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'{{For|the witnesses who betray information about associated criminals|Supergrass (informant)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2013}} {{Use British English|date=January 2013}} {{Infobox musical artist |name = Supergrass |background = group_or_band |image = Supergrass.jpg |caption = From left to right:<br/>[[Gaz Coombes]], [[Danny Goffey]] and [[Mick Quinn]] at [[Roundhouse (venue)|Roundhouse]], London, 14 March 2008 |origin = [[Oxford]], England |genre = {{hlist|[[Britpop]]|[[alternative rock]]}} |years_active = 1993&ndash;2010, 2019&ndash;present |label = [[Parlophone]], [[Sub Pop]], Backbeat, [[Island Def Jam]], [[Capitol Records|Capitol]], Supergrass, [[Cooking Vinyl]], [[The Echo Label]] |associated_acts = [[The Jennifers]]<br />[[The Hotrats]]<br />[[Swervedriver]] |website = {{url|supergrass.com}} |current_members = [[Gaz Coombes]]<br />[[Danny Goffey]]<br/>[[Mick Quinn]]<br/>[[Rob Coombes]] |past_members = }} '''Supergrass''' are an English [[Rock music|rock]] band, formed in 1993 in [[Oxford]]. The band consists of lead singer and guitarist [[Gaz Coombes]], drummer [[Danny Goffey]], bassist [[Mick Quinn]] and [[Rob Coombes]] on keyboards. Originally a 3-piece, Gaz's brother Rob Coombes officially joined the band in 2002. The band signed to [[Parlophone Records]] in 1994 and produced ''[[I Should Coco]]'' (1995), the best-selling debut album for the label since [[The Beatles]]' ''[[Please Please Me]]''. Their first album's fourth single "[[Alright (Supergrass song)|Alright]]" was a huge international hit that established the band's reputation. Since then the band have released five albums: ''[[In It for the Money]]'' (1997), ''[[Supergrass (album)|Supergrass]]'' (1999), ''[[Life on Other Planets]]'' (2002), ''[[Road to Rouen]]'' (2005) and ''[[Diamond Hoo Ha]]'' (2008), as well as a decade-ending compilation called ''[[Supergrass Is 10]]'' (2004). In August 2009 the band signed to [[Cooking Vinyl]] and began work on their seventh studio album ''Release the Drones''. The album remained unreleased and unfinished as, on 12 April 2010, the band announced that they were splitting up due to musical and creative differences.<ref>[https://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hz8lc5932FrCu_TgExj8M9_iqDcA ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100416161425/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hz8lc5932FrCu_TgExj8M9_iqDcA |date=16 April 2010 }}</ref> The group disbanded after four farewell gigs, the final one at [[La Cigale]], [[Paris]] on 11 June 2010.<ref name="bbc_newsbeat_1">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_10070000/newsid_10079400/10079438.stm |title=BBC Newsbeat: Supergrass Split |work=BBC News |date=2010-04-12 |accessdate=2011-07-20}}</ref> The band reformed in 2019, initially to perform at Pilton Party followed by a ‘secret’ gig at Oslo in the Hackney, London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife/pilton-party-2019-supergrass-guests-3289816|title=The 'big band' reforming for Pilton Party 2019|first=Alexander|last=Brock|date=6 September 2019|website=Bristolpost}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thefestivals.uk/glastonbury-supergrass/|title=Glastonbury: Supergrass have reformed to play Pilton Party tonight|first=Sam|last=Warrenger|website=Thefestivals.uk|date=6 September 2019}}</ref> ==History== ===The Jennifers and formation (1990–1993)=== {{Infobox musical artist |name = The Jennifers |background = group_or_band |image = |caption = |alias = |origin = [[Oxford]], [[England]] |genre = [[Alternative rock]]<br />[[Britpop]] |years_active = 1991&ndash;1993 |label = [[Nude Records]] |associated_acts = Supergrass |website = |current_members = [[Gaz Coombes]]<br />[[Danny Goffey]]<br/>[[Dom and Nic|Nic Goffey]]<br/>Andy Davies |past_members = Dan Fox }} At the age of 16 and 18 respectively, [[Gaz Coombes]] and [[Danny Goffey]] were members of [[shoegazing|shoegaze]] band '''The Jennifers''' along with [[Dom and Nic|Nick Goffey]] and Andy Davis. The group formed at [[Wheatley Park School]] and featuring vocalist [[Gaz Coombes]], guitarist [[Dom and Nic|Nic Goffey]], drummer [[Danny Goffey]] and bassist Andy Davies. Danny and Nic Goffey are the sons of former BBC [[Top Gear (original format)|Top Gear]] presenter and motoring journalist [[Chris Goffey]]. The Jennifers began building a reputation in the Oxford [[Indie (music)|indie]] music scene, influenced by [[Ride (band)|Ride]], [[The Charlatans (UK band)|The Charlatans]], [[Inspiral Carpets]], [[The Kinks]], [[the Who]], and including traits of the [[Shoegazing]] era. The band played [[Gig (musical performance)|gig]]s at various venues around Oxfordshire, often [[public house]]s and clubs. One pub the band played at was the [[Jericho Tavern]] in [[Oxford]]. Live performances included the [[Jericho Tavern]] where they sold a demo tape recorded and produced by Nick Langston at Stargoat Studios near [[Banbury]]. The demo featured three songs - "Flying" which featured a 20-second countdown at the beginning, the recording of a rocket launch and then a fast guitar-based song which appeared influenced by [[The Stone Roses]], the second song, "Inside Of Me" was similar in style but changed to a slower, almost funk jam at the end, the third song simply titled on the tape "(Slow Song)" was a guitar-based ballad. The band enjoyed enough success to release one single in 1992, "Just Got Back Today", on [[Nude Records]], which is now a highly sought after rarity. Second single, "Tightrope" was never released due to disagreements with [[Nude Records]] (but does appear on compilation CD 'Days Spent Dreaming'<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.strangeones.co.uk/music/45_j1.htm |title=The Strange Ones Supergrass Site |publisher=Strangeones.co.uk |date=1992-07-20 |accessdate=2015-10-21}}</ref>), the band split up soon after this in the fall of 1992. Andy Davies went off to university and Nic Goffey went on to form a directing partnership with friend Dom Hawley, later directing many videos for Supergrass. When Coombes began working at the local [[Harvester (restaurant)|Harvester]] he befriended co-worker [[Mick Quinn]]. The two realised they had common music interests and Coombes invited Quinn to come and [[Jam session|jam]] with himself and Goffey. In February 1993 they formed '''Theodore Supergrass''', "for about two months" Quinn explains, "then we realized that Theodore was a bit rubbish so we took that off."<ref>{{cite web | last = Reuter | first = Annie | title = Q&A with Mick Quinn of Supergrass | publisher = [[Blogger (service)|Blogger]] | date = 2008-07-20 | url = http://yousingiwrite.blogspot.com/2008/07/q-with-mick-quinn-of-supergrass.html | doi = | accessdate = 2008-07-30}}</ref> Goffey claims that the name was his idea and says; "Although the others will dispute it, it was me. We were Theodore Supergrass and the idea was the band would be a little black character, and we wouldn't ever have to do interviews. We'd get the questions in advance, script the answers and then animate Theodore Supergrass answering them. But it cost too much money." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.strangeones.co.uk/press/articles/ms991001.htm |title=The Strange Ones Supergrass Site |publisher=Strangeones.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2011-07-20}}</ref> Gaz's brother, [[Rob Coombes]], played [[flute]] for the band's début gig at the [[The Zodiac (club)|Co-Op Hall]], Oxford in 1993. In January 1995 he first performed as [[keyboard player|keyboardist]] with the band for a live [[BBC Radio 1|Radio 1]] [[John Peel]] session.<ref>{{cite web | title = Peel sessions | publisher = BBC | date = 1995-10-01 | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/sessions/1990s/1995/Jan10supergrass/ | doi = | accessdate = 2011-07-24}}</ref> His role in the band progressed over the years, post-[[I Should Coco]] material is credited to "Supergrass and Rob Coombes", however, he wasn't introduced as a band member until almost a decade later. ===Britpop years and stardom (1994–1998)=== {{Listen |filename=Supergrass-Alright.ogg |title=Supergrass "Alright" (1995) |description=24 second sample from Supergrass' "Alright". |format=[[Ogg]]}} In mid-1994, Supergrass issued their debut single "[[Caught by the Fuzz]]" on the small independent local label Backbeat Records.<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1997|edition=Concise|isbn=1-85227-745-9|page=1153}}</ref> The song recounts lead singer and guitarist [[Gaz Coombes]]'s experience of being arrested by the police for possession of [[cannabis (drug)|cannabis]].<ref name="thebiographychannel.co.uk">{{cite web |title = Supergrass |publisher = [[The Biography Channel]] |date = |url = http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_story/1284:1499/1/Supergrass.htm |access-date = 2008-11-05 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090524000529/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_story/1284%3A1499/1/Supergrass.htm |archive-date = 24 May 2009 |df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite episode | title = Going Underground 476 | series = Going Underground on Gouwestad Radio | serieslink = | airdate = 2008-07-11 | season = | number = 476}}</ref> The limited release of vinyl copies sold out quickly, thanks in part to support from [[John Peel]] on his [[BBC Radio 1|Radio One]] show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.strangeones.co.uk/music/45_b1.htm |title=The Strange Ones Supergrass Site |publisher=Strangeones.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2011-07-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/festive50lists.htm |title=John Peel's Festive 50's - 1977 - 2003 |publisher=Rocklistmusic.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2011-07-20}}</ref> The [[Parlophone]] label signed the band and re-released the single in the autumn of the same year.<ref name="Larkin"/> It achieved the rare feat of being both ''[[NME]]'' and ''[[Melody Maker]]'''s "Single Of The Week" status in the same week.<ref name="thebiographychannel.co.uk"/> "[[Mansize Rooster]]", released in February 1995, peaked at number 20 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] and "[[Lenny (Supergrass song)|Lenny]]" was the band's first top 10 single.<ref name="Larkin"/> "Lenny" was followed soon afterwards by the band's debut album, ''[[I Should Coco]]'' (May 1995), which entered the [[UK Albums Chart]] at number one.<ref name="Larkin"/> It achieved half a million sales in the UK and over a million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.strangeones.co.uk/press/articles/me990728.htm |title=The Strange Ones Supergrass Site |publisher=Strangeones.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2011-07-20}}</ref> ''NME'' reviewer Steve Sutherland gave the album a nine out of ten rating, writing, "These freaks shall inherit the earth."<ref>Sutherland, Steve. ''I Should Coco'' review. ''NME''. 13 May 1995.</ref> The album's fourth single, the double A-side release [[Alright/Time|"Alright"/"Time"]], stayed in the UK Top Three for a month, peaking at number two.<ref name="Larkin"/> Supergrass followed ''I Should Coco'' with 18 months of heavy touring, appearing at festivals such as Scotland's ''[[T In The Park]]'' and the ''[[Glastonbury Festival]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/titp/2000/stages.shtml |title=Line-ups - T in the Park 2000 |publisher= efestivals }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/news/+supergrassreplac/index.html |title=Supergrass Replace Libertines |publisher=Glastonbury Festival |access-date= |last= |first= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018080603/http://archive.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/news/+supergrassreplac/index.html |archive-date=18 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After Performing at [[Rio de Janeiro|Rio]]'s ''Hollywood Rock Festival'' in April 1996, Supergrass met the train robber [[Ronnie Biggs]], and apparently said to him, "I was frightened for my life when I heard there was a [[Supergrass (informer)|supergrass]] in the area."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.strangeones.co.uk/press/articles/mq960400.htm |title=The Strange Ones Supergrass Site |publisher=Strangeones.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2011-07-20}}</ref> A photograph of Ronnie Biggs and Gaz together was subsequently included in the music video for their 1996 single "[[Going Out]]". Recorded at [[Great Linford Manor]] the single peaked at number five in the UK chart, but was the last song produced by Sam Williams. Supergrass returned to [[Sawmills Studio]] to co-produce follow up album, ''[[In It For The Money]]'' (released April 1997), with [[John Cornfield]].<ref name="Larkin"/> The album was a huge success and went platinum in the UK, but confused some fans expecting something similar to ''I Should Coco''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.7digital.com/artists/supergrass/in-it-for-the-money |title=Supergrass - In It For The Money MP3 Downloads |publisher=7digital |date= |access-date=2011-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516071433/http://www.7digital.com/artists/supergrass/in-it-for-the-money/ |archive-date=16 May 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The single, "[[Richard III (song)|Richard III]]", reached number two. Subsequent releases, "[[Sun Hits the Sky]]" and "[[Late In The Day]]", reached numbers 10 and 18 respectively. Around this time Supergrass also appeared on the front cover of ''[[The Big Issue]]'', interviewed for the magazine at [[Heathrow Airport]] by ex-[[drug smuggler]] [[Howard Marks]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/rage/guest/2002/supergrass.htm |title=Supergrass - guest program |publisher=Abc.net.au |date=2002-08-10 |accessdate=2011-07-20}}</ref> ===Further musical growth (1999–2004)=== {{Listen |filename=Supergrass Mary.ogg |title=Supergrass "Mary" (1999) |description=30 second sample from Supergrass' top 40 "Mary". |format=[[Ogg]]}} The band again took a short break before returning in 1999 with the single "[[Pumping on Your Stereo]]". The promo video, produced in conjunction with the [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]], featured the band with comical "[[muppet]]" bodies. The single generated welcome publicity following their time out of the limelight, as did a small sold-out tour scheduled around the single release, the final night of which was at [[Shepherds Bush Empire]] as part of [[MTV]]'s "Five Night Stand" festival. The single and the tour were followed by their third LP ''[[Supergrass (album)|Supergrass]]'' (1999). The following spring the record was released in the [[United States|U.S.]] Once more, the album was recorded at Sawmills Studio with longtime associate Cornfield producing. ''Supergrass'' was well received critically and commercially and it has since gone platinum in the UK, but did not reap the same level of success as its predecessors. Critics claimed the album was "hit and miss", which showed up particularly as the "also-rans are surrounded by songs that are as great as anything Supergrass has ever recorded".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Supergrass/Discography/album/P142415/R443374/ |title=Supergrass Supergrass |publisher=Starpulse.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-20}}</ref> Their next single, "[[Moving (Supergrass song)|Moving]]", proved popular and reached the Top Ten in the UK. And their third single, "[[Mary (Supergrass song)|Mary]]" entered the [[Top 40]]. There followed a long hiatus. After three years out of the limelight, the band returned with ''[[Life on Other Planets]]'' (September 2002), recorded at ''Heliocentric'', ''[[Rockfield Studios|Rockfield]]'' and ''[[Mayfair Studios|Mayfair]]'' Studios and produced by [[Beck]] collaborator [[Tony Hoffer]]. The album was released in the UK on Parlophone, but in the US on the [[The Island Def Jam Music Group|Island Def Jam]] imprint. The record was not as commercially successful as Supergrass's first three albums, failing to make the Top Three in the UK albums chart. However, the critical response to the album was generally very positive, with [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] from [[AllMusic]] claiming "The world is a better place for having Supergrass in it.".<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r606992|pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Life on Other Planets > Overview )))<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It has since gone gold in the UK. ''Life on Other Planets'' was also notable as it was the first Supergrass album to recognise Rob Coombes as an official member. For the band's first three albums, Supergrass officially consisted of Gaz Coombes, Goffey and Quinn although Rob Coombes contributed to many of the band's songs and videos, and toured with them. Tracks recorded before this were often credited to "Supergrass and Rob Coombes". The band followed ''Life on Other Planets'' with another extended three-year hiatus, devoted to touring and personal engagements. In June 2004 the band's record company suggested the band release a singles compilation ''[[Supergrass Is 10]]'', spawning two new self-produced tracks: "[[Kiss of Life (Supergrass song)|Kiss of Life]]" and "Bullet". The companion DVD contained 'Home Movie', a humorous documentary charting the band's first 10 years' achievements, made in collaboration with "[[Seen the Light]]" video director [[Simon Hilton]]. The record entered the UK albums chart at number four and has since gone gold in the UK. ===Development (2005–2008)=== Recording of their fifth studio album, ''[[Road to Rouen]]'', began in France in a studio built by the band in Normandy.<ref name="MTV">{{cite web |first=Jennifer |last=Vineyard |title=New Supergrass LP: Born in a Barn, Literally |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1507372/20050810/supergrass.jhtml |date=10 August 2005 |accessdate=12 August 2010}}</ref> Working with French engineer Pierre-Olivier Marger and it represented a significant change in direction and was perceived as a more mature body of work. "[[St. Petersburg (song)|St. Petersburg]]", the string-laden first single, was released on 8 August 2005. The album followed a week later (released 27 September in North America) and reached No.&nbsp;9 on the UK chart, going on to achieve silver status in the UK. Opinion at the time was divided, but the album garnered the band many new fans and a measure of creative respect, some even embracing it as "the sound of a band at last hitting their stride".<ref name="NME">{{cite web |first=Rob |last=Fitzpatrick |title=Supergrass : Road To Rouen |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/7744 |publisher=[[NME]] |date=24 August 2005 |accessdate=25 April 2011}}</ref> Second single, "Low C", featured a video by acclaimed "[[Pumping On Your Stereo]]" video director [[Hammer & Tongs|Garth Jennings]], shot in [[Weeki Wachee Springs]] Florida. Third single "[[Fin]]", interpreted as a missive to the Coombes brothers' recently deceased mother, received much critical praise, ''[[The Guardian]]''<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |first=Adam |last=Sweeting |title=CD: Supergrass, Road to Rouen |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/aug/12/popandrock.shopping5 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=12 August 2005 |accessdate=12 August 2010}}</ref> referring to it as "so gorgeously light and airy that listening to it is like sleepwalking in space". The band toured the songs in both acoustic and electric formats with percussionist Satin Singh joining the live band throughout. From August 2005 to September 2006 they performed in Japan, South America, the United States, and Europe, finishing with a memorable gig at the [[Beijing Pop Festival]]. {{Listen |filename=Supergrass-Bad Blood.ogg |title=Supergrass "Bad Blood" (2008) |description=30 second sample from Supergrass's 2008 single "Bad Blood". |format=[[Ogg]]}} The follow-up album, ''[[Diamond Hoo Ha]]'' was recorded at [[Hansa Tonstudio]], Berlin, with producer [[Nick Launay]], and mixed at Seedy Underbelly Studios in Los Angeles. The band toured in the summer of 2007, headlining [[Guilfest]], among others, and debuting new material, with the youngest sibling of the Coombes brothers, ex-[[22-20s]] keyboardist [[Charly Coombes|Charly]], on second guitar, percussion and backing vocals. On 27 September 2007 bassist [[Mick Quinn]] sustained a broken [[Calcaneus|heel bone]] and two spinal fractures in a sleepwalking accident whilst on holiday in France (Quinn sleepwalked out of a first floor window of the villa he was staying at in the South of France.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/supergrass-37-1349345|title=Supergrass star seriously injured in bizarre accident|newspaper=[[NME]]|date=2007-08-01|accessdate=2019-09-21}}</ref>). During his recuperation, Gaz and Danny promoted first single "[[Diamond Hoo Ha Man]]" as the [[Diamond Hoo Ha Men]], with a run of small club shows in December and January. To celebrate the single release, Mick Quinn appeared as Diamond Hoo Ha Man "Biff Hymenn" at the Apple Store, Regent Street, London, marking his return to touring duties on 15 January. [[Charly Coombes|Charly]] directed ''[[Glange Fever]]'' (under pseudonym "Chas Harrison") a [[rockumentary]] which followed their exploits. For a handful of 'full band' Supergrass dates on the Diamond Hoo Ha tour (as oppose to Gaz & Danny as The [[Diamond Hoo Ha Men]] duo), [[Charly Coombes]] filled in for Mick Quinn on bass while he recovered from his injuries.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/News/latest-news/hoo-ha-man-supergrass-plot-their-return-2274|title=Hoo Ha Man! Supergrass plot their return|newspaper=Line Of Best Fit|date=2007-11-28|accessdate=2019-09-21}}</ref> When Mick recovered & returned to the band, Charly remained with them on second guitar & percussion (as per his work on the record) for the rest of the tour. The single was released as a limited edition, chocolate vinyl 7". The inner photo shows a sign on a striped wall reading "ON A&R" and was taken by fine art photographer [https://web.archive.org/web/20130725091748/http://www.gregallum.co.uk/ Greg Allum] (also responsible for the photography book "[https://web.archive.org/web/20131201023343/http://www.gregallum.co.uk/wordpress/home/books/the-night-shines-like-fireflies/ The Night Shines Like Fireflies - A Portrait of Supergrass in Berlin]", which documented the recording sessions in Hansa Studios). In February 2008, the video of their second single "[[Bad Blood (Supergrass song)|Bad Blood]]" was released on the band's official web-site, winning Best Rock Video at the [[UK Music Video Awards]], and the single followed on 17 March. In 2008, [[Parlophone]] was taken over by venture capitalist group, [[Terra Firma Capital Partners|Terra Firma]], and Supergrass ended their contract with the label. "[[Rebel In You]]", final single from the [[Diamond Hoo Ha]] album, was released, under licence from Parlophone, on the band's own imprint, 'Supergrass Records'.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24440906-5006024,00.html|title=Supergrass on new album Diamond Hoo Ha, and freedom from EMI|newspaper=[[Herald Sun]]|last=Johnson|first=Neala|date=2008-10-03|accessdate=2008-10-11}}</ref> ===Independent career and split (2009–2010)=== The band headlined [[Wychwood Festival]] on 30 May and also [[Sellindge Music Festival]] (6 June), Provinssirock Festival (13 June) and a short European trek in July at BBK Live (10 July) at Bilbao, Bikini Festival (11 July) in Toulouse, Festival [[Les Ardentes]] (12 July<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lesardentes.be/2009/ |title=Les Ardentes &#124; Liège Electro Rock Festival &#124; 9>12/07/2009 |publisher=Lesardentes.be |date=2009-07-15 |accessdate=2011-07-20}}</ref>) in Liège (Belgium) and [[Paredes de Coura Festival]] (30 July) in Portugal. There was also a co-headlining date at 2009's [[Truck Festival]] along with [[Ash (band)|Ash]], on 25–26 July at Hill Farm in [[Steventon, Oxfordshire]]. On 18 November 2009, drummer Danny Goffey posted on Twitter: "No Mick. You're the problem".<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://twitter.com/DannyGoffey/status/5828117695 |title=Danny Goffey on Twitter: "No Mick. You're the problem." |publisher=Twitter.com |date=2009-11-18 |accessdate=2015-10-21}}</ref> On 12 April 2010, the band announced they were to split up after a series of four farewell shows, with their final gig in Paris on 11 June 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/97301/9|title=Supergrass Are to Split After 17 Years - Announce Tour Dates & Tickets - Stereoboard|first=Matt|last=Hamm|website=Stereoboard.com|accessdate=8 May 2018}}</ref> At the time of the split, Supergrass were working on their seventh studio album, tentatively titled ''Release the Drones''. In early 2010, the band revealed that the album had been influenced by [[krautrock]] bands such as [[Can (band)|Can]], and [[drone music]], and that the members had swapped instruments on several tracks during its recording.<ref name="UNCUT">"[http://www.uncut.co.uk/news/supergrass/news/13909 SUPERGRASS WORKING ON 'DRONE ROCK' ALBUM]", ''[[Uncut (magazine)|UNCUT]]'', retrieved 2010-05-01</ref> Coombes said of the approach to the album: "This record's actually been very collaborative. It's been cool to try something different and chaotic."<ref name="Clash">Murray, Robin (2010) "[http://www.clashmusic.com/news/supergrass-experiment-on-new-album Supergrass Experiment on New Album]", ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'', 26 January 2010, retrieved 2010-05-01</ref> Coombes stated that the album was "nearly finished", and it was scheduled for release in May.<ref name="BT">"[http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/entertainment/gaz-and-danny-still-with-supergrass-14647274.html Gaz and Danny still with Supergrass]", ''[[Belfast Telegraph]]'', 21 January 2010, retrieved 2010-05-01</ref> The album remains unfinished and unreleased.<ref name="facebook">{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/supergrass.release.the.drones |title=Niet compatibele browser |publisher=Facebook |date= |accessdate=2011-07-20}}</ref> ===Reformation (2019–present)=== In July 2019, it was reported in the press that the band were to reform and play at Pilton Party on 6 September 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/|title=PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines.|website=Pressreader.com}}</ref> On 22 August 2019, the Twitter account Secretglasto posted "We're not going to Grass up the special guest at the Pilton Party, but we're pretty sure they'll be Super."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/secretglasto/status/1164533426789240832|title=We're not going to Grass up the special guest at the Pilton Party, but we're pretty sure they'll be Super.|website=[[Twitter]]|date=22 August 2019}}</ref> In an interview with The Times, the band confirmed they are not going to be working on new material, with Goffey stating that "the positive vibe of playing together would be compromised by going into a studio for ages" and that "the idea is to play gigs, not create more music".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/supergrass-interview-gaz-coombes-and-co-on-why-its-finally-time-for-a-reunion-c2m398jxc|title=Supergrass interview: Gaz Coombes and co on why it’s finally time for a reunion|first=Jonathan|last=Dean|date=8 September 2019|website=Thetimes.co.uk}}</ref> Gaz Coombes told ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' that he was prepared to give a year up to performing with Supergrass, but was wary of promising to make new music.<ref>{{cite web|author=Niall Doherty |url=https://www.qthemusic.com/articles/supergrass-are-on-the-cover-of-the-new-issue |title=Supergrass Are On The Cover Of The New Issue! — Q Magazine |website=Qthemusic.com |date=2020-01-13 |accessdate=2020-03-01}}</ref> After performing two warm up shows at The Empire in Coventry and the Cheese & Grain in Frome the band embarked on a short European tour visiting France, Belgium and The Netherlands before doing a full UK tour finishing with two sold shows at Alexandra Palace, London on the 7th March. ==Solo projects== During 1998, Coombes and Quinn were invited to play on [[Dr John]]'s ''Anutha Zone'' album (they appear on the track "Voices In My Head"),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.strangeones.co.uk/press/articles/mm980725.htm |title=The Strange Ones Supergrass Site |publisher=Strangeones.co.uk |date=1998-07-25 |accessdate=2011-07-20}}</ref> whilst Goffey contributed to the debut album by [[Lodger (British band)|Lodger]] (which also featured his partner [[Pearl Lowe]] and members of the band [[Delicatessen (band)|Delicatessen]]). Danny Goffey has also embarked on a solo project between Supergrass engagements called "Van Goffey" which saw tracks being released via [[MySpace]] in August 2006, the first three being "Crack House Blues", "I Feel so Gaye" and "Natalie Loves the F". He plays drums on the charity football song "Born In England" by a collective of musicians called Twisted X, which charted at number 8 in the UK Charts in 2004. Danny Goffey was also a drummer on the 2004 charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?", along with members of [[Radiohead]] and [[The Darkness (band)|The Darkness]] under the name [[Band Aid 20]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A3403991 |title=Band Aid 20 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> In July 2008, Coombes joined [[Foo Fighters]] on stage during a show that saluted [[The Who]]'s musical career, [[VH1 Rock Honors]]. Coombes performed vocals on The Who's classic song "Bargain". In 2007 and 2008, while Mick Quinn was still recuperating from his injury, Danny Goffey and Gaz Coombes were performing as the duo [[Diamond Hoo Ha Men]], the name taken from the band's sixth album and its lead single (see [[Supergrass#Recent years: 2005–present|above]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/supergrass/32967 |title=Supergrass announce tour under alias |publisher=[[NME]]}}</ref> They appeared in character as [[Duke Diamond]] and [[Randy Hoo Ha]] to play gigs at small venues. Gigs included an appearance at the Apple Store on London's Regent Street, which featured Mick Quinn's first appearance in the band since his injury. He appeared on stage introduced by Gaz as [[Biff Hymen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.childrenofthemonkeybasket.com/diary_2008/01_Apple_Instore/index.htm |title=Apple Instore - Regents Street, London 15 January 2008 |publisher=Children of the Monkey Basket |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080324164559/http://www.childrenofthemonkeybasket.com/diary_2008/01_Apple_Instore/index.htm |archive-date=24 March 2008 }}</ref> Goffey and Coombes were members of side-project [[The Hotrats]] (originally The Hot Rats). They released an album of covers produced by [[Nigel Godrich]] called ''[[Turn Ons]]'' on 25 January 2010. A cover of "[[Drive My Car]]" by [[The Beatles]] appears in an advert for Orange, a fragrance by [[Hugo Boss]].<ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | title = Official Homepage of The Hot Rats | url=http://www.thehotrats.com/ | accessdate = 2009-06-20 | postscript = <!--None-->}}</ref> Since Supergrass announced they were to split, The Hotrats have joined with [[Air (French band)|Air]] to perform [[The Virgin Suicides (score)|''The Virgin Suicides'']] live for the first time, over several concert dates.<ref>{{cite web| last =Soligny | first =Jérôme | title =AIR ET HOT RATS (SUPERGRASS) JOUENT "THE VIRGIN SUICIDES" | publisher =Cite de la Musique | date =May 2010 | url =http://www.citedelamusique.fr/francais/evenement.aspx?id=10175 | accessdate =2010-05-24 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last =Massé | first =Antoine | title =Air and the Hot Rats | publisher =Breizhmag | date =2010-05-20 | url =http://www.breizhmag.tv/Air-and-the-Hot-Rats_a540.html | access-date =2010-05-24 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110911044957/http://www.breizhmag.tv/Air-and-the-Hot-Rats_a540.html | archive-date =11 September 2011 | url-status =dead }}</ref> A deluxe 3CD / 1DVD box-set of the Hot Rats album was scheduled for release in June 2020. <ref>https://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/the-hotrats-turn-ons-10th-anniversary-expanded-deluxe-edition/</ref> In May 2010, Mick Quinn formed the DB Band with former [[Shake Appeal]] bassist Fab Wilson. The band released their first EP "Stranger In The Alps" on 17 September 2011.<ref>{{cite web| last = | first = | authorlink = | title =DB Band | website=Dbband.com | date = | url =http://www.dbband.com/ | accessdate =2010-05-24 }}</ref> They have toured the Netherlands, France<ref>{{cite web| last = | first = | authorlink = | title =Un ex-Supergrass en concert| publisher =Le Havre Libre | date =22 September 2010 | url =http://www.paris-normandie.fr/article/culture-a-la-une/un-ex-supergrass-en-concert | accessdate =2010-10-03 }}</ref> and appeared at Oxford's [[Truck Festival]] in Steventon. Gaz Coombes completed his first solo album, ''[[Here Come the Bombs]]'', at his home studio in Oxford.<ref>{{cite web| last = | first = | authorlink = | title =Former Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes goes solo | publisher = BBC| date = 2011-03-14| url =https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-12731030 | accessdate = }}</ref> The album was recorded with Sam Williams, who produced 1995's ''[[I Should Coco]]'' for Supergrass, and released on 21 May 2012. Coombes' second album, ''[[Matador (Gaz Coombes album)|Matador]]'', was released 26 January 2015, charting at #18 on the [[UK Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazcoombes.com/2015/02/01/matador-18-in-the-uk-album-top-40-chart/#dfHzZ6qXt0tXLm7Q.97|title=GAZ COOMBES {{!}} MATADOR #18 in the UK Album Top 40 Chart|website=Gazcoombes.com|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref> and nominated for the 2015 [[Mercury Music Prize]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1HwNyl69kmN1fcWlcH7rTfb/mercury-prize-2015-shortlist|title=2015, Mercury Prize - Mercury Prize 2015 shortlist - BBC Music|website=BBC|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref> ==Discography== {{Main|Supergrass discography}} ;Studio albums <!--For main studio albums only--> * ''[[I Should Coco]]'' (1995) * ''[[In It for the Money]]'' (1997) * ''[[Supergrass (album)|Supergrass]]'' (1999) * ''[[Life on Other Planets]]'' (2002) * ''[[Road to Rouen]]'' (2005) * ''[[Diamond Hoo Ha]]'' (2008) ==Awards== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Ceremony ! Award ! Result |- |1995 | [[Ivor Novello Awards]] | Best Contemporary Song ([[Alright/Time|Alright]]) | Won<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/entertainment/music/V2002/v2002_supergrass.shtml |title=Award winning Supergrass |publisher=BBC Suffolk |accessdate= |last= |first= }}</ref> |- |1995 | [[Mercury Prize]] | Best Album (''[[I Should Coco]]'') | Nominated<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/murcurytechnics.htm |title=All the nominees and winners of the prize since 1992 |publisher=rocklistmusic.co.uk |accessdate= |last= |first= }}</ref> |- | 1995 | [[NME Awards]] | Best New Band | Won<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nmeawards.com/awardshistory/1995 |title=1995 NME Awards Winners |publisher=NME.com |accessdate= |last= |first= }}</ref> |- | 1995 | [[Q Awards]] | Best New Act | Won<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.strangeones.co.uk/press/articles/mq960100.htm |title=The Q Awards 1995 |magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|accessdate=2008-05-31 |date=January 1996}}</ref> |- | 1996 | [[BRIT Awards]] | British Breakthrough Act | Won<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brits.co.uk/shows/archive-73/ |title=Winners list 1996 |publisher=BRIT Awards |access-date=2008-06-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512172251/http://www.brits.co.uk/shows/archive-73/ |archive-date=12 May 2008 }}</ref> |- | 1996 | Silver Clef Awards | New Music | Won<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk/fundraising/documents/WinnersforallYears_000.pdf|format=PDF|title=Winners For All Years|publisher=nordoff-robbins.org.uk|access-date=|last=|first=|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528204322/http://www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk/fundraising/documents/WinnersforallYears_000.pdf|archive-date=28 May 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |- | 1998 | [[BRIT Awards]] | Best British Video ([[Late In The Day]]) | Nominated<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/46902.stm |title=Nominations for 1998 Brit Awards |work= [[BBC News Online]] | accessdate=2010-03-24 | location=London}}</ref> |- | 2000 | [[BRIT Awards]] | Best British Video ([[Pumping on Your Stereo]]) | Nominated<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/entertainment/2000/brit_awards/625884.stm |title=Brits 2000: The winners |work= [[BBC News Online]] |accessdate=2008-06-16 | date=2000-03-03 | location=London}}</ref> |- | 2005 | [[Muso Awards]] | Best Male Vocal ([[Gaz Coombes]]) | Won |- | 2008 | [[UK Music Video Awards]] | Best Rock Video ([[Bad Blood (Supergrass song)|Bad Blood]]) | Won |} ==References== {{reflist|colwidth=30em}} ==Further reading== *True, Everett. ''Supergrass: The Illustrated Story''. 1996. {{ISBN|0-600-58977-3}}. *Holorny, Linda. ''Supergrass''. 1996. {{ISBN|0-7119-5497-6}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130725091748/http://www.gregallum.co.uk/ Allum, Greg]. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131201023343/http://www.gregallum.co.uk/wordpress/home/books/the-night-shines-like-fireflies/ The Night Shines Like Fireflies: A Portrait of Supergrass in Berlin]''. 2007. {{ISBN|0-9546709-2-2}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{Official website|http://www.supergrass.com/}} * [https://myspace.com/thejennifers1992 The Jennifers] on [[Myspace]] {{Supergrass}} {{Brit British Breakthrough}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Supergrass| ]] [[Category:English rock music groups]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 1993]] [[Category:Parlophone artists]] [[Category:Capitol Records artists]] [[Category:Britpop groups]] [[Category:Music in Oxford]] [[Category:Ivor Novello Award winners]] [[Category:Brit Award winners]] [[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2010]] [[Category:Musical groups from Oxford]] [[Category:Musical groups reestablished in 2019]] [[Category:Musical quartets]] [[Category:Cooking Vinyl artists]] [[Category:Sub Pop artists]]'