They’re sometimes soulful, sometimes psychedelic, always super.Įssential track: “Juxtapozed With U” 42.

Why: The pride of Wales, this experimental group has managed to stay relevant for nearly two decades. Most bands would curl up and die after a talent like Steve Marriott walked, but instead the Faces brought on Rod Stewart and Ron Wood and kept on rolling.Įssential track: “Lazy Sunday” 43. Why: It’s impossible to choose which incarnation of this mod group we prefer. Why: The band won a Mercury Prize for its debut album, Bring It On, in 1998 and has continued mixing experimental sounds with accessible melodies since then. Why: One of the best acoustic guitar players of all time, Thompson was also one of the first to blend English folk with electric elements in Fairport Convention.Įssential track: “1952 Vincent Black Lightning” 45. Why: There are only a handful of frontmen who can truly speak to the class divisions that exist within the UK, and Jarvis Cocker can stick it to the aristocracy with the best of them.Įssential track: “Common People” 46. Why: The Brits have a history of borrowing American sounds, and only one album in, these banjo-toting lads managed to craft one of our favorite albums in a while.Įssential track: “Little Lion Man” 47. Why: The grime pioneer seamlessly blends hip hop and dancehall elements to create a sound that demands to be grooved to.Įssential track: “Bonkers” 48. Why: These staples of the “Madchester” scene taught us all how to rave in the ‘90s.

But they’ve all managed to leave their mark on both sides of the pond. Some are relatively new, some are old, and they come from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. While all eyes are on the throne, we pay tribute to our 50 favorite British artists-a rock ‘n roll royal family of sorts. and the UK have a long history of swapping sounds, and it’s hard to imagine what the state of popular culture would be today without some good, old-fashioned trans-Atlantic cross-pollination. A wise man once said-okay, Johnny Rotten once said - “There is no future in England’s dreaming,” and while some of the monarchy’s stale traditions leave us Yanks scratching our heads, we beg to differ.įor the past five decades or so, our former oppressors (hey, that whole Revolutionary War thing’s water under the bridge, right?) have been living in a musical goldmine.

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