Britpop bands and artists

Britpop bands and artists

Notable British bands and artists with an identifiably "Britpop" sound who were active during the "first wave" of 1993-1997.

• Ash
• Black Grape
• The Bluetones
• Blur
• The Boo Radleys
• Cast
• The Divine Comedy
• Dodgy
• Echobelly
• Elastica
• Gene
• Heavy Stereo
• Marion
• Menswear
• My Life Story
• Northern Uproar
• Oasis
• Ocean Colour Scene
• Powder
• Pulp
• Salad
• Shed Seven
• Sleeper
• Suede
• Supergrass
• These Animal Men
• Thurman
• The Verve

Britpop notable artists timeline

Large Scale Success = Albums sold in excess of 500,000 copies during Britpop first wave.
Moderate Success = Albums sold between 100,000 and 500,000 copies during Britpop first wave.
Minor Success = Albums and singles sold less than 100,000 copies during Britpop first wave.

Britpop-related bands and artists

Acts with an established connection to Britpop

• The Auteurs
• Ed Ball
• Bernard Butler
• Catatonia
• The Charlatans
• Jarvis Cocker
• Edwyn Collins
• Cud
• Denim
• Fat Les
• The Good, The Bad And The Queen
• Headswim
• James
• Jesus Jones
• Kenickie
• The La's
• Lightning Seeds
• Longpigs
• Lush
• Manic Street Preachers
• Me Me Me
• Pullover
• Radiohead
• The Real People
• Ride
• Saint Etienne
• Shack
• Spacehog
• Stereophonics
• The Stone Roses
• The Tears
• Teenage Fanclub
• Paul Weller

Second Wave of Britpop

"Second wave" of Britpop - often newly signed bands with Britpop sensibilities that released first albums late 1995-1999

• Dubstar
• Embrace
• Gay Dad
• Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
• The Gyres
• Kula Shaker
• Mansun
• Nilon Bombers
• Puressence
• Rialto
• The Seahorses
• Space
• Super Furry Animals
• The Supernaturals
• Symposium
• Theaudience
• Travis

Britpop

Britpop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Britpop emerged from the British independent music scene of the early 1990s and was characterised by bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s. The movement developed as a reaction against various musical and cultural trends in the late 1980s and early 1990s, particularly the grunge phenomenon from the United States. In the wake of the musical invasion into the United Kingdom of American grunge bands, new British groups such as Suede and BlurOasis, Pulp, Supergrass, Sleeper, and Elastica. launched the movement by positioning themselves as opposing musical forces, referencing British guitar music of the past and writing about uniquely British topics and concerns. These bands were soon joined by others including

Britpop groups brought British alternative rock into the mainstream and formed the backbone of a larger British cultural movement called Cool Britannia. 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.