Various Artists – The Post-Britpop Years Vol.2

So this is it, the last Britpop related playlist in my year of Bristol memories. As noted last month, Britpop had ran out of steam by 1997 with the big players in the movement moving in a new musical direction, suffering from burnout, splitting up or just seeing further sales diminish. Blur released a self titled album which took its influence from the American lo-fi scene. Pulp released ‘This Is Hardcore’, which sounded like morning after the night before. Oasis released ‘Be Here Now’ which was an overproduced bloated mess. 

Bands that followed on from this took elements that had inspired the Britpop bands, but looked to make music that would appeal to a wider audience. There was less focus on Britain, the lyrics became more introspective and there was a greater attempt to appeal to the American market.

Many of the bands that made up the Post-Britpop era started during the Britpop years. Radiohead and The Verve predated it but found critical acclaim with their ‘OK Computer’ and ‘Urban Hymns’ albums respectively. Coldplay became one of the biggest selling bands of the era with their first two albums going multi platinum. Travis, Catatonia and Snow Patrol also shifted plenty of records at this time. As with any movement, this also ran out of steam by 2002 when bands such as The White Stripes, The Strokes and The Hives came along with each being hailed as the saviours of rock and roll.

Like ‘The Britpop Years’ compilations from the last few months, there are a number of artists that would not normally be associated with the Post Britpop years. Once again, the compilations look at the years the music was produced in, not necessarily sticking to what would be considered Post Britpop as that would mean artists from outside the UK could not be included. 

Disc 1

1. D’you Know What I Mean – Oasis
2. Paranoid Android – Radiohead
3. Feel Good Hit Of The Summer – Queens Of The Stone Age
4. Cochise – Audioslave
5. You & Me On The Run – theaudience
6. Hazels Hob (Radio Edit) – Hardbody
7. We Are All Made Of Stars – Moby
8. Love Unlimited (Album Version) – Fun Lovin’ Criminals
9. Whippin’ Piccadilly – Gomez
10. Driftwood – Travis
11. Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth – The Dandy Warhols
12. Flagpole Sitta – Harvey Danger
13. Sex & Candy – Marcy Playground
14. El President – Drugstore
15. Be There (Radio Edit) – UNKLE (Feat. Ian Brown)
16. What’s It’s Like – Everlast
17. Get Myself Arrested – Gomez
18. Teardrop – Massive Attack
19. Let Down – Radiohead

This disc could not be reproduced on Spotify due to one more songs not being available on that platform.

Disc 2

1. Woman I Know – Bernard Butler
2. Tom The Model – Beth Gibbons & Rustin’ Man
3. Tsunami – Manic Street Preachers
4. London – Noonday Underground
5. Jerk It Out – Caesars 
6. Asphalt Road – Sue Garner & Rick Brown
7. New Slang – The Shins
8. So You Say You Lost Your Baby – Death In Vegas
9. Get Off – The Dandy Warhols
10. Delicious – Catherine Wheel
11. Elements – Lemon Jelly
12. Sunday Morning Call – Oasis
13. I Can’t Comfort You Any More – Michael J Sheehy
14. No Surprises – Radiohead
15. The Rock – Delakota
16. Opus 40 – Mercury Rev
17. Reach For The Sun – The Polyphonic Spree
18. My Weakness – Moby

This disc could not be reproduced on Spotify due to one more songs not being available on that platform.