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For me, Garbage just withstands test of time. While I can't forever listen to any one particular artist for more than a month straight, w/about 2 others as a break! during a "binge", I can repeatedly listen to Garbage on a pretty regular basis just about every other month w/out ever tiring of them. I can't really say that about too many. If you like Garbage, then it's worth also checking out Metric, particularly their newest release (Sept. '18) Art of Doubt (I just left a review).
On favorite Kasabian album, hands down West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum! Followed closely by Velociraptor. A 2-pack CD is available with both, b/c after I'd gotten into them heavily over the summer, I purchased that for a friend, who loved 'em and got their entire back-catalog! I actually got for myself a DVD/CD Live At The O2 & that's what I've listened to (and viewed) as it's got the best selection from W. Ryder and Velociraptor. After that 48:13-that's quite a bit more electronic, though; it's not as accessible, but if ya hang in, it's a grower. If you get CD, it's well worth it, to get the Deluxe, b/c it comes w/DVD bonus live concert Summer Solstice in their hometown of Leicester (aka "Lestah"!) They're very generous with their packaging, so always look for deluxe editions...
Kasabian have 6 albums, 5 of which have entered the UK charts at #1 and they're the #1 live act, as well. Sergio Pizzorno, writer, guitarist, backing vocals w/some leads categorizes them as spacerock...sounds good to me! Tom Meighan's on lead vocals.
Last year, when it was a new release, I'd listened to "For Crying Out Loud" and that one didn't really wow me; that's got more of a Happy Mondays kinda sound, but friend likes this one, too. (I may take another listen and find I have different opinion.) Just like I'd been aware of them from song "Club Foot" and that didn't instantly ignite interest, but now I like "Club Foot" a lot.
I caught a Glastonbury or Isle of Wright Festival on MTV Live and heard "Underdog" (W. Ryder) "Bumblebee" & "Eez-eh" (48:13) and that's when I instantly had to get 'em. Since then, other favorite songs are "Re-Wired" (Velociraptor), "Bow" (48:13) and, important: L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever) on W. Ryder; if I'd heard that instead of "Club Foot", I would've been into them for years already.
Unfortunately, in U.S. we don't get a lot of the music that's at the forefront in England. I've long been exploring what's happening in music there and get notifications from NME online and will occasionally purch. an issue of NME or Q on Ebay and further explore from there. I am always wishing that every music service and websites would just make a British or Britpop category of its' own, since even if it's alternative or indie, the music's always so different bet. US and UK. I also like Cage the Elephant and The Dandy Warhols, both of whom gained success in England before US. Other outstanding British is Catherine Steel (from 90s) who defy categorization...heard from pandora radio and other listeners there; in particular albums "Ferment" and "Chrome".
I'm also heavy into neo-garage and a particularly great album is (Swedish) Mando Diao "Hurricane Bar" if you like that kind of sound, and if you lean toward blues, then I'd recommend (Belgium) Black Box Revelation "Set Your Head On Fire".
I'd be interested to hear your opinions once you've taken a listen(s)..post, or okay to PM.
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