Music
December, 1995
RockOnce Britannia ruled the radio airwaves. But during the Nineties, new English bands have been conspicuous by their absence from the U.S. album charts. What gives? P.J. Harvey, Elastica, Portishead and Tricky get critical raves, but the English still come across as emotional stiffs. While Americans embrace the cathartic release of grunge and rap, U.K. bands fixate on mope and gloom. But now, out of Oxford, comes Supergrass, the most refreshing English import of the decade. The band's exuberan...
