“Wonderwall” by Oasis, Sunday, May 14, 2023 + The Madchester Sound Playlist

 

Today listening to the latest episode of Hit Parade, the episode about how Brit Pop showed great promise in America, but ultimately fizzled among the influx of new sounds in the '90s, it got me to pull on a thread I was curious about before: why is the city of Manchester such a prominent music town? Liverpool may have started the British invasion in the '60s, but it seems like the rival city of Manchester produced hit maker after hit maker. This playlist will pay homage to some of them.



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