#GreatAlbums1990s - #TheVerve – #ANorthernSoul (1995). Taking cues from both shoegaze and trance techno, The Verve generated thick mantras of sound in which Richard Ashcroft’s peacenik lyrics are emboldened by Nick McCabe’s swirling chords and the rhythm section’s incredibly deep bass. Although it lacks the hooks of Urban Hymns, A Northern Soul is a stronger testament to the Verve’s singular reimagining of psychedelia in a post-grunge framework. #Albums, #Music, #1990s, #Reviews, #Rock, #Britpop