The Auteurs and their part in Britpop's downfall
On the occasion of the publication of Luke Haines’ Bad Vibes: Britpop and My Part in Its Downfall, DiS reappraises his four classic records under the banner of The Auteurs
- Mount Kimbie - Cold Spring Fault Less Youth
- Baptist Generals - Jackleg Devotional to the Heart
- Tribes - Wish to Scream
- "More bands should split up" - Brett Anderson opens up to DiS about the return of Suede
- CocoRosie - Tales of a GrassWidow
- Laurel Halo - Behind the Green Door
- Frankie & the Heartstrings - The Days Run Away
- Drowned in Manchester #15 – May 2013
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along with pulp, sfa
best british indie band of the 90s
the whole era of the mid 90s (even the good stuff)
is quite depressing for a reason i cant quite put my finger on.
pfft, now i'm a cowboy is so clearly the best auteurs album
with after murder park in second
That's a really good piece of writing
The Auteurs were massively underrated, unlucky to have come along when Britpop was in full swing. The b-sides to Light Aircraft on Fire and the Back with the Killer e.p tracks were all excellent too.
After Murder Park is the best
a classic. Followed by Cowboy, then New Wave. I think they started to lose it a little with Bootboys.
"luke haines is dead" that b side & radio sessions compl.
brilliant.
especially baader meinhof outtakes, "cowboy" era peel sessions, all those brilliant "new wave" b sides..
Baader Meinhof
10/10
Anyone read the book yet?
Can't decide how good it could be. Love his music but the title makes the book sound a little cash-iny.
I think the title
purposely sounds cash-in...and why shouldn't he? Auteurs were never as big as they should have been and Haines has bills to pay like any of us. People I know who have read says it great.
correction
It's not 'Lights Out' that contains the lyrics you describe - it's 'The Rubettes'.
I browsed through it during my lunch hour
I had to stop because I was laughing out loud too much. Full of bitter, witty humour. The episodes with Suede are excellent, come payday I shall buy it..
Could have mentioned that
The Auteurs were actually on tour with Nirvana in Europe in 1993? Given Cobain's control freak issues with who supported them I think it's safe to say that he thought highly of the band to allow them to play. They were definitely more kindred spirits than Brett Anderson/Damon Allbran.
In my opinion Luke Haines did wonders for <ahem> the outsider in Pop, up til then you had to be some shrieking mentalist like Julian Cope/Terry Bickers/Lesley Rankine or boring failure like Birdland. Without Luke Haines there'd have been no Tindersticks, Belle and Sebastian, Gretchen Hofner, Sophia (Robin Proper Sheppard), Patrick Wolf, Victoria English Gentleman's Club, Fosca... I see a lot of his influence around... Even Jarvis's star quality may not have shone through without the groundwork Luke Haines did beforehand?