Diamond Hoo Ha

Performer: Supergrass
Producer: Nick Launay
Distributor: Caroline Distribution

Notes: Issued in 2008, DIAMOND HOO HA finds Supergrass returning to its signature raucous, rollicking Britpop sound after the more subdued ROAD TO ROUEN. Helmed by revered post-punk producer Nick Launay (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Yeah Yeah Yeahs), the album is darker in tone than Gaz Coombes and company's early outings (I SHOULD COCO, IN IT FOR THE MONEY), but it's no less energetic, as revealed on the opening trio of tunes--glam-tinged "Diamond Hoo Ha Man," the fierce "Bad Blood," and the slinky "Rebel in You." Although there are lighter moments on HOO HA, most notably the relatively airy "Ghost of a Friend," a defiantly rocked-out attitude runs through most of the record, resulting in one of the U.K. band's most immediately engaging outings.

On its debut in 1995, the Oxford, U.K. trio Supergrass belied its youth with a precocious knowledge of British pop trends both past and present. Were they the new Small Faces or the British Monkees? The answer came two years later with the release of IN IT FOR THE MONEY, on which they shook off the sophomore jinx and demonstrated conclusively that they were among Britpop's finest proponents.

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