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Plus Petite Noir, The Natural Lines, Sweet Baboo, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Dec 02, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 41st Songs of the Week of 2022. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because of the Thanksgiving holiday, so this week’s list covers songs from the last two weeks. More
Turn the Car Around Due Out January 13, 2023 via Hot Fruit/Virgin
Nov 29, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes has shared a new single, “Long Live the Strange.” It is the latest release from his forthcoming solo album, Turn the Car Around, which will be out on January 13, 2023 via Hot Fruit/Virgin. More
Plus Spacemoth, Tim Burgess, Cass McCombs, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 10, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 23rd Songs of the Week of 2022. We settled on a Top 11 this week, in a list more populated with veteran artists than newcomers, including two solo songs from artists who became stars as the frontmen of ’90s Britpop bands. More
In It For the Money (Remastered Expanded Edition) Out Now via BMG
Jun 08, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes has shared a new solo song, “Sonny the Strong.” Coombes says it is taken from his latest studio sessions, but there’s no word on a new album or EP. More
In It For the Money (Remastered Expanded Edition) Due Out August 27 via BMG
Jul 14, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Supergrass, one of the leading lights of the mid-1990s Britpop movement, reunited a couple of years back and have now announced a massive reissue of their 1997-released sophomore album, In It For the Money, and shared a video for one of its bonus tracks, a previously unreleased early version of “It’s Not You.” More
The Strange Ones 1994-2008 Due Out January 24, 2020 via BMG
Sep 09, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Supergrass, one of the leading lights of the mid-1990s Britpop movement, have reunited, announced a reunion tour and box set, and shared a previously unreleased cover of The Police’s “Next to You.” More
World’s Strongest Man Out Now via Hot Fruit/Caroline International
May 04, 2018
By Ian Rushbury
World’s Strongest Man is a ride down the road less travelled for former Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes. If you were expecting endless variations on a Supergrass theme, then you’ll be slightly confused and annoyed by his third solo record. The tunes are still very much intact and will eat into your brain and live there for days, but the approach is a little, shall we say, esoteric. More
Issue 63 Also Includes Interviews with MGMT, The Decemberists, Belle & Sebastian, The National, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Fleet Foxes, Parquet Courts, Noel Gallagher, Spoon, and More
Mar 28, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our Spring 2018 Issue, which is out now digitally via Under the Radar’s app and the magazine apps Readly and Zinio. The print version has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon. The issue features Courtney Barnett on the cover. More
Plus Okkervil River, The Go! Team, King Tuff (feat. Jenny Lewis), Hiss Golden Messenger, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 23, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Last week we skipped Songs of the Week. Most of the music industry was in Austin for SXSW and thus few notable songs were shared last week, leaving us with not enough contenders to even put together a Top 5 we were truly excited about. So this week’s Songs of the Week mainly covers this week, but has a few songs from last week, including the song that would’ve been our #1 last week if we’d done a list. Hence we have a Top 12 this week. More
World's Strongest Man Due Out May 4 via Hot Fruit/Caroline International
Jan 30, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Former Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes is releasing a new solo album, World’s Strongest Man, on May 4 via Hot Fruit/Caroline International. Previously he shared the album’s first single, “Deep Pockets.”Now “Deep Pockets” has a self-directed and self-edited video featuring Coombes taking an epic Uber-pool ride. More
Plus Field Music, Gaz Coombes, Belle and Sebastian, The Radio Dept., Hookworms, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 12, 2018
By Mark Redfern
We haven’t posted a Songs of the Week post in quite awhile, as there weren’t that many new songs of note over the holidays or at the start of the year, but this week there was an tidal wave of new tracks worth considering for this list. It was definitely a challenge to narrow it down to only 10 (Franz Ferdinand and Marlon Williams almost made the Top 10). More
World's Strongest Man Due Out May 4 via Hot Fruit/Caroline International
Jan 11, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Former Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes has announced a new solo album, World’s Strongest Man, and shared its first single, “Deep Pockets.” World’s Strongest Man is due out May 4 via Hot Fruit/Caroline International. More
Low, Ought, Gaz Coombes, Girl Ray, Sunflower Bean, U.S. Girls, Hinds, and More Added to the List
Jan 10, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
SXSW (aka South By Southwest), the annual conference/festival in Austin, Texas, previously announced the first round of 2018 musical performers, as well as the second round. Now they have announced the third round of artists to be performing during the music portion (there’s also film and interactive portions) in 2018 and it’s a long list featuring 570 artists! More
Aphex Twin, Gaz Coombes, and Others Also Nominated
Oct 16, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Since 1992 the Mercury Prize has been awarded to the best British album of the year, meaning an album created by a citizen of the U.K. and Ireland. It’s become one of the biggest honors a British musician can receive and can also boost an album’s sales in the U.K., especially if it wins. Now this year’s nominees have been announced. More
Matador (Da Capo) EP Out September 18
Jul 29, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Former Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes released a solo album, Matador, back in January. Now he has shared a reworked and extended version of the album’s title track, now titled “Matador (Da Capo),” via its video. More
Plus: Belle and Sebastian, Paul Weller, and Supergrass' Gaz Coombes
Jun 29, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
At Glastonbury this past weekend, a lot of British bands who made their marks in the 1990s performed. The BBC has posted an impressive amount of videos from the festival and so we decided to collect those performances from ‘90s heroes, all of whom are still going strong today. More
Former Supergrass Frontman's New Solo Album, Matador, Is Out Now
Feb 25, 2015
By Trevor Flynn
Former Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes has just unveiled the music video for new single, “Detroit”, which will be released on April 6, 2015. “Detroit” is off of Coombes’s recent solo outing, Matador. More
Interviews
May 04, 2018
By Lily Moayeri
Gaz Coombes’ grin is unmistakable. The one time frontperson for Supergrass, arguably the most effervescent group of ‘90s Britpop, is taking a break from rehearsals for an upcoming tour supporting his third solo album, World Strongest Man. More
The Former Supergrass Frontman on the "Me Too" Movement and Sexual Harassment, Richard Pryor, Donald Trump, and Not Being a Dick
Jan 12, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
For Under the Radar‘s 15th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to the last year. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2017 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. More
Reviews
Apr 15, 2024
By Geoff Shaw
Johnny Marr played a career spanning set including both solo material and Smiths classics at Nottingham’s Rock City last weekend. Support came from Gaz Coombes. More
May 02, 2018
By Matt the Raven
The third solo album from the former frontman of the defunct Britpop band Supergrass, sees Gaz Coombes settling in to his groove of nuanced pop rock that sounds both familiar and peculiar. More
Jan 29, 2015
By Lily Moayeri
Since going solo, Gaz Coombes, erstwhile frontperson of Britpop’s forgotten sons, Supergrass, has not tried to cling to his youth or to recreate his former group’s pogo-ready effervescence. More