Supergrass grows up
By Shilpa Ganatra/ Across the Pond
Friday, February 10, 2006
Few British bands in their right mind would choose to tour the States so soon after the pause of the holiday season.
But Oxford’s Supergrass is an exception to every rule. Itkicks off a short U.S. tour at the Paradise tonight.
The most surprising fact of the tour, though, is that the band is still going strong after 12 years.
When Supergrass formed in 1994, the British resistance to grunge was already in full force. Blur had cemented its place in everyone’s affections with ‘‘Parklife.” Oasis merited its rock ’n’ roll swagger by releasing‘‘Definitely Maybe.” And the London Suede had effectively invented metrosexuality with its eponymous debut.
By that time, too, bandwagon followers had sprung up. You’d be forgiven for not remembering Echobelly, Menswear, Shed Seven and Sleeper. Supergrass - singer-guitarist Gaz Coombes, bassist Mick Quinn, drummer Danny Goffey and Gaz’ brother Rob Coombes on keyboards - emerged as yet another B-list band.
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