http://www.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=129&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rssTop Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody OnlineBrit Pop/Brit Rocken720Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:38:48 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=129&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.36207&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Rock Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:12 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.36207 art.36207 Coldplay art.36207 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.36207&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.36207&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Parachutes, was released in late 2000 in the U.S., and they quickly became a sensation. The record went No. 1 in the U.K. charts and won Best Alternative Music Album at the 2002 Grammys. Marked by Martin's falsetto-happy vocals, songs like "Yellow" and "Shiver" employ stop/start dynamics that allow serene verses to build to a crescendo, centering on the well-trodden theme of love. Sophomore effort A Rush of Blood to the Head took home two Grammys and earned a spot on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list. Hits "Clocks" and "In My Place" were wistful and romantic, labeled by some as radio-friendly Radiohead. The group's third album, XandY, became the best-selling album of 2005, and "Speed of Sound" topped the year's charts worldwide. After conquering the charts and the Grammys, Coldplay shifted their focus from chart-topping anthems to a more experimental approach for their fourth album, Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends (which nevertheless topped charts upon its release). With ambient maestro Brian Eno co-producing, the 2008 album was an intriguing progression for the band, featuring a mix of global influences, classical strings, heavy piano and glistening bits of dreamy electronics. - Dan Shumate]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7035&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Rock Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:13 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7035 art.7035 Muse art.7035 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7035&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7035&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Muscle Museum EP a year later. "Muscle Museum" was highly touted in the British press and the buzz over Muse was officially on. The trio signed to Madonna's Maverick Records after playing a music industry show and released Showbiz in 1999. Origin of Symmetry followed in 2001 and the band enjoyed some radio success. But they weren't able to break through in the U.S. until the release of 2003's Absolution, which made its way to the top of the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart. Their success continued to grow with the release of 2006's bombastic Black Holes and Revelations and the even more bombastic 2009's The Resistance, which captures Muse at their weirdest, grandest and most ambitious. - Linda Ryan]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4817&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Rock Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:42:40 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4817 art.4817 Radiohead art.4817 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4817&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4817&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss The Bends (1995) that Radiohead transcended the formula, crafting the patient, heart-wrenching "Fake Plastic Trees" and the magnetic, sunshine-driven "Black Star." Thom Yorke's signature falsetto began to operate in a more deeply emotional capacity at this point. Finally producing to the caliber of their songwriting, Radiohead's OK Computer demonstrated a staggering attention to detail, probably ranking as one of the greatest commercial artistic successes of the '90s. Rarely does a record offer masterpieces in varying moods. From the thunderously suspenseful "Airbag" to the moody chime of the blustery "Let Down," Radiohead emerged victorious. The alt-rock superstardom and critical gushing that followed pushed them into their darkest and most creative space yet, and they delivered the electronic-tinged Kid A in 2000 and Amnesiac in 2001. Many critics and fans claimed to not "get" the group's twisted, skittering melodies and complicated, chorus-free rock songs but to the devout the band's cerebral art rock was like manna from the heavens. 2003's Hail to the Thief offered up a mixture of guitar-driven tracks amid a more restless desire to experiment. In 2007, Radiohead shook up the music industry with In Rainbows, an album released via their website in which fans could name their own price. - Kelly Bauman]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14481&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Rock Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:15 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.14481 art.14481 Snow Patrol art.14481 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14481&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14481&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38145&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Rock Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:56 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.38145 art.38145 Oasis art.38145 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38145&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38145&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5184298&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Pop/Brit Rock Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:50:57 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5184298 art.5184298 Keane art.5184298 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5184298&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5184298&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Hopes and Fears, is particularly impressive. - Linda Ryan]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5237151&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Post-Punk Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:51 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5237151 art.5237151 Franz Ferdinand art.5237151 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5237151&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5237151&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Darts Of Pleasure came out, it was as though their lean, romantic, and often danceable form of post-punk fell right from the pages of a Smash Hits from twenty years prior. In their formative years, most of the band were students at the Glasgow School of Art and spent their time practicing music at a spot called the Chateau, a music/art space along the lines of Andy Warhol's Factory. The group's smart and slightly oily brand of angular pop was soon embraced by press and fans, whose appetites for a post-punk revival were whetted by the success of bands like Interpol and Hot Hot Heat. They finally released their first full-length in 2004. The LP's unorthodox but unstoppable single "Take Me Out" quickly took off all over the world. In the summer of 2005, Franz Ferdinand built on that success with It Could Be So Much Better, which actually lived up to its title by bettering their winning debut. The Scots then released their third album in early 2009. Stripping away some of their post-punk roots, the band opted to load Tonight with disco-punk beats and spacey synths, making it some of their most experimental and upbeat material to date. - Jon Pruett]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9203143&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Indie/Alternative Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:49:23 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.9203143 art.9203143 Arctic Monkeys art.9203143 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9203143&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9203143&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss
A 2005 EP, Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys, was pressed onto limited-edition vinyl and CD, as well as digitally via iTunes, and they began playing small stages at British festivals, drawing large crowds. The band's debut single, "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor," went to Number One in the U.K. in late 2005; the following January, their first album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, became one of the fastest-selling British albums of all time, beating the first Oasis album as the biggest debut in U.K. rock history. (It debuted at Number 24 in the U.S.) The second single, "When the Sun Goes Down," was also a U.K. Number One hit. By April 2006, they issued an EP called Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?, featuring new material. Shortly afterward, founding bassist Nicholson left the group, citing exhaustion from touring. Nick O'Malley, another Sheffieldian who'd played with the Dodgems, filled in on tour and soon became a permanent menter. Together, the newly refurbished quartet recorded a new single, "Leave Before the Lights Come On," released that August. In April 2007, Arctic Monkeys' second album, Favourite Worst Nightmare, was issued, going straight to Number 1 in the U.K. and Number 7 in America. Turner and Miles Kane of the Rascals formed a side project called the Last Shadow Puppets, and released The Age of Understatement in May 2008. ]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.731&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Rock Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:09:52 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.731 art.731 The Verve art.731 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.731&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.731&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Urban Hymns (1997), newly christened the Verve consistently toured the U.S to a small yet furiously loyal cult audience, performing shows that were huge, rock-from-outer-space events packed into tiny clubs. Tensions grew along with their success, culminating in the official split of the band early in 1999. Ashcroft launched a solo career and other members worked in various projects including guitarist Simon Tong's contributions with the Good, the Bad & the Queen. In June 2007, however, the band announced a reunion tour, which would lead to their first album in over a decade, 2008's Forth. - Jon Pruett]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4462&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Rock Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:55 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4462 art.4462 Gomez art.4462 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4462&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4462&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Bring it On, beat out the Verve's Urban Hymns and Massive Attack's Mezzanine (both fine albums in their own right) for the U.K.'s prestigious Mercury Music Prize Album Of The Year. Their music braids vines of organic roots music with strands of bubbly dance production, but their songs tend to stick closer to the soil than the dancefloor. Three singers and two drummers mean a lot of ground can be explored, and Gomez are always willing to go where no Brit has gone before. They've garnered many comparisons to the Band thanks to their innovative take on Americana (MOJO magazine even put them on a cover aping the cover art of The Basement Tapes). One singer barks out lyrics with a warm Eddie Vedderesque rasp, while a second adds your standard, shy-voiced English indie kid, and a third inflects like a very young Tom Waits. Since each one is also a songwriter, the band's best moments feature three different personalities coming together on one soaring vision. And that, good people, is what you call musical chemistry (in it's most pure and dynamic form). With the energy, enthusiasm and passion of young people seeing the world for the first time, they weave in and out of Beatle-inspired power pop, bluesy laments, triumphant rockers or extended cosmic jams -- all the while retaining the kinetic Gomez sound. - Eric Shea]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.211&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Pop/Brit Rock Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:23:40 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.211 art.211 Blur art.211 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.211&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.211&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Leisure an uneasy hybrid. Just two years later they delivered the literate, clipped Modern Life Is Rubbish, winning critical -- if not commercial -- success. Then came "Girls & Boys," an ironic take on the unreflective hedonism rampant in Britain post-acid house. It struck a chord, climbing to No. 5 in the charts and driving Parklife triple platinum in the process. In a hectic 18 months, Blur edged out Oasis in the Battle of Britpop when "Country House" beat "Roll With It" to No. 1, only to see new album The Great Escape drop off the charts. Cue another shift in musical focus, this time to lo-fi indie rock. With it came spats, splits and separations (Albarn and Elastica's Justine Frischmann broke up), but Blur finally cracked America. However, the departure of Graham Coxon in 2002 after recording just one of Think Tank's tracks finally called time on the band. - Jamie Dolling]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.21825&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Pop/Brit Rock Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:06:51 -0700 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.21825 art.21825 Doves art.21825 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.21825&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.21825&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4212&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Post-Punk Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:46:45 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4212 art.4212 Morrissey art.4212 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4212&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4212&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Viva Hate, co-written by producer Stephen Street, was a triumph. Since then, the quality of Morrissey's output has careened wildly from respectable to moments of brilliance to leaden time-fillers. Mick Ronson (of early Bowie fame) helped toughen up his sound, but it was the reflective, peaceful and biting Vauxhall and I that reminded the public of this melodramatic crooner's unique vision. By the late 1990s, the public began to take Morrissey for granted and he was without a label for years. Then, in 2004, he released the best-selling You Are the Quarry and was once again embraced by sensitive rockers the world over. If songs as wonderful as "Trouble Loves Me" (1997) don't fly off his pen as quickly as they used to, it's still a comfort to have Morrissey around. He's your eccentric uncle, the one who laughs at stale convention and scoffs at the decadent hipsters ruling the pop world. Morrissey may be nostalgic for an England that never was, but he shows that the most revolutionary action in our busy, digital age may just be unhurried navel-gazing. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6857786&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Rock Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:46:45 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6857786 art.6857786 Kasabian art.6857786 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6857786&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6857786&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42700&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Dream Pop Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:47:20 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.42700 art.42700 The Dandy Warhols art.42700 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42700&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42700&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Dandys Rule, OK? (1995), a spatial and atmospheric collection of songs that exposed an occasional pop gem, like the lyric-less "Dandy Warhols T.V. Theme Song" or the pole-grinding stripper anthem "Ride." Their second album Dandy Warhols Come Down (1997) found frontman Courtney Taylor experimenting with some of the Jonestown's hand-me-down tape loop hijinks. This release was laden with more commercial alternative compromises in the overall production, while successfully maintaining the band's signature Moog-gazing jams. - Eric Shea]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4270&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Pop/Brit Rock Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:20 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4270 art.4270 Placebo art.4270 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4270&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4270&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8990302&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Adult Alternative Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:38:53 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.8990302 art.8990302 Thriving Ivory art.8990302 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8990302&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8990302&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.36183&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Rock Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:14 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.36183 art.36183 Elbow art.36183 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.36183&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.36183&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11113636&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Rock Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:05:22 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.11113636 art.11113636 The Kooks art.11113636 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11113636&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11113636&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Hunky Dory, which in turn was a word the Dame was using to describe his infant son, The Kooks risked accusations of cute posing before even playing a note. Not to worry, though; these four Brits from the Brighton Institute of Modern Music proved perfectly capable of living up to their influences. Their finely tuned pop songwriting abilities, all jangly guitars and sing-along lyrics, were immediately apparent with their debut single "Naive," which singer Luke Pritchard claims to have written when he was 16. This hit helped their debut long player, 2006's Inside In/Inside Out, to achieve triple platinum in the UK, with sellout shows following in the US. In 2007 they announced that their pending second album would be produced by Tony Hoffer. - Nicholas Baker]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12188&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:03:44 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.12188 art.12188 Mika art.12188 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12188&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12188&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Life in Cartoon Motion, soon followed the same chart-topping path. - Stephanie Benson]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6774670&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Rock Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:19:45 -0700 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6774670 art.6774670 Kaiser Chiefs art.6774670 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6774670&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6774670&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Employment, to the masses. The buzz in the U.K. soon spread and the quintet became popular among hipsters digging the newest crop of Brit bands like Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand and the Futureheads. The Chiefs became known for their energetic performances, opening the 2005 Philadelphia Live 8 concert and appearing at numerous U.K. festivals, earning them a 2006 Brit Award for Best British Live Act. In early 2007, they released Yours Truly, Angry Mob, with lead single "Ruby" reaching No. 1 on the U.K. charts. - Stephanie Benson]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69211&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Rock Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:28:45 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.69211 art.69211 Paul Weller art.69211 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69211&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69211&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Wild Wood in 1993 his career and reputation rebounded, he was re-embraced by the fickle British public and press, and he's only strengthened his position with such fine albums as Stanley Road (1995), Illumination, (2002), and the acoustic career retrospective Days of Speed (which includes updates of Jam and Style Council cuts). Driven, hardworking, and undeniably talented, Paul Weller has released consistently strong and relevant material over the course of four decades. It's hard to think of another artist in pop with a similar track record over an equal span of time. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42634&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Pop/Brit Rock Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:05:22 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.42634 art.42634 XTC art.42634 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42634&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42634&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16259210&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Indie Pop Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:39:06 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.16259210 art.16259210 Frightened Rabbit art.16259210 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16259210&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16259210&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.862&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Pop/Brit Rock Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:36 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.862 art.862 The Stone Roses art.862 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.862&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.862&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Second Coming was finally released in late 1994, the world was in the throes of Grungemania. The Stone Roses limped along as member after member left, until finally packing it in late 1996. - Linda Ryan]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7046191&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Rock Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:54 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7046191 art.7046191 Aqualung art.7046191 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7046191&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7046191&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Harrison to favorable reviews and airplay support from the omnipresent BBC Radio 1. However, the band was wracked by continuous in-fighting, and imploded. A mere 18 months later, in 2000, Matt and Ben are signed once again, this time under the moniker The 45's. The brothers released two well-received singles and toured with the likes of Cooper Temple Clause and the Electric Soft Parade. Once again, they failed to ignite and it wasn't long before Hanes decided to try his luck as a solo artist. Embracing his classical past, Hanes kept busy writing songs, submitting tunes to an ad agency who were looking for music for a forthcoming Volkswagon commercial. That television commercial reached millions, and drove patrons into music stores all over the U.K. trying to buy "that song" in the Volkswagon commercial. The BBC's Radio 1 jumped on the bandwagon, creating even more of demand for more of Hale's music, and in 2002, Aqualung was born. For his part, Hanes was happy to turn that 30-seconds of pop perfection into his debut album, Strange and Beautiful. Aqualung's second effort, Still Life, was released in the U.K. in early 2004. By the following year, Hales had an America deal and released an album (also called Strange and Beautiful) which combined songs from their two U.K. releases for the United States. - Linda Ryan]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7793&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Rock Wed, 8 Jul 2009 13:07:15 -0700 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7793 art.7793 Stereophonics art.7793 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7793&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7793&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.274&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Rock Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:50:55 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.274 art.274 Travis art.274 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.274&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.274&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Paris, Texas, Travis came on to the British music scene like...well, like any other British band. Oversized quotes about Travis being the best band in the world read like pop culture deja vu in the British weeklies, but after Travis' 15 minutes were up, the band refused to go away. They strayed away from the Oasis/Slade sound and spent a while approximating Thom Yorke's crew before birthing their own infectious (and less heady) brand of guitar pop. The songs are well written and even crafty at times, but still sometimes reminiscent of Radiohead's former formula of catchy radio pop (don't think beyond The Bends). - Eric Shea]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15606161&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Pop/Brit Rock Thu, 8 Oct 2009 11:44:54 -0700 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.15606161 art.15606161 Glasvegas art.15606161 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15606161&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15606161&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss NME named the song one of 2007's best). In early 2008 they signed with a major and set to work recording an eponymous debut album, which compiled a number of their U.K. singles and was released internationally in fall 2008. - Nate Cavalieri]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.36189&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Pop/Brit Rock Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:39:56 -0700 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.36189 art.36189 Pulp art.36189 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.36189&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.36189&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55122&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Rock Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:56 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.55122 art.55122 Starsailor art.55122 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55122&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55122&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Love Is Here. The band made inroads in the U.S. via a mini tour with the Doves and then again on their own, but they have yet to break out beyond the college and Anglophile markets. - Linda Ryan]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.67228&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Post-Punk Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:54 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.67228 art.67228 Stellastarr art.67228 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.67228&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.67228&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5353&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Pop/Brit Rock Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:23:14 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5353 art.5353 James art.5353 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5353&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5353&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Gold Mother to lukewarm reviews, but hidden among the tracks was the loping gem "Sit Down," which struck a chord with James' swelling legion of fans and became their signature tune. Writers were shocked when audiences (T-shirted punters from both the Indie Kid and Crusty camps) actually sat down when the song was played live, and journalists grudgingly gave the band some respect. In the UK, frontman Tim Booth and co. were bona fide stars, headlining major European festivals and holding their own in the charts. In America, the band's big break came when MTV picked up the whirling, gender-bending single "Laid." Although James had developed a substantial fan base in the US, they weren't able to capitalize on the momentum of "Laid," and despite a catalog of hit-worthy songs, many Americans see James as one hit wonders. - Linda Ryan]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38147&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Blue-Eyed Soul Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:13:48 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.38147 art.38147 The Style Council art.38147 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38147&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38147&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38148&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Pop/Brit Rock Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:39:56 -0700 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.38148 art.38148 Supergrass art.38148 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38148&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38148&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss I Should Coco. The album revealed the band's knack for channeling the sound and spirit of '70s pop punk of acts like the Buzzcocks, the Undertones and the Jam while remaining connected to the original '60s British Invasion scene. I Should Coco's upbeat energy, unstoppable good spirits and contagious sense of fun stood in stark contrast to the cynically maudlin, generic teen angst alt rock wares being peddled to teenagers by the American post-grunge and rapcore scenes. This was music for sharing with friends and going out and celebrating, not holing up in your room. 1997's In It For the Money found the group taming (though not deleting) the blazing punk tempos of their first phase and further exposing the Beatles/Kinks/Badfinger accents and soaring power pop melodies at the heart of so many of their songs. While this was closer in style to what Oasis was doing at the same time, the fact that Supergrass were continuing to grow past their contemporaries was supported by their third, self-titled release. The LP earned FM radio play for the infectious Stones-go-glam track "Pumping on Your Stereo" and the album opener, "Moving," which builds ever upward from its best-U2-song-in-ages intro. 2002's Life on Other Planets was Supergrass' "great leap forward," containing all their '60s and '70s influences (with an even greater focus on Badfinger) and positive energy but tempering them with a greater interest in experimenting with song structure, texture and instrumentation. While 2004's "best of" retrospective, Supergrass Is 10, reminded everyone how good their entire back catalog is, the next year's Road to Rouen showed that the group could go as mid-tempo, reflective and bittersweet as the best of them. Supergrass now display an even deeper connection with their initial musical heroes (Lennon/McCartney, Ray Davies, Paul Weller, and Petes Hamm and Shelley), without diminishing their own identity. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4005&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Punk Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:32 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4005 art.4005 Buzzcocks art.4005 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4005&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4005&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1103&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Space Rock Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:34 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1103 art.1103 Spiritualized art.1103 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1103&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1103&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Lazer Guided Melodies to 2001's Let It Come Down, Pierce has tripped up his music with grand, sweeping orchestral arrangements, droning vintage music gear from the '60s, cascading walls of swelling gospel harmonies, and songs about lost love and chemical dependency.]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37423&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Alt Dance Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:49:05 -0700 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.37423 art.37423 Big Audio Dynamite art.37423 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37423&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37423&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.19983973&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Baroque Pop Mon, 3 Aug 2009 09:33:53 -0700 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.19983973 art.19983973 The Last Shadow Puppets art.19983973 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.19983973&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.19983973&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss The Age of Understatement. The album earned strong reviews in Britain, and the band showed that they could rock a string section with an energetic live show. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8858182&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Post-Punk Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:32:50 -0700 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.8858182 art.8858182 Editors art.8858182 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8858182&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8858182&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss University Challenge." Not that this seems to have fazed Editors, who have no qualms about discussing their formation at Staffordshire University, a distinctly unfashionable seat of higher education. They also remain undaunted that they're firmly domiciled in Birmingham, England's out-of-favor second city. Indeed, these resolutely anti-hipster, anti rock 'n' roll stances have possibly fired alienated hearts with enthusiasm for their bleak, driving and remorselessly serious take on jerky, Joy Division-inspired post-punk. Signing to Newcastle label Kitchenware in late 2004, Editors scored a neat PR coup by selling out their first single, "Bullets," in only 24 hours -- a remarkable feat, until you learn that just 500 singles were pressed up. However, the band's rise was firmly fixed when "Munich," their second single, catapulted them into the UK Top 30. That set the scene for "Blood," their propulsive follow-up single, (which went Top-20) and their debut album, The Back Room. Finally unleashed on the US in March 2006, Editors now look poised to inject a strong dose of old country goth into the sunny States: What price on them becoming the new Cure? - Jamie Dolling]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.65770&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Garage Rock Revival Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:39:56 -0700 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.65770 art.65770 The Libertines art.65770 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.65770&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.65770&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6065187&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Indie Pop Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:33:40 -0700 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6065187 art.6065187 Maccabees art.6065187 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6065187&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6065187&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3412&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Pop/Brit Rock Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:15:00 -0700 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3412 art.3412 Elastica art.3412 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3412&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3412&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Vanishing Point. - Eric Shea]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68033&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Rock Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:14:33 -0700 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.68033 art.68033 The Veils art.68033 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68033&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68033&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss The Runaway Found in 2004. - Linda Ryan]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7603&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Pop/Brit Rock Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:55:30 -0700 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7603 art.7603 Super Furry Animals art.7603 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7603&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7603&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8090&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Pop/Brit Rock Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:09:31 -0700 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.8090 art.8090 Charlatans U.K. art.8090 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8090&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8090&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6761&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Adult Alternative Fri, 4 Sep 2009 10:46:33 -0700 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6761 art.6761 World Party art.6761 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6761&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6761&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.505&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Rock Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:14:32 -0700 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.505 art.505 Manic Street Preachers art.505 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.505&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.505&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Everything Must Go (1996) and This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours (1998). - Charles Hodgkins]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12090935&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Pop/Brit Rock Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:11:54 -0700 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.12090935 art.12090935 The Wombats art.12090935 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12090935&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12090935&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss A Guide To Love, Loss & Desperation, soon after. - Stephanie Benson]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.53388&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Rock Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:51 -0800 Top Brit Pop/Brit Rock Artists on Rhapsody Online art.53388 art.53388 Richard Ashcroft art.53388 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.53388&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.53388&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fbrit-pop-brit-rock%2Fartist-chart.rss Alone With Everybody, Ashcroft unleashes musical spirituality by injecting something usually not present in most commercial music: human soul and musical numinousness. With sweeping, swirling love songs such as "You On My Mind In My Sleep," Ashcroft forgoes the ego and exposes his heart in the company of otherworldly guitar drones, string accompaniment and weeping pedal steel notes. It is here the listener realizes that this man's forte is the love song. Even on the more up-tempo (and Pro Tools-laden) hits such as "Come On People (We're Making It Now)" and "I Get My Beat," we find Ashcroft confident and triumphant in his amorous temper. His songs reveal a young man who is completely enamored with the shortness of life and the time we have to live it. - Eric Shea]]>