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Britpop: Modern Life Is... Brilliant!

John Harris, New Musical Express, 7 January 1995

It was the year grunge died, the year of jungle... arses. It was the year that BRITISH POP found its feet again, and what's more, started dancing on them. JOHN HARRIS dons his old school three stripes and shuffles to Aretha Franklin and Elastica, chanting, "If the kids are united..."

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