graham coxon no more?

topic posted Wed, June 9, 2004 - 9:39 PM by  Tim
no more graham, yes?
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Tim
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  • Re: graham coxon no more?

    Wed, June 9, 2004 - 11:04 PM
    yeah, he has a solo CD "the sky is too high."
    • Tim
      Tim
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      Re: graham coxon no more?

      Thu, June 10, 2004 - 12:17 PM
      i think that that cd came out while he was still with blur... I guess I only just found out that he was booted off...

      www.grahamcoxon.org/bio.htm

      not incredibly interesting, i just didn't know...
      • Re: graham coxon no more?

        Thu, June 10, 2004 - 12:47 PM
        you're right, here is the correct info:

        Blur enjoyed mainstream success in America with "Song 2" from their 1997 self-titled release. Coxon's musical influences start to appear during this time, elements of American indie rock (Pavement, Pixies, Sonic Youth) shower through the band's work. It was shortly thereafter that Coxon founded his own label, Transcopic and released The Sky Is Too High in 1998 (the album was released on Caroline stateside). His straight-ahead lo-fi sound and post-punk yearnings were finally captured on a glowing debut, a favorite among the college charts, but still a stifling move for die-hard Blur fans. No one was sure what to make of Coxon's solo motivation. Unfortunately, a year later, it was brushed aside by the release of Blur's sixth album, 13. Coxon remained the quiet one, despite his deepest efforts to allow his most artistic side more apparent. But keeping up with the speed of things, Coxon put all-things Blur aside to release his second LP, The Golden D, in mid-2000. Two years later, Coxon shocked Blur fans around the world by annoucing his departure from the band. Recording for Think Tank had just gotten underway in Marrakesh, Morocco, however Coxon had already grown distant, personally and creatively, from the rest of the band. In turn, Coxon fell back on his solo career and focused on fatherhood. His fourth album, Kiss Of Morning, appeared in October. Two years following, Coxon hooked up with producer Stephen Street for his biggest solo achievement yet. Happiness in Magazines was released in May 2004.

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