Britpop is a British alternative rock movement from the mid 1990s, characterised by the appearance of bands who borrowed many influences from 1960s and 1970s while creating big, catchy hooks, as well as the glamour of earlier pop stardom and the sense that they were creating the soundtrack to the lives of a new generation of British youth. Although incredibly popular from about 1994–1996, it has since been criticised for its lack of innovation.
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