Moseley Shoals

Ocean Colour Scene were often lumped in with Brit pop but their northern soul, R’n’B and pastoral-acoustic rock sound was more mod than Brit pop. The presence of producer Brendan Lynch and guitarist Steve Cradock who both worked extensively with Weller gave the album a sixties-flavoured feel and it has elements of The Jam, Kinks and Small Faces. There’s real depth in their songwriting: the 6/8 time riff of ‘The Riverboat Song’ is an absolute killer, ‘The Day We Caught The Train’ could be a lost Faces track and ‘The Circle’ is pure ’60s power pop.