Supergrass
Latitude festival review: a hyper-real return to glitter, beer and British musical brilliance
The first full-capacity festival since the pandemic began hosted a series of artists – Sons of Kemet and Self Esteem among them – that show how vibrant the UK’s scene still is
Kate Hutchinson
26, Jul, 2021 @12:47 PM
Gaz Coombes: ‘It felt good that life was speeding up’
As Supergrass return to festival stages, their frontman remembers his younger days, from the majesty of Spacemen 3 to love letters via mixtapes
As told to Ben Beaumont-Thomas
16, Jul, 2021 @8:00 AM
‘Our sound man had Kurt Cobain against the wall’: iconic Leeds gig pub ‘reopens’
Nirvana, Blur and Coldplay all played early shows at the Duchess of York. Twenty-one years after it closed, a new pop-up version calls attention to the plight of today’s small venues
Dave Simpson
14, Jul, 2021 @10:40 AM
'I felt deeply apologetic': how one man's bucket-list trip put a community at risk of Covid-19
Jonathon Cartwright caught coronavirus on a whirlwind visit from Australia to London to see a band. He’s recovered – but still feels guilty
Gay Alcorn
21, Apr, 2020 @3:33 AM
Supergrass: ‘We’ve always been about manic energy’
Britpop veterans Supergrass are back on the road – the Observer catches up with them in Amsterdam
Nosheen Iqbal
23, Feb, 2020 @10:00 AM
Supergrass review – joyous return for one of the UK's greatest singles bands
In a tradition of melodic, wild, witty British guitar pop – with a dash of psych and glam – the returning Britpop favourites make your face ache from smiling
Malcolm Jack
21, Feb, 2020 @12:45 PM
Festival No 6 review – au revoir to an eccentric, magical gem
The last Festival No 6 ‘for now’ has awkward cultural copyists, but is saved by Franz Ferdinand, The The and Anna Calvi
Mark Beaumont
10, Sep, 2018 @2:21 PM
The 10 best teen pop singers
After 19-year-old Lorde’s Bowie tribute at the Brits, we look at other notable young performers
Jude Rogers
04, Mar, 2016 @12:05 PM
Supergrass: how we made I Should Coco
Gaz Coombes: ‘Spielberg wanted us to do a TV series, but we wanted to make it through our music, not our sideburns’
Interviews by Ben Beaumont-Thomas
24, Nov, 2015 @8:00 AM
Danny Goffey: soundtrack of my life
The Supergrass co-founder – now leading Vangoffey – on Dexys Midnight Runners, Inspiral Carpets and Pink Floyd
Interview by Alex Flood
31, May, 2015 @7:00 AM
Gaz Coombes: ‘Britpop was overblown – there were only a few decent bands’
The former Supergrass man talks sideburns, stealing his daughter’s musical ideas and why he’s a secret cage fighter
Harriet Gibsone
04, Feb, 2015 @4:51 PM
Gaz Coombes: Matador review
The former Supergrass singer puts his powerful pop voice to good use in this diverse, confessional album, writes Jon Dennis
Jon Dennis
22, Jan, 2015 @9:15 PM
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