Britpop
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Britpop (uncountable)
A British alternative rock movement from the mid-1990s, characterised by influences from the 1960s and 1970s, catchy hooks, the glamour of earlier pop stardom, and the sense of creating a soundtrack to the lives of a new generation of British youth.
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There's also a lot of gritty Americana type of bands. I actually have a lot of Britpop on my iPod, too.
A chart battle between Blur and Oasis dubbed "The Battle of Britpop" brought Britpop to the forefront of the British press in 1995.
A rise in unabashed maleness, exemplified by Loaded magazine and lad culture in general, would be very much part of the Britpop era.
By the mid-1990s, as elements of the movement began to attract mainstream interest, particularly grunge and then Britpop, post-grunge and pop-punk, the term alternative began to lose its meaning.
At the same time, Damon Albarn sought to distance Blur from Britpop with the band's self-titled fifth album, Blur (1997).
Harris, pg. 354. The popularity of the pop group the Spice Girls has been seen as having "snatched the spirit of the age from those responsible for Britpop."