Never mind Blur. Nuts to Oasis. When it comes to excellent Britpop CDs, you just have to cite Sleeper's second album. Ironically, most British critics seem to have underrated it in recent years, while a top American critic listed it in his '50 Best Albums of All Time'.
It's infectious; every song has lyrics that you can sing along to, and that even the most naive of people can sympathise with. The singer, Louise Wener, has a sarcastic, biting voice with a pronounced Essex girl accent, and if you've ever heard 'Nice Guy Eddie' or 'Lie Detector', you'll know that the band's social commentary is very well observed.
You don't see many bands trying to be Blur anymore, but the list of bands trying to be Sleeper (Art Brut, The Young Knives and The Rakes to name but a few) seems to be endless. If you've never heard this album, shame on you. Make up for it by going here to sample it now - http://rapidshare.com/files/50933983/I_love_Louise.zip.html.
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