Britpop

Britpop emerged in the United Kingdom during the early 1990s as a cultural and musical movement, reacting against the dominance of American grunge and shoegaze. It drew heavily from the guitar-driven British music of the 1960s and 1970s, including British Invasion pop, glam rock, and punk. The genre is defined by a focus on melodic, chorus-centric songwriting, traditional rock instrumentation, and lyrics that explored themes of British identity, social class, and everyday life with a distinct, often regional, sensibility. Its commercial peak in the mid-1990s, propelled by a competitive music press, established it as a significant cultural moment that briefly dominated the British mainstream.