: The Golden D (2000)

GC: Crow Sit on Blood Tree (2001)

GC: The Kiss of Morning (2002)

GC: Happiness in Magazines (2004)

GC: Love Travels at Illegal Speeds (2006)

GC: The Spinning Top (2009)

GC: A+E (2012)

Damon Albarn: Everyday Robots (2014)

DA: The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows (2021)

Dave Rowntree: Radio Songs (2023)

Graham Coxon: Castle Park (2026)

Hey everyone,

Made a game some of you might like. The goal is to guess the country from the song. You all should recognize the first song.

You can try it out here: https://musicguessr.io

Let me know your score below.

As today is St Swithin's Day... I'd have posted the original by Billy Bragg but I'd get assaulted by the mods for not being Britpop...Dubstar are closer.

Currently making a playlist of anthems, like bittersweet symphony or don't look back in anger. Suggestions?

With how different alot of the bands are surely Britpop isn't a genre, it's an era.