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Primal Scream
12th Aug 2010
Primal Scream’s career could in many ways be read as a microcosm of British indie rock in the ’80s and ’90s. Bobby Gillespie formed the band in the mid-’80s while drumming for goth-tinged noise rockers the Jesus and Mary Chain, who were the exact opposite of Primal Scream — the latter specialized in infectious, jangly pop on
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Kasabian
Kasabian took the British press by storm in the early 2000s by mixing traces of the Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, and Primal Scream with Oasis-sized confidence and DJ Shadow-influenced electronics. Named after Linda Kasabian, Charles Manson‘s getaway driver turned state witness, the Leicester-based group also stole a page from the Bandby moving into a remote farmhouse to brew its music. Communal life
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Also tagged Happy Mondays, indie, indie-rock, Kasabian, Oasis, The Stone Roses
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