One of Britpop’s contributing bands, with more hit singles in 1996 than any other.

Shed Seven: Chasing Rainbows

A piece of sparkly yet wistful pop from 1998.

Sixpence None the Richer: Kiss Me

The band’s first hit, no 3 in the UK in 1995. An objection to the female condition, the song’s lyric playing against lead singer Gwen Stefani’s appearance. Commercial imperatives, though.

No Doubt: Just a Girl

Despite its long afterlife this only reached no 46 in the UK on first release in 1984. It was a no 13 on re-release in 1990, though.

Talk Talk: It’s My Life

A double dose of nostalgia today. The 90s and Boghead.

Boghead was of course the ground where the mighty Sons of the Rock used to play before they moved to The Rock in 2000. At that point it was the oldest ground in Scotland that had been in continuous use.

This clip shows the new “Postage Box” stand, erected in 1980. This held 303 people rather than just 80 in the old one.

Where Boghead once was is now covered in housing.

The Supernaturals: High Tension at Boghead

The Cranberries are the group I started this category off with.

It’s about time I returned to them.

This was their first hit.

The Cranberries: Dreams

By the time of this song’s release, the third single from the This Is Hardcore LP, Pulp’s star was beginning to wane. It has all their signature marks, though.

Pulp: A Little Soul

This week, a piece of weirdery from 1990.

They Might Be Giants: Birdhouse in Your Soul

This Del Amitri song was first released as a single in 1989 (making a stellar no 59 in the UK charts) but did a bit better on re-release the next year after the relative success of Nothing Ever Happens (which, criminally, did not reach the top ten.) That time it reached the stunning heights of no 43.

Del Amitri: Let’s Kiss This Thing Goodbye

I haven’t posted a Lightning Seeds track for a while.

So here’s a no. 12 from 1997.

Lightning Seeds: Sugar Coated Iceberg