Graham Coxon says Blur tried to “kill any stink of Britpop” on self-titled album
nme.comGraham Coxon has recalled Blur‘s effort to distance themselves from the sound of Britpop on their 1997 self-titled album.The band’s fifth album, featuring singles including as ‘Song 2’ and ‘Beetlebum’, was characterised by its aggression and heightened emotion in comparison to their previous work.Coxon was the main member of the band pushing for a stylistic change and detailed in a new interview with Mojo how he tried to make that happen.“I decided to write a letter to Damon because I wasn’t confident enough to broach conversations about my needs.
It was something like: ‘I’d like to start scaring people again, because at the start, we were into unease, songs like ‘Oily Water’ and ‘Resigned’.
Let’s make a bloody row, and have fun’,” he recalled.“I didn’t get much of a reaction, but Damon did give me the steering wheel a little more.
I think he was sympathetic, and keen, for everyone to express themselves, and for me to have moments to mess around with noise.
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