Five years after forming as shoegaze wannabes in 1988, The Boo Radleys issued their third album, Giant Steps (1993), which took them into the Top 20 and saw them scoop the album of the year award from NME.
The band excelled at appealing to the general music fan.
Full of hand-claps, sun-soaked vocal harmonies, upbeat drums and blasts of brass, no song better captured the rosy optimism of the Britpop era than Wake Up Boo! (1996).
Main songwriter Martin Carr has continued writing and recording since the band split in 1999.
He released six albums under his Brave Captain moniker and has also released albums under his own name, starting with Ye Gods (And Little Fishes) (2009).
Simon ‘Sice’ Rowbottom Vocals, guitar Martin Carr Guitar Tim Brown Bass Rob Cieka Drums Steve Kitchen Trumpet, flugelhorn
Jackie Roy
Clarinet
Lindsay Johnston
Cello Steve Drewitt Drums
Related Posts
Wedding Present, The This rapid-fire band of jangly punk/poppers was formed in Leeds in 1984 by guitarist, vocalist and songwriter David Gedge and bass…
Blur Formed in London in 1988 via Colchester, Essex, Blur (initially called 'Seymour') started on the lower rungs of the gig…
Ash Ash crash-landed from Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1994 into a London scene entirely obsessed with Britpop. Proudly touted as 'Guaranteed Real…
Bluetones, The Originally called The Bottlegarden, The Bluetones formed in Hounslow, London in 1994. In 1995, they released two singles, Are You…
Gene At the hedonistic peak of Britpop, Gene's more melancholic, Smiths-influenced strains were a lad-free anomaly. The obviousness of their influences would ultimately…
Christians, The Brothers Garry and Russell Christian - formerly an a cappella soul trio with Roger, another sibling from their family of…
Soul Asylum Soul Asylum were in the right place and the right time to grab sturdy coat-tails, and were regarded with bewildering…
Adventures, The Formed in 1984, The Adventures were a melodic six-piece group from Belfast. Founder member Terry Sharpe had previously been the…
