New Wave

Very mid

Album cover goes way harder than the album. Cover filled me with expectation but the music war very, very bland. 2/5

Nice, 80s-sounding Pop-punk. May listen again, but probably will not.

This one grew on me. Doesn't bring a lot of energy to the table and I won't be humming any of the songs to myself, but it was a pleasant listen all the same.

Listened Before? N Meh, it was okay. Unoffensive and kinda boring. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Show Girl

Unknown band. Pleasantly surprised. Good tunes. Good album.

Neat album good mix of voxals amd melodies

Excellent Brit pop! I started going through their discography, good stuff!

I usually tell people I have very broad musical tastes, but I'm finding out through this list that maybe I don't. One of the things I generally don't enjoy is britpop. Maybe this is that, maybe it's not (apparently the main Auteur didn't like his stuff being labelled that way), but didn't really get it. I liked the last song.

я не знала об этой группе до, и очень обрадовалась, увидев брит рок из 90х после обилия 70х, обложка замечательная. но с первой песни ээээ ничего? мне не нравится вокал, ничего не запоминается, нет крутых рифов + прикольно было почитать ревью и узнать о создателе-мудаке. круто, пойду послушаю че-нить прикольное

8/10

This is perfectly acceptable 90's Brit rock. With a name like theirs, you would expect something exceptional, however nothing really stands out here, maybe they should change their name from The Auteurs to The Average. Less than a day after listening and I've already forgotten about it. I have literally no idea why it is on this list.

Just not for me. Some songs were fine, others were a little irritating.

Eh, another mid alternative record from the 90s. Nothing really special about it and it sounds like a lot of what else was out around this time, maybe preceding some of the more typical sounds of 90s alternative. It's not terrible, but it just doesn't captivate me like other 90s rock acts (e.g. Incubus, Nirvana, Soundgarden, etc.).

Pretty good, never heard of them and saved a few songs.

HATED this. Cannot stand this genre of voice. It sounds like it's difficult for him to sing. It sounds like he's trying to sing while someone is stood on his chest. If your voice is like that, you have no business being a singer. Couldn't even listen to the music. Simply dreadful. Sorry.

Bad

This music, while quite competent, transports me to a time and place I'd rather not be. Faves: How Could I Be Wrong

I mean I liked it.

Sounded like a Death Cab B side album in the best way.

classic 90s altrock thingie. Not my thing, but it's okay

me gusta el flow pero a veces me parece que hacen unas cosas que no van, especialmente con la voz, a veces me parece demasiado chill para las vibras del tema y como que no va, y está un roce repetitivo, los últimos dos temas me gustaron

C+

I saw another reviewers take on this, and I’ll just borrow their work: “I am 1/3 of the way through this list. There has been no Pearl Jam, no Snoop Dogg, no Alice in Chains, no Soundgarden, no Stone Temple Pilots, no Tool and yet I have to stomach third-tier BritPop garbage that sounds like Blur on clonazepam? No, man, no.”

Bland

Not much thought, like a worse/ more boring Suede

Not for me

3.5

There's hardly anything that's remarkable about this album. The singer gets old very quickly, and I forgot every track as soon as the next began. Sometimes a nice riff or chime is thrown in. 1.5 rounded up

Wow, this shit was ass. Favourite track(s): American Guitars Least Favourite Track(s): Junk Shop Clothes

Pleasant surprise, Brit pop but with its own intriguing minor key flavor.

Varken bra eller dåligt. Hade vela ge 2,5.

More British bull shit. I could literally move to London and not hear as much terrible music from the UK, because they are not even listening to this garbage. At this point I’m convinced this is a sadistic attempt to jack fuck my Spotify algorithm.

An album and artist I'd never heard of - what a shame. I can see why this was seen as one of the first albums of Britpop. Unapologetically British, dark, sardonic, exactly how I want my music from the 90s. Singer seems like a bit of a twat though.

Ok doesn't really stand out like analbum I must listen too

I don’t mind Britpop as a movement. Not its biggest fan but don’t hate like many on here. But it has GOT to be the most over represented genre in the book. And so to this, err, next example and why, what a non event, yeah they obviously like the Beatles but so what. Also VU tones. Yawn from start to finish, that’s 43 minutes I won’t get back, next. 2 Star

Didn’t like this. Irritating and simpering.

I am a little surprised I was not listening to this in 1993.

1, 4,

Synkeä kansikuva tuo mieleen Joy Divisionin ja Bauhausin kaltaiset post-punk-orkesterit, mutta levyn sisältö olikin turvallista indie rockia 90-luvulta. The Auteursin New Wave on taas yksi kolmen tähden levy; ihan hyvä, muttei tarjoa mitään erityistä. Laulajan ähinä ei erityisesti vakuuttanut, eivätkä biisit ole sieltä vahvimmasta päästä, mutta ei tämä missään nimessä huono ole.

nice enough

Just some generic Britpop album. Not bad, not good, and decidedly not New Wave. Is this like 90's equivalent of the many third-rate Windmill scene bands that get overhyped now and then promptly disappear? There is plenty of Britpop (and Windmill scene) bands to love, we don't have to waste time on stuff like this.

It feels like there is a 4 or 5 star album there, but the singer seems completely unable to match the energy of the songs. It’s a strange listen because of this, like some guy is singing karaoke along to a good album.

I feel.... nothing when listening to this. It's not the worst thing here, so a 2 it is. 2/5

Parts are a bit dreary but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. This is an album I think I would like the more I listened to it

Didn’t do much for me.

New band for me here with good material and pleasant rock. I'll definitely go back to it. Nothing really outstanding but the album is consistent and flies

Not as dull on second listen as the first, but not something I plan on putting on all the way through again. 2.5

This album is perfectly fine, perfectly pleasant, completely inoffensive, and perfectly forgettable.

Buns cheeks

abit too broing for me but its not bad at all

Strong opening guitar. Kinda sounds like beatles x vampire weekend (probably halfway point timewise between the two) otherwise a bit bland. maybe 2 stars didn't hate it but also nothing really jumped into my ear.

Just dull, boring music

I have never heard of this artist, and still could not tell you anything about them - this went in one ear and out the other.

This entire album was spent with me going "who does this sound like" and reaching the end with no satisfactory answer. I had to start googling, and at that point realised it was a Sheffield singer called Mark Stoney. This has nothing to do with an album review, but it does go some way to explaining why this album is getting a so-so mark: it's generally not a great sign that I'm so distracted with other stuff that the music is secondary. I appreciate all the xylophone(?) and found the album perfectly pleasant to listen to, if not particularly exciting. I think this would have been a 2.5, but I'm going to round down on this occasion. 2/5

Yet another 90s Brit pop band that sounds the same as the other 90s Brit pop bands on here.

Middle of the road but listenable. Wasn't all bad.

It wasn't good or bad, just very plain

Inoffensive but pretty forgettable

So many other bands in this category should have replaced this album for this year.

If this had popped up earlier in my time in this list I would have given it 3 stars but this list has really helped me develop an aversion to mediocre 90s brit-pop (which I'm realizing is a redundancy now).

Decent.

Painfully dull

I remember them being a reasonably big deal back in the day but had no recollection of their music and having just listened to the album TWICE, I now know why, instantly forgettable.

Pretty chill album. Kinda samesy sometimes, but it was quite nice to listen to.

3/5 This album was fine. I've heard better new wave, and this became background music real fast.

Completely passed me by at the time so I’m glad the list has helped me find this band. Sounds like bridge the gap nicely between the shoegazey stuff of the early 90s and Britpop

Guy on the cover art looks like Timothee Chalamet. Idk about this album, I’m not motivated to listen to a band with 30k listeners multiple times through if the music is just fine. High 2

I know britpop gets shit on on here because it's oversaturated but this album was a really nice surprise. I thought it was quite good

My god we zijn nog maar veertig albums ver en ik heb al genoeg Britpop & rock gehoord voor de rest van mijn leven. Ik zag deze review en da zegt genoeg: "If you like the beatles but shittier in every way this album is for you."

A nice album, not really sure why I like it

Classic alt. Pretty solid!

Sounds good to me

Pese a su nombre afrancesado son música 100% inglesa. La duda es si es mejor este o el segundo. Los otros dos ya no los escuché mucho, pero sí su continuación como Black Box Recorder, otros muy recomendables. Por trayectoria y talento podría compararse con David Gedge (Weddoes y Cinerama) aunque también con un Jarvis menos histriónico. Housebreaker es especialmente buena. Idiot brothers también. Home again comienza a lomos de T Rex y acaba con los mejores Smiths. Bailed Out recuerda un poco a los ilustres The Fall. Don´t trust the stars y Junk Shop Clothes resuenan como toda su obra a Kinks. American Guitars y Early Years podrían estar en Bossanova de los Pixies sin desentonar, o How Could I Be Wrong con esa guitarra. Y así una tras otra, es un maravilla este disco. En pleno Brit Rock, grunge, Heavy-rap, etc etc... esto fue otra cosa. Y con el paso de los años queda demostrado que se sostiene mejor que la enorme mayoría de discos de su época. No está su mejor canción: The Upper Classes un cruce entre Los Flying Burrito Bros. del que Radiohead tomaron buena nota para Creep.

Enjoyed this more than I expected

before: never heard of these guys, kind of expecting post-pet shop boys or something... after: mellow, subtly catchy, like the vibe. ended up adding a bunch of songs to the rotation, it really picks up steam in the middle imo...Don't Trust the Stars -> Starstruck -> How Could I be Wrong -> Housebreaker -> Valet Parking was a really solid run

How can you make an album called “New Wave” and not have a single new wave song on it? This is false advertising and my lawsuit is forthcoming. After listening to the Beatles for our last review, it’s startling just how bad the vocalist for “the auteurs” wants to be John Lennon. According to some further research this is the guy from black box recorder? Damn, that’s a group I really like. I’m curious how someone could go from making this boring alt-brit-pop to something so great. Back to this album, it’s really boring. It was another record that I struggled to power through, and I don’t feel my life is any bit improved for having done so. I guess it’s a little heavier than all the other britpop I’ve been forced to listen to, but that hardly makes it any more enjoyable. Not for me. 1*

More utterly forgettable indie pop-rock slop. At least this album is most just forgettable and not actively bad. This is the kind of album that gives me the strong impression that the curator of this list did little to no research in preparing it. I understand the list isn’t called “the 1001 most important albums in the world” or “the only 1001 albums to hear before you die”, but it frankly pisses me off that the author didn’t care to find anything they consider more essential listening than this. I’d rather he have just trimmed the fat and gave us 501 albums that are actually notable in literally any way.

Salty Brit pop and I’m here for it. I love the feel and the lack of pop polish. I particularly liked “housebreaker”.

It's not even that bad, just really really uninteresting

It's like Smashing Pumpkins but a more annoying British version. Yippee.

The voicals, the rhythm, reminds me so much of Daniel Amos (DA) in the 80s-00s. Pretty cool. 3/5

How to guarantee your spot on the 1001 albums list: 1) be from the UK 2) put out an album in the '90s. All other locations and times will have to prove their worth to be selected. But this two-step recipe will guarantee you a spot. This album is a small fish in an ocean full of small fish that are all exactly the same

Indy Britpop. Nett zu hören, für mich nichts besonderes. 3/5

decent

Pretty good actually :o

If I needed to hear it before I can get to the next Britpoo offering in the list., I guess this one was just ok. Was "britpoo" a Typo you ask? It actually should have read Britpop, some of which has really been britpoo. ⭐⭐⭐

Breathy, whiny vocals. Pass.

The album is a hidden gem. It’s passion and taste in 50 minutes. Hard to know why not a lot of people know about it.

Another knock-off Beatles sounding album. Sigh.

Alternative rock, indie pop. Worth a revisit.

A rickity bridge between alt, and indie.

Nothing super exciting in this album. I listened to this as background music and if i ever come back to it, that's what it will be used for. Not a very memorable album, most of the songs sounded the same, but i liked them. Felt like an extremely mediocre version of the beatles. I don't really get the hate for this album, it's not amazing but i didnt think it was bad! However, nothing set this album apart from other emerging bands at the time. 6/10

Ehhhhhh

Pretty neat to hear! Something I'd be happy to listen to, but sparingly. If I wanted to hear this sound, I'd just listen to Robyn Hitchcock.

along with Suede, the Auteurs were one of the earliest nineties groups to hit on what would become known as the Britpop sound. this was a return made by many British alt-rock bands at that time to the catchy, hook-driven songwriting style of their ancestors in the sixties whom they had come to idolize, combined with dark, honest lyrics about the state of British life and culture. the Auteurs' leader and songwriter, Luke Haines, embodies all of these aspects quite well, although I would be lying if I said these songs don't all kind of run into one another. plus, and I believe I've spoken to this before, the extremely downtrodden, angry mood of certain Britpop bands really puts me off for some reason. I guess you had to be there, "there" being Britain in the nineties. I am but a lowly American, all I know is blind optimism in spite of all evidence! whereas Suede would go on to become one of the "big four" of bands associated with Britpop (along with Blur, Pulp and my archenemies Oasis), it seems like the Auteurs had a more niche spot in the scene. the American press wrote them off as Suede soundalikes; although New Wave released a month before Suede's debut album, Suede had been together and playing shows for a few years longer. I guess that's just the way the cracker crumbles.

Don’t really get the visceral hate for this that I’ve seen elsewhere, it’s not incredible but it’s nice and vibey. I’ve said in some other reviews that I’m a vintage NME girl through and through so anything that reminds me of flicking through that magazine and getting the weird paper smell on my hands gets a decent score from me tbh.

Some alright songs in here, and the quality is really good in terms of performance and production. But it's not very memorable, so I think I'll only listen to it a few more times then forget it.

I don’t know about this one, gang. Didn’t like the lead vocal performance and was unmoved by the songwriting and instrumentation. I am again unsure of what makes this required listening. I guess it sounds pretty fresh for the early 90s? Overall a dry, uninspiring listen for me.

Bra britpop! Nytt band för mig

7.5/10

Meh it’s ok

Their debut album. Rock / Pop. Some nice British wit and sarcasm in the lyrics. Overall a decent album without any real banger on there. Indie Brit Pop filler type thing.

It's a pleasant album. There's no surprises or fluff. Nothing exciting. This is an album that exists.

"Milquetoast" is the work that came to mind while listening to this album. It was just...there. I feel like if the band had leaned into a particular sound, theme, emotion it would have popped more. As it is, it's just songs being played in the background, easily ignored.

No outstanding tracks, but solid all the way through

Quite liked this Simpsons: No

A little forgettable but I did enjoy it at the time. High 3

Nothing bad, nothing outstanding. Maybe there's something more I'm not considering or missing that would make it pop for me. It's okay tho. I don't mind it.

This was fun and enjoyable. I unfortunately don't have much to say, since it was background music while I cooked, but I could see myself returning to this for a similar situation. 7/10

too british pop for me. the opening song is good and i wondered why people rated it so low. then i understood lmao. everything is kinda the same thing

The music’s okay, but the singer annoyed me. Felt similar to Suede, a band to whose music I feel similarly neutral-to-negative. Favorite: Home Again 2.5

Dull.

good

Why would you include more of the same sounding britpop shit? I could've happily died without listening to this pile of nothing.

Middle of the road at best.

This album felt like it really should've been from the 70s, which hey, that's a win for me. Did most of the songs sound the same? Yes. But did I LIKE the way the way they all sounded? Also yes. It was a more mediocre band that was reminiscent of The Beatles, and I'm not complaining. 3.5 stars.

Not a bad album, but the only thing that got me excited was the back half of Home Again

Not my cup of tea, once again, since I am not really huge fan of the New Wave :)

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On today's episode of "Random Obscure British Bands Nobody Cares About", we have...drumroll, please...The Auteurs! (The nonexistent crowd goes mild). Anyway, this album is absolutely mediocre. I literally see zero reason to care about this band and ZERO REASON to put them here over Weezer's infinitely better Blue Album, or a death metal record, or really any record of any significance that was snubbed from the list. The band remain forgotten nowadays, having been buried a thousand feet deep under the remains of Britpop as a movement. This being here is offensive, and therefore it gets a 1. I think I need to upgrade Neon Bible to a 2 now because this is so insubstantial as to make that look good in comparison(it isn't, at least not for me).

This album isn't New Wave, literally unplayable. Anyways, another band for the AC/DC club of making one really good song over and over again, just now they sound like Oasis but a little darker. They have some great lyricism, especially in the first half of the album, but the instrumentals really start to get samey by the halfway point. It'd be funny if there was some actual New Wave in this, though.

Some really fun and clever lyrics, but not really an album I really see my myself coming back to.

So unmistakably bad that I have to believe the creator of this list, who has a clear affinity with British new-wave, saw those words and blindly put this album on the list. 1/5 go listen to my 2025 AOTY I Love My Computer by Ninajirachi

oh boy this was lame as hell

Perfectly fine, no bangers no shitters

Sounded like a derivative sound of something else I don't like

It’s not too bad. Well nothing very good either. But I can’t tell why I feel this album was “born” not “made”. The vocal does loads of push and pull. And very nasal too. But it’s part of this album. I don’t like it but I also don’t hate it.

Another British alternative album. It’s aight… but not enough of a punch to have me come back for more

I'm not sure how to rate this one. The singer's voice was grating in places but there were some phenomenal guitar riffs on multiple songs. I think if the vocals were changed I would have really enjoyed this album. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Three stars for the composition and musicianship.

When I first started this album I thought that it didn't need to be on this list. It was just another boring brit-pop album. However, the further I got into it the more I realized that......... I hate this album. I absolutely hate this guys voice! It's so annoying. Is he really doing symbol noises at the end of "How Could I Be Wrong"? The melodies are simple and the lyrics are boring. There's nothing new or innovative here. Maybe if this came out in the early 70's there might be some influence. Coming out in the 90's? Come on. No one was influenced or had their mind blown listening to this album. I need to see the justification of why I needed to listen to this before I die.

Wow this is great! Not sure why this is so hated here.. Perhaps not one of the best (1001) albums ever made but nonetheless great 80’s album!

Great album!

Not very interesting to me

A bit boring but not unpleasant. Sounds like something you'd hear in a supermarket.

The music is pretty good but the singer is not for me. I couldn't listen to him again

Not sure why this is on this list. It's okay-ish. I liked it at first, but as it goes on, it sort of drags. A generous 3/5.

I wanted to like this more. There are some pretty good tunes on here with nice guitar playing. But the vocals are somewhat ineffective, and over the course of the album the toothless nature of the sound wore on me. Not bad, not great.

Sounds like if Dan Bejar/Destroyer traveled back in time and made a record in the early 90s.

I guess this is here because it laid the foundation for britpop? Unfortunately that's a genre that I've never been able to get into.

Put this on when you think “Hey, I want to have a completely normal one tonight.”

Twee. Fine. Nice guitar work but otherwise a heavily trodden path - granted mainly by their followers

New listen and enjoyed. Very 90’s…Made me wonder if this is an influence on the Afghan Whigs / Toadies for some reason.

Surprisingly, I like this. Closer to a 3.5 but rounded up instead of down. Would relisten.

It's fine whatever but I don't think it's very essential.

Not feeling this, a little annoying in the mix - very bright. Bit slow perhaps

Voi hyvin perustella, ettei ansaitsisi olla listalla muiden aikalaistensa ohi, mutta jollain tavalla tykkään tästä.

Pretentious. There are some interesting musical moments, but the vocalist ruins most of the tunes. All the lyrics are delivered the same way — all self-certain, no humor. A 2, but could also be a 1. Ok, it’s a 1.

Oh look more boring Brit Pop.

Perfectly pleasant but offering nothing new (even for 1993). Felt I'd heard it all before and I find the vocal quite weak.

I'm really surprised, but I liked this. They have a comforting, nostalgic sound and I was impressed. Don't know if I'd ever put it on again but fully enjoyed it while it was on.

Never heard of this band before. Liked it enough for it to keep my interest. It’s funny how the likes of Suede and Blur can rise to the top and a band like this, which to my ears is better, doesn’t.

So much great music coming out of the UK. Therefore it's bizarre there is so much mediocrity on this list.

Early 90s indie / soft grunge. This didn’t do much for me. I like their sound from an instrumental perspective but the singing style became a bit grating after the first couple of songs. There’s a lack of range and dynamics to his singing. I don’t see why it’s regarded as one of the 1001 albums to listen to.

I missed this on release--too bad for me. Really enjoying it now. Catchy, great production, what's not to love? You want to listen again and again. And again.

I knew of the auteurs but I don’t think I’d ever properly listened to them. So it all sounded very unfamiliar but they had a lot of ingredients I like. Good delivery and pleasant listening.

I had to bail on this one. Couldn't get past everything about it.

Never heard this before. I rather liked it. Great production. And I dug the singer. The songs were silky and sophisticated. I might have to check out more from these guys.

This was new to me and I liked it!

Utterly insipid. And repeating a line over and over is not lyrics. At track 2 I really wished I could 'bail out'. If you're going to have the temerity to call yourself the Auters you better bring more than this.

Honestly this is def one of my favs albums so far ! From the first song 🎵 I've enjoyed basically everything about it and I can't wait to explore the artist 🧑‍🎨 more. I'm listening to it while I smoke and junk journal 📝 and it's def helping with the vibe lol 😝!

A band that I am not familiar with but enjoyed listening to them

A good album where all the songs are pretty equal. 4 stars or B.

Reminded me a lot suede, mildly britpoppy but with a glam side. Quick Google suggests they toured together a lot and suede beat them to the Mercury music prize by one vote, so fair bit of history there. Surprised they aren't more well known (or it could be one of those where they are but I'm ignorant) but from the last suede album we had I definitely prefer suede, and I'd say the auteurs are currently where I'd have previously placed suede - nice enough but a bit insubstantial. Worth a listen for sure but didn't win me over.

Showgirl and Starstruck were alright, but the rest was very meh. Lack of identity or anything different. I would say it sounds early 00s, so he's 7 years ahead of his time. Counts for it, I suppose.

Hadn't heard of these guys and really enjoyed it. Something very British about it. Kinda reminded me of shack. Enjoyed it more as it went on I think. I'll definitely be back to this 4 for now. Listened again and changed my mind. The opening few tracks and the final 4 tracks or so are great. 4.5 but getting a 5

Oj spännande och oväntat val av skiva. Nu är vi faktiskt ganska långt ner i dem brittiska indiemyllan. Luke Haines är en särling musikaliskt som alltid gått ett halvt steg bredvid det mesta. Kommer ni ihåg (eller rättare sagt man har ju sett och hört talas om det i efterhand, från där och då minns man ju det inte) det omdiskuterade omslaget på Select magazine med Brett Anderson framför en Union Jack med rubriken "Yanks go home" Omslaget som skapade begreppet britpop. Minns ni vilka andra band förutom Suede som fick representera det där? Pulp och Saint Etienne stod där men också The Auteurs (tillsammans med helt bortglömda Denim). Det säger två saker tycker jag. För det första det här är pop, inte rock. För det andra att den brittiska indiescenen 1993 bestod mestadels av antingen shogazeing band eller var efterföljande avarter till Madchester fenomenet. The Auteurs (liksom de övriga banden på det omslaget) passar inte in där. Med det sagt är det kanske svårt att se idag hur säreget det här var. Jag har ingen relation innan till detta album men däremot till de två efterföljande The Auteursalbumen. Och jag skriver under på Fredriks omnämnande av Black Box Recorder. Jag minns dem som mer utmanande än vad detta är, här har Haines inte riktigt hittat sitt uttryck än. Men det är ganska så bra brittisk indie och det är musik med en bokhylla det är tämligen öppenbart, men utan att riktigt ha starka låtar. Låtarna är inte dåliga bara lite anonyma och som helhet har jag behållning att lyssna på det här. Om inte annat som tidsdokument. Det är en mörkare, svårare och bökigare sida av det som skulle bli britpop, det kunde tagit den här vägen istället för säg Supergrass. Superstark tvåa men hade behövt en hitsingel eller riktig märkeslåt för att nå trean

Min kompis Claes var fanatiskt förtjust i den här skivan, jag hörde den rätt mycket runt 93-94. Sedan dess har jag nog inte lyssnat på hela. Show girl och How could I be wrong är fortfarande väldigt bra. Även Bailed out och Early years gillar jag. I övrigt lite pågående utan något som riktigt griper. Rekommenderar också ett av Luke Haines senare band, Black Box recorder, i synnerhet skivan England made me.

Den här har stått på hyllan och samlat damm en i säkert 30 år nu. Men nu fick den alltså komma fram i dagsljuset igen. Titeln avskräcker givetvis, men som tur är är den missvisande. Så väldans mycket bättre är det dock inte. Ganska seg alternativrock. Det finns delar som låter ok, men hela tiden med något som skaver. Framförallt är det sången. Lundell beskrev tjejen han får ihop det med i 67-67 som ” svartklädd med bok Verka svår så oemotståndligt svår”. Här känns det snarare ”svår, oerhört påklistrat svår” när jag hör Luke Haines ta ton. Nej, det blir in i hyllan igen. Får se om den låter bättre 2055. Svag tvåa.

Inget som direkt fastnade efter första genomlyssningen. Efter andra blev intrycket att det var en gång för mycket. Saknar attityd och riktigt bra låtar. Men det är inte uselt heller.

Really really liked it.

It's good but why is it here. 7/10

Quite boring

anti brit pop that is actually good and also actually anti britpop and not secretly just more britpop like blur

This was enjoyable enough but I'm not sure why it's here.

it was pretty standard. not bad at all!

I liked this album more than not, although it's nothing remarkable

Not bad for soft spoken britpop smiths worship.

there's a lot to like here but there should've been more? I just don't feel like any one idea was explored enough to satisfy me. loved How Could I Be Wrong though!

Ok

This is bad. Not interesting, time capsule of britpop sounds drowning in averageness. Playing is mid at best, songwriting bad, singing is shit. Then I found out what a pretentious prick luke haines is and had to downgrade from meh not good to fuck this. To have that much ambition and be so average makes you fucking awful and insufferable to boot. Boo

Nah

I thought the first line of Show Girl was “I took a shit” which actually would be way better in prepping you in for a shit ride that this album is.

Pretty good

Show Girl 3.6 Bailed Out 3.5 American Guitars 3.4 Junk Shop Clothes 3.2 Don't Trust the Stars 3.4 Starstruck 3.3 How Could I Be Wrong 3.3 Housebreaker 3.5 Valet Parking 3.3 Idiot Brother 3.6 Early Years 3.4 Home Again 3.4 Score: 3.408333333

Consistently catchy but doesn't sound cheap. At times I hear some early Radiohead in this, or maybe The Smiths... I find myself enjoying the slower, quirkier tracks more than the guitar driven stuff, but there's hooks everywhere. Nice riffs in opener Show Girl, especially the brief solo in the middle. Bailed Out introduces a simple piano melody and it's very good. Junk Shop Clothes is comforting somehow, with familiar melodies. There's piano or percussion scattered through many of the songs to great effect. Idiot Brother hits us with another earworm of a guitar riff straight away. There's even a hidden track - very 90s. This passes the vibe check for me.

Fun early Britpop album. Surprised I never heard it back in the day, because I was all about this stuff.

Mediocre early 90s Brit pop/alt rock that is inoffensive yet forgettable. This made the list but Tool didn’t makes me question many things about the author that curated this list.

3.2

Instrumentation was not nearly good enough to make up for the lyrics and vocals.

Moody and pretentious. Not my cup of tea.

This feels a very weird inclusion is a band member a son of the list creator or something it seems a very small band with a fairly standard for the time sound. Perfectly pleasant but 100% is not great.

Weak

It came and went quite unnoticed to be honest

3 1/2. Not quite a 4, not quite a 3. It kinda alternates from great song to ok song. I'll round up to a 4 cause there really are some great songs on it, and it's good to focus on the good :)

Interesting, not terrible. Chill

Enjoyed! Not exactly the most memorable album that I've ever listened to but I found it enjoyable. Would give it another listen for sure.

I quite liked elements of this and it was another band that I had never heard of despite being somewhat into acts associated with them. I subsequently read that they became lumped in with the Britpop movement, the links to which are clearer at the start of the album. Over the course of the tracks the songs get a bit more "rocky", which I preferred. The start has more of a Pulp/Blur sound. I am not sure I will seek them out but it was perfectly listenable.

auteur: a filmmaker whose personal influence and artistic control over a movie are so great that the filmmaker is regarded as the author of the movie. They should've made movies instead of music... Would I listen to this again? Uh, no.

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Boooooorrrrriiing

This was great. I may be overstating it, but I consistently got a Beatles feel from these tracks -- to the point where I wondered if The Auteurs were what the Beatles would have sounded like if they were born 30 years later. I loved almost every track and listened to it 3 times without tiring. Five stars.

Grungy and whimsical in the right way

This album is pretty nice. Not much of my liking, to be honest, but it has good songs. It's at times a bit bland, and a very safe one for me. There is not much variety and, as for what is there, sometimes it's not that interesting. But, overall, it's nice.

boooring put on carti

wasnt fussed.

Didn't mind it.

Was cynical going in but really enjoyed. Each song got into a really nice groove

No thank you. Most of these songs were not especially interesting in my opinion. There were a couple tracks that started with a kind of cool guitar riff, but then the vocals would come in… I’ll be generous and round this up to 2 srars.

It's fine, but got pretty annoyingly the same after the first few songs. Nothing special, kind of disappointing after the start of the album.

Meh, their name is pretentious, the music sounds slightly pretentious and boring....... like the most boring version of The Smiths

Competent, but largely forgettable.

I like jangly guitars and this album has 'em. It took a while to latch on to this one, though. The second half of the record is stronger than the first half. While the name of the album is "New Wave" the music ain't. Instead of synth, we get solid piano lines and cello. That, mixed with the acoustic rhythm guitars and even occasional xylophone, give this album some nice texture. The nasal vocals were a bit distracting in some points. Overall this is an OK album. It's not happy-clappy pop, it's kinda disturbed (which is fun). Second listen was better than the first. I can see how this might grow on someone. Favorite song: How Could I Be Wrong?

so mad this wasn't an arab guy that made experimental rock music because that would have been me and it wasnt i fucking hate this!!!!!!!!!!!

This was like an album full of the tracks I didn't like on Pulp albums.

In the USA they pronounce this "otters."

Before listening, I am going to make a wild guess that an album by a British rock band I've never heard of that came out in 1993 - around the time my musical awareness may have been at its peak - is NOT going to be one I needed to listen to before I die. But let's see how it goes... First song, I kind of like the music but this singer sounds like he is doing an affectation. Like he's trying to be funny. Like Bret from Flight of the Conchords aping Bowie. Each additional song: Is this just how this guy sang? I don't think I could listen to a lot of this. But I see how the Wikipedia article quoted people saying this kind of paved the way for Britpop - I can hear some of this influence in Blur. I thought this was decent at first but liked it less and less as it went on. "Idiot Brother" had some funny lines. Would have given it a 3 about 4 songs in. Having finished the album, it's a 2 for me.

Wasn’t really my thing.

Banging my head against the wall in time to the music…and not in the heavy way. Modern funeral dirges that one can’t even dance to!

Great debut album. Im a big fan of Luke Haines

Beatlesque Show Girl Bailed out Don't trust the stars

I’m not sure how I felt about this. There was nothing that grabbed me or I found extra extraordinary anywhere on here. The song starstruck sounded like it could’ve been off a mid career Beatles album. The succeeding song How Could I Be Wrong? had a truly kind of 90s field to it. This feels like one of those bands that someone found at the right time in their life and absolutely loves this album so they had to include it as a personal favorite. I have several of those myself, but I don’t know if I’d include them all in 1001 Must Listen.

Random thoughts: * I guess this was a proto Britpop band. I couldn't quite place it when listening to it. * It sounded familiar but I'm sure I've never heard it before. * Everything was pretty good here. Nothing crazy special but also nothing really bad either. I'd listen again but I'm not sure this would ever be an album I recommend. Perfectly mid.

Boring and pretentious AF.

Nice

It was okay, New Wave is not really my style.

So we're just putting "honk-shooo" sounds in songs now, okay. Appropriate, because this bored me. 2.5 stars

New Wave is an interesting listen—not because it hits you aurally, but because it seems deliberately understated. It has that early-Britpop DNA, all the mannered vocals and stylish melancholy, but it never quite pushes into the sharp hooks or swagger you expect from the era. The whole record feels… light. Not flimsy, just politely reserved, almost as if it’s allergic to taking a big swing. Nothing here is bad. It’s well-constructed, carefully arranged, thoughtful. It just never really grabs you by the collar. Luke Haines clearly had ideas, but they come out more as sketches of a mood than as songs designed to dominate your head for days. And Andy’s line is pretty hard to beat: “We have Blur at home.” That’s basically the vibe. Competent, occasionally charming, but overshadowed by the bands that took this sound and turned it into something undeniable. A pleasant listen—but not a sticky one.

We have Blur at home.

You can blame this/bow down to this for essentially providing the template for Brit-Pop apparently. Self-knowingly, ironically wry lyrics, breathy Iain Broudie esque vocals and poppy melodies - that start to blend in It's of its time. Best Tracks: Show Girl; Junk Shop Clothes; How Could I Be Wrong

Aware of the band, and some of their later stuff but that's it. Better than Suede, if that means much. I actually like it more as it goes. It just lacks a little something, hard to say what it is. 3.5 rounded up Heard before? No Owned: No: 29/118 (24%) Will I get? Maybe

meh

No.

3

I love the fact that this is only 22 minutes long. Get up, do your thing and leave them wanting more. This is a blistering set, at breakneck speed. The recording makes me want to be there. I am never sure what to make of Jerry Lee, but this was great fun.

I cannot stress how much I absolutely adore The Auteurs debut. This has everything I want from a pop record: melodies, classic songwriting and a sharp wit. It swings with ups and downs, never going for the safe middle ground. New Wave sucks you in with the promise of something joyous, and then leaves you thinking wtf was that? Bands should have more cello players, although I doubt if Luke Haines agrees these days. A strong contender for one of the best debut albums ever.

Perfectly adequate indie pop, and there lies the problem. It was just adequate, nothing stood out, no tune to make your ears prick up or your feet start to tap. Average, very very average.

This one's a bit of a deep cut. For those who don't know, The Auteurs were a 1990s British alternative rock band, fronted by singer-songwriter Luke Haines. For all intents and purposes, they are considered progenitors of the Britpop movement, and their debut record, New Wave, pretty much sounds like it. The bright acoustic guitar textures, the catchy melodies, the obvious influence from 1960s British pop, Luke's accented vocals, all the elements that would become Britpop are right there. Luke would hate the association with the movement, but it's hard to deny the stylistic similarities. If that assessment sounds wrong, then at the very least, it is a very agreeable jangle pop experience. Even if it is evident that Luke's lyrics invoked more whimsical imagery than any lasting meaning, the riffs, arrangements, and solid rhythm section from Alice Readman and Glenn Collins kept the listening experience just engaging enough to carry through to the end. I would consider New Wave to be a lost gem. It won't set the world on fire if you've heard a fair share of Britpop or jangle pop before, but it is a pleasant enough album to have on.

Another band I've never heard of, it really feels like a throwback to 80's goth or maybe even Velvet Underground. It's not bad but doesn't seem anything very special, not really sure how it made the list. Looking them up apparently they were progenitors of the brit-pop movement and I can totally see that. The album started pretty slow and emo but definitely picks up a bit with "Don't Trust The Stars". I enjoyed the more upbeat tracks on this album, not my favorite but glad to listen to it.

Solid plata. 3,5

Þægilegt alt rock en engar flugeldasýningar.

Not bad, not great. Just "OK".

Brit rock, nothing attention catching

Music is quite good, nothing too special. First song, Showgirl was unique and enjoyable. All the other songs felt like they were pretty samey

Very much meh

Decent enough. Pretty good but not standout.

Liked the music - decent 90s alternative. Didn't like the singer though.

3.5

*New Wave* I really don't think they sound much like britpop as they do like 90s Indie pop. Even though I liked it pretty well enough, I didn't find it really interesting or groundbreaking personally. Some of the songs sounded like lesser Bowie songs and other songs sounded like something that would be on the *Friends* soundtrack. I probably would have liked it better in 1993 than I do here in 2025 (7.35) ★★★½

A bit bland, but mostly okay. 3 stars

This wasn't really what I was expecting when I saw the Britpop tag. I figured it would be another Oasis/Blur knockoff, but there's more of a Bowiesque art-rock quality to it. Luke Haines sounds a lot like Dan Bejar of New Pornographers/Destroyer fame. Highlights for me were "American Guitars", "Junk Shop Clothes", and "Idiot Brother". 4 stars.

More like the Bore-teurs. Musically speaking this is absolutely fine and pleasant. Very clean and classy. A mix of jangle, early britpop and indie plus a cello in there somewhere. I wouldn’t say any of the tracks were overly exciting or interesting but Don’t Trust The Stars and Idiot Brother felt like the hookiest, most powerhouse instrumental highlights. Luke Haines is a sucky vocalist though. Very weedy sounding and it’s like he has this Leslie speaker effect that makes him into Strongsad from Homestar Runner trying to sing feebly underwater. Even if it wasn’t spoiled slightly by the soggy vocals it would still be one of the more plainer New Wave albums we’ve had on the list.

this type of music is so fucking boring to me man

Eh, it's fine. Definitely some tunes on here but easy to ignore. Annoying vox. Too boring for 3 but also not offensive enough for 2, feeling generous today :3 Fav song: Show Girl

Good enough.

I am a sucker for Beatlesque rock. Solid if not especially memorable album.

This is awesome 4.49 stars... Very interesting.

Inoffensive and forgettable.

Really enjoyed - nice mellow sound - a pleasant listen

Boring

Another on this list that I think you have to be from the UK to truly appreciate. This is about as mediocre as can be.

I noticed immediately that this album has very few listens. After listening, I knew why. But WHY did it make the 1,001 albums you MUST here ... I think it's because it's such a rarity. Until this app was made, I think there were 6 people who had heard it before, and you could be the 7th. But of course, now with the app, I was like the 27,000th, still not bad. I can say I was OG to hear this one.

Mediocre alt-grunge

Enjoyed. Only criticism is that it is a little mono paced.

A bit different than most music from this time, a few slngs are quite interesting, gave me a bit of the same vibe I had with Eels in the 90s although not exactly. But overall not good enough for a lasting impressiom. 3.4 stars

I was wondering if I was missing something about this, but no, there's nothing here. It's not unlistenable, that's the positive I can say of it.

Fucking genius, one of my favourite albums of all time, and not even Luke's best.

I see where Deerhunter gets their sound

It was OK

Another album I missed in it's initial release and 1001 albums has introduced me to. Total brit-pop, can't see why the dude rejected that label. Solid pop tunes all the way through. It's a 3 for now, but my suspicion is more listening will increase my enjoyment and might have lifted it higher.

best find of this series yet

sort of like a better oasis?

David Bowie/Grant Lee Buffalo vibes

110 No está mal. Pensé que era de los 2000s. Piola. Nada más que comentar?

2,6/5

Starts strong then becomes too samey

Another introduction. Nonetheless it sounds quite familiar to me. I really like this one and after a few runs it is potentially a four stars album. But the vocals aren't my favour. 3,5

Mediocre!!!

Had never heard of The Auteurs but this was a fun listen. Lots of Replacements influence/vibe here. Would definitely listen to this one again and explore more of their catalog.

Not sure why this is on the list

Actually quite liked this though stunningly egocentric. Instruments and lyrics come through and it fits my idea of an album. Scrapes a 3

completely forgettable

Haven’t ever worked out if I like Luke Haines. Keep meaning to read his book. I liked this mostly. Not a great singer but still something about it that means I will likely give it another whirl. Better than a lot of Brit pop fodder. Show Girl is a strong opener and the only one I’d heard or at least remembered. Enjoyed Junk Shop Clothes, Don’t Trust the Stars and How Could I be Wrong. Strong 3. Reminded me to play Lenny Valentino.

Good to hear again. No idea what he's talking about lyrically most of the time but generally like their sound

I don't think I had heard of this band..not sure if they have slipped from my consciousness or if they never entered it in the 90s. Wasn't really into it, but it did grow on me a little.Quintessentially British but like alot of Brit albums from the period maybe suffers from trying to hard to be clever vs. displaying real emotions. Haines does have a couple of later albums (Concept album on the Baader Meinhoff gang! Psychedelic rock album based on 70s&80s wrestling!) that pique my interest but not sure if there is enough musically to drag me in to check them out..

I usually reserve one star reviews for extremely experimental albums which to my mind constitute “noise”, but once every few months something pops up on this list which leaves me dumbfounded as to why it would ever be considered for inclusion. This is one of those albums. At least Throbbing Gristle were trying to do something different. The Auters on the other hand seem to have produced an album of third rate b-sides and fillers without creating any sense of excitement whatsoever. It’s just so damn dull, so damn “meh”. I was down to the last few tracks before I found anything remotely of interest and then it was only interesting in an “ooh that’s a little better than bang average” kind of way. The vocals are awful, the production is awful. The only justification for this being on the list is as an example of the perfect execution of a collection of nothing songs in a hard to like way. A waste of my time.

It's ok, feels perhaps a little generic, but maybe because of all the inspired-by-it britpop I've heard already.

Not a fan

How did every chorus go the same?

Back-to-back britpop releases. I was a little worried after listening to Supergrass's In It for the Money, how I would feel about this one. I actually enjoyed this more than I was expecting, the variation in sounds explored was enjoyable. A little bit too pop rock leaning for my tastes though.

Sounds like something I've heard before. Very 90's 'new wave' (pun intended). Not earthshattering, but still pleasant. 3/5🎉

Boring

3/5

Oh boy another brit-pop album. Maybe this will be the one. Nope not even close.

Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background Liked it didn't love it.

It sounds like a lot of other bands playing in the early 90s. Pretty generic sounding. Not great but not terrible either.

Alright pretty casual rock Nothing too catchy 2nd listen with it a bit louder was actually alright needed to hear the bass lines

Meh!

Never heard of this band. Cool vibes. Cool stuff.

Solid indie album that stands out from the Britpop slop of the nineties.