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SUPERGRASS on I Should Coco and In It For the Money

o paraphrase William Shakespeare “Some are born Britpop, some achieve Britpop, and others have Britpop thrust upon them.” Supergrass definitely belong in the “thrust” column. Mick Quinn (bass), Danny Goffey (drums), and Gaz Coombes (vocals, guitar)—with Coombes’ older brother Rob Coombes becoming an official member in 2002—appeared to be the precociously talented, slightly mischievous kid brothers of the Britpop top tier,

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