THE PROPER KIND: An introduction to the music of Graham Coxon
Graham Coxon is a prolific English singer/songwriter, multi-instumentalist, producer, and artist. Despite all of this, he is still best-known for being the guitarist and occasional songwriter and vocalist for Blur. However, if you spotted this post looking for some of the shiny-sounding “Britpop” that Blur brought to prominence in the 1990s, there’s none of that to be found here. With influences that range from 1960s giants like The Beatles and The Who to lesser-known American indie groups such as Pavement and Mission of Burma, Graham’s managed to create an impressive body of work that showcases his signature highly-praised guitar work and also (sometimes alarmingly personal) lyrical themes of love, struggle, neuroticism, and the occasional social commentary, all of which are delivered with a sense of humor and earnestness which seems to be lacking on many records today. With a new album slated for release later this year, and a slew of European festival dates this summer, this is the perfect time for you to accept Coxon into your life! Or at least, y’know, onto your ipod.
*All songs are in mp3 format. Click through to stream a track or right-click + save as to download.
Or here’s a handy [ZIP] if you wanna try it all!
The Sky Is Too High (1998)
Crow Sit On Blood Tree (2001)
The Kiss Of Morning (2002)
Baby, You’re Out Of Your Mind
Happiness In Magazines (2004)
Bittersweet Bundle Of Misery
Love Travels At Illegal Speeds (2006)
I Can’t Look At Your Skin
Don’t Believe Anything I Say
From the upcoming album A&E
(Live from the Brixton Academy Japan Benefit)
All I Wanna Do Iz Listen To Yuz (2002)
Light Up Your Candles (2006)
This Old Town (with Paul Weller) (2007)
Been Smoking Too Long (Nick Drake)
Time For Heroes (The Libertines)
That’s When I Reach For My Revolver (Misson of Burma)
Borstal Breakout (with Carl Barat) (Sham 69)
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