Gaz Coombes

The Profile

Gaz Coombes is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist best known as the frontman of Supergrass. Launching a solo career in the 2010s, he released Here Come the Bombs (2012), Matador (2015, Mercury Prize–nominated), World’s Strongest Man (2018), and Turn The Car Around (2023).

Lead singer and guitarist of Supergrass (formed 1993 with Danny Goffey and Mick Quinn). Solo album Matador was nominated for the Mercury Prize.

A single in-depth review praises Gaz Coombes’s third solo album, World’s Strongest Man, for its confident evolution from Matador, sharp production with Ian Davenport, and smart nods to Radiohead, Jack White, and Bowie. Standout tracks include Deep Pockets, Walk The Walk, Oxygen Mask, and the reviewer’s favorite, Wounded Egos. The piece highlights Coombes’s steady growth since Supergrass and the Mercury-nominated Matador.