When I look back to Brit Pop, it's not to remember how Oasis changed my life, because they didn't, but it's to remember some of the splendid Pop that was revived. It seems to get lost in the all the Parklife and Different Class that chatter, that that time was golden age for great Guitar Pop.
Bands like Dodgy, The Lightning Seeds, The Bluetones, Ash, Cast mixed with lesser known groups such as Straw and Octopus. One of my favourite bands of the time were The Supernaturals and I've stuck with them ever since.
The band were not a million miles away from The Bluebells, but far exceeded most due to the quality of the lyrics. Never afraid of a couplet, nor taking themselves too seriously, The Supernaturals were masters of Summer Pop. Thankfully, they have never lost that ability.
It was a 13 year gap to the surprise release of 2015's 360, which showed that they still were masters at what they do. Four years on, 1 August sees the release of Bird Of Luck and the 11 songs are outstanding. Much needed in these divided times.
There'll be a full review a little nearer the release date and James McColl will be talking to Mick about Bird Of Luck and what's gone before. In the meantime enjoy the title track of the new album. It's just the starter for the joy to come.
These guys are TOTALLY UNKNOWN to me, but then again, I missed most of Brit-pop due to being in the San Francisco Bay Area...more of a hotspot for wandering modal jams, and a place that almost completely ignored glam (I just realized Bowie SKIPPED the Bay Area entirely in '74, while playing SEVEN shows in Los Angeles; the geography of rock n' roll is important in what happened...). Anyway...this is tuneful guitar based pop-rock (I hesitate, Don, to use the term "power-pop" because we're gonna attract negative waves, man...) And I wouldn't want "negativity to bring us down." So...I'm on board, this is GREAT MUSIC.
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