Matador – Second act that refused to shrink
In January 2015, Gaz Coombes released Matador, his second solo album after Supergrass, from a home studio in Wheatley.
Gaz Coombes – From Supergrass bounce to solo craft
Gaz Coombes left Supergrass in 2010 and built a solo catalogue from Here Come the Bombs to Turn the Car Around: same Oxford ear for a hook, tighter studio craft.
Mezzanine – Massive Attack
Massive Attack’s 1998 Mezzanine darkened Bristol trip-hop with strained sessions, Horace Andy’s Angel, and Elizabeth Fraser on Teardrop.
Here Come The Bombs – Solo bombs from a Wheatley basement
In May 2012, Gaz Coombes released his debut solo album Here Come The Bombs on Hot Fruit/EMI, built at home in Oxfordshire then finished with Sam Williams.
Gaz Coombes – White Noise
Gaz Coombes’s White Noise, from 2012’s Here Come the Bombs, rides a steady pulse and dry guitars after Supergrass.
Turn The Car Around – Oxfordshire cabin, first solo Top 10
In January 2023, Gaz Coombes released Turn The Car Around on Hot Fruit/Virgin: nine songs from his Oxfordshire cabin that gave him a first UK Top 10.
World’s Strongest Man – Hot Fruit masculinity under pressure
In May 2018, Gaz Coombes released World's Strongest Man on Hot Fruit, his third solo album after Matador, cut largely at Courtyard Studio in Oxford.
Gaz Coombes – Hot Fruit
The drums hit before the vocal settles. Guitar and keys fill the middle of the sound, and Gaz Coombes sings with the push of a long band life behind him. Hot Fruit was the lead single from his debut solo album Here Come.
Gaz Coombes – 20/20
Soft electronics and a half-swallowed vocal start the track. Then the drums thicken, guitars stack, and Gaz Coombes pushes toward a chorus that finally gets louder. 20/20 is the second song on Matador, released 26.
Gaz Coombes – The English Ruse
Piano hits first, bright and restless, before the guitars thicken and Gaz Coombes's vocal sings over a steady beat that does not copy Britpop. The English Ruse is track three on Matador, his second solo album, released 26.
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