Nostalgia can be a lovely thing in small doses. As this tune appeared out of nowhere on a Spotify shuffle adventure the other day, I was suddenly back in 1994, had wonky teeth, still fancied the girl down the road and was wearing a coat that I thought made me look like Liam Gallagher but was undoubtedly more Frank Gallagher. Plus ca change. And boy, is it of its time. Jangly guitars, feisty frontwoman and a tale of cocaine-clouded nights on the town and y'know, the comedown and stuff. So far, so mid-90s indie. But Insomniac is certainly a cut above most of the minor league Britpop dross. It's got a blockbuster of a chorus, gloriously chunky major chords and a preternatually bright-eyed vocal from Sonya Madan. One to play to the young 'uns when she inevitably turns up in the Never Mind The Buzzcocks identity parade...
Insomniac by Echobelly - listen on Spotify here.
From: Everyone's Got One (1994)
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