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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)

• That’s All I Wanna Do
• A Day Is Far Too Long
• I Wish
• Hard + Slow
• Who The Fuck?

The Golden D (2000)

• Jamie Thomas
• The Fear
• Oochy Woochy
• Don’t Think About Always

Crow Sit On Blood Tree (2001)

• Empty Word
• Tired
• Thank God For The Rain
• You Never Will Be

The Kiss Of Morning (2002)

• Escape Song
• Baby, You’re Out Of Your Mind
• It Ain’t No Lie
• Just Be Mine

Happiness In Magazines (2004)

• Spectacular
• Bittersweet Bundle Of Misery
• All Over Me
• Freakin’ Out

Love Travels At Illegal Speeds (2006)

• I Can’t Look At Your Skin
• You & I
• I Don’t Wanna Go Out
• Don’t Believe Anything I Say

The Spinning Top (2009)

• In The Morning
• If You Want Me
• Dead Bees
• Sorrow’s Army
• Tripping Over

From the upcoming album A&E
(Live from the Brixton Academy Japan Benefit)

• City Hall
• Running For Your Life

B-Sides/Singles

• All I Wanna Do Iz Listen To Yuz (2002)
• Life It Sucks (2004)
• Light Up Your Candles (2006)
• This Old Town (with Paul Weller) (2007)

Covers

• Love You (Syd Barrett)
• Billy Hunt (The Jam)
• 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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