ARTIST: Supergrass
TITLE: Road To Rouen
LABEL: Parlophone
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 210kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 35min total
RELEASE DATE: 2005-08-15
RIP DATE: 2005-06-25

Track List

01. Tales Of Endurance (Parts 4,5   5:31
& 6)
02. St. Petersburg                  3:09
03. Sad Girl                        3:37
04. Roxy                            6:17
05. Coffee In The Pot               1:50
06. Road To Rouen                   3:51
07. Kick In The Teeth               3:36
08. Low C                           4:18
09. Fin                             3:11

Release Notes:

Initially regarded as new entrants in the UK's indie guitar band movement of the
mid-90s, Oxford's Supergrass suddenly found themselves thrust into the rock
mainstream. The band comprises Danny Goffey (drums), Gary Coombes
(vocals/guitar) and Mickey Quinn (bass). Previously Goffey and Coombes had been
part of Ride-influenced upstarts the Jennifers, who recorded one single for
Suede's label, Nude Records. With the addition of Quinn, rehearsals took place
in early 1994, inspired by the Pixies, Sonic Youth and Buzzcocks. They
eventually worked their way up to a ramshackle half-hour live set that made up
in enthusiasm what it lacked in musical accomplishment. Their debut single,
"Caught By The Fuzz", about being arrested by the police for cannabis
possession, brought them to much wider attention, though not before it had been
released on three separate occasions. Bedroom label Backbeat first supplied 250
copies in the summer of 1994. Fierce Panda then included it as part of a
six-track EP of various teenage bands on the advent of Supergrass signing to
Parlophone Records. Re-released by the major in October, it climbed to number 42
in the UK charts, and by the close of the year it was voted number 5 in disc
jockey John Peel's Festive 50 selection. They also toured with Shed Seven and
supported Blur at their Alexandra Palace gig, before the release of a second
single, "Man Size Rooster", in early 1995.

The band's debut album was produced at Sawmills Studios, Golant, with Mystics
singer Sam Williams, while the band also contributed to the Sub Pop Records
Singles Club with "Lose It". However, all was eclipsed by the astonishing
success of "Alright" (b/w "Time"). An updated Monkees-styled summer hit,
accompanied by a video filmed in Portmerion (the town immortalized in the cult
60s television series The Prisoner), "Alright' shot to number 2 in the UK charts
and made instant celebrities of the band. The resultant interest in Supergrass
pushed I Should Coco to number 1 in the UK album chart and it remained on the
play-list for the best part of 1996. In 1997, the band rose to the pressure of
producing a follow-up with the magnificent In It For The Money, confirming their
standing as one of the country's brightest new talents. The album displayed a
heartening collection of good, melodic hooks, each song flowing into the next
with assured energy. The opening title track was followed by the hard
rock/surfin" "Richard III", which is how the Beach Boys might have sounded if
they had plugged in their guitars. "Tonight" utilised a delicate coating of
brass, while "Late In The Day" brought to mind piano-inspired Beatles.
Derivative it may have been, but the album represented a highlight of the
musical year, with the band hitting an early peak on an outstanding, polished
pop collection. They returned in May 1999 with a punchy new single, "Pumping On
Your Stereo", taken from their self-titled third album, although ultimately this
release did not enjoy the commercial success of their previous efforts.

And here they are, once again!