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Gene

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Gene are an English Britpop/indie rock band. Their debut album Olympian was released in February 1995. The band is noted for melancholic, Smiths-influenced songwriting led by Martin Rossiter.

Debut album 'Olympian' released February 1995; singer Martin Rossiter is a central figure in reviews; band frequently compared to The Smiths and associated with the 1990s Britpop scene.

A sympathetic review of Gene's debut Olympian (released February 1995) praises its melancholic, English night-time atmosphere and strong songwriting. The reviewer highlights Martin Rossiter's lyrics and compares the band to The Smiths while calling Gene underrated. Overall the review awards 4/5.

For:Fans of 1990s Britpop and melancholic British indie rock; listeners who like The Smiths-influenced sound.

 

When "Olympian" was released in February 1995, the British press did not hesitate to call it a purely "derivative" album (in this case, similar to the Oasis/Beatles comparison, the model of reference was identified in the Smiths) and to frame it in the then nascent Britpop movement.

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