This feels SO 1992 - which is what you would expect from an album released in… 1992. It’s that US slacker feel, that tries just a little too hard to put across the can’t be arsed attitude. They clearly can be arsed. The end product is half decent, sounding like the soundtrack for endless US lifestyle telly dramas. I’d forgotten about Hey Jealousy - a decent indie pop song. But overall, New Miserable Experience is one of the reasons why Britpop had to happen.
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