10 Britpop Bangers You Totally Forgot Existed

1. Shed Seven – Disco Down (1999)

When you talk about unfairly maligned indie bands of the mid-nineties look no further than these young lads from York. The perennial also-rans were always at the core of the music scene across the five years that Britpop was at its most dominant, and their 1996 album A Maximum High is always held dear in the hearts of fans of the genre. But the Sheds never quite broke into the mainstream with the same wallop as their contemporaries.

That said, the band had had enough exposure and moderate success to warrant the release of the compilation album Going for Gold. Two new tracks were written for the album, one of which was this absolute banger.

Disco Down is a perky, throbbing fusion of swaggering indie rock and big 70’s disco production, with synthesised strings punctuating the chorus and the Superstition- esque keyboards matching the whirling bassline. Witter’s vocals, never previously having been pronounced enough to raise the band to Liam levels of fame, are perfect here, showing a range that we hadn’t heard from him before. The accompanying music video, showing the band dancing along (really badly) to their own song, was responsible for getting many a self-conscious, nest-barneted lad on the indie club dancefloor.

STANDOUT LYRIC: And the drummer must try holding time together / Cos the rest of us can't keep it tight forever.