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Supergrass

Buzzsaw hooks with cartoon joy—serious musicianship smuggled in goofy grins.

Britpop
Alternative rock

Updated 27 October 2026

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Biography

I Should Coco bottled adolescent sprint without losing Motown shuffle homework.

Later albums stretched prog and pub-rock vocabulary while keeping cheer.

Reunion touring celebrated chemistry between Gaz Coombes and Mick Quinn groove.

High-bitrate streams keep Farfisa cheese, ride bell, and vocal yelp harmony.

Gaz Coombes, Mick Quinn, and Danny Goffey formed Supergrass in Oxford as teenagers. I Should Coco (1995) included Caught by the Fuzz, Mansize Rooster, and Alright. In It for the Money (1997) and Supergrass (1999) followed.

Life on Other Planets (2002), Road to Rouen (2005), and Diamond Hoo Ha (2008) kept the band going. They split in 2010 and reunited in 2019. Coombes has a solo career.

Supergrass: recent news, 2020–2026

2020 Reunion shows planned for the year were postponed because of the pandemic.
2022 The band returned to the stage for its reunion tour.

Interesting facts about Supergrass

01 English rock band formed in Oxford in 1993; Gaz Coombes is lead vocalist and guitarist.
02 I Should Coco (1995) included Alright as a UK top-five hit.
03 In Cold Blood / Diamond Hoo Ha albums maintained chart presence into the 2000s.
04 Alright was a UK top-five hit in 1995.
05 Gaz Coombes has recorded solo albums.