Gaz Coombes says that Supergrass were “taken aback” by the success of their song ‘Alright’.
The 1995 track proved to be an international hit and the 48-year-old musician admits that the band had no idea that the “kooky” song would take off in the manner that it did.
Speaking to NME, Gaz said: “It’s a single that hit so hard in the summer of ’95. We had no idea that was going to happen. We’d made a punk album, we were 19, and then we had a massive hit. We couldn’t complain.
“We loved ‘Alright’ and thought it was quite a kooky and weird little track, so we were quite taken aback by how massive it became.”
Supergrass recently confirmed that they will be reuniting for a May 2025 tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of their debut album ‘I Should Coco’ and Gaz wanted to “mark a beautiful moment” through the shows.
He explained: “I’m not really into nostalgia; I just think it’s important to mark a beautiful moment, and that was ‘I Should Coco’. Plus 30 years is a big one, and this could be the only time we get to do it.”
The recent Oasis reunion announcement led to a battle of generations in the scramble for tickets and Gaz has noticed a similar theme in the audiences for Supergrass gigs.
He said: “It’s all quite funny, isn’t it? People quite precious about what it means to them. But it’s a great meeting of generations, isn’t it? Our generation have had kids and they’re now in their mid-to-late teens. My daughter is 16 and loves Nirvana, Fleetwood Mac, The Clash and ‘I Should Coco’.
“It’s a wonderful crossover of a few generations being into it. Our first reunion tour saw such a mix of ages. There’s something about ‘…Coco’ that just creates this mad hurricane of cool chords, mad melodies and raw energy. That connects immediately with people.”