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Britpop was a mid-1990s British-based music culture movement that emphasised Britishness.Musically, Britpop produced bright, catchy alternative rock, in reaction to the darker lyrical themes and soundscapes of the US-led grunge music and the UK's own shoegaze music scene.
The following is a list of Britpop musicians. While definitions may vary, artists labelled as Britpop were typically guitar-based bands that emerged from the British music scene, were popular in the 1990s, and focused more on melody than other contemporary genres such as grunge.
Pages in category "Britpop groups" The following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total. ... Cast (band) Catatonia (band) Catch (band) The Charlatans (English ...
Several genres of rock and pop originated in London throughout the 1960s to the 1990s including British blues, psychedelia, mod, prog, glam, hard rock, punk rock, New Romantic and Britpop. [1] This page includes bands formed and based in London. [ 2 ]
Pages in category "Britpop musicians" The following 74 pages are in this category, out of 74 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Damon Albarn;
Pages in category "Britpop" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Speedy was a five-piece Indie Pop/Britpop band from Sheffield, England, whose songs were known for their witty lyrics, often observing the darker and seedier side of working class life; "kitchen sink narratives" in the words of founder and lead singer Philip Watson.
Britpop groups brought British alternative rock into the mainstream and formed the backbone of a larger British cultural movement called Cool Britannia. [122] Although its more popular bands were able to spread their commercial success overseas, especially to the United States, the movement largely fell apart by the end of the decade. [121]