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Urban Hymns

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Illustration for a Music magazine, about Richard Paul Ashcroft and the rockband "The Verve" [link]

Ashcroft (born 11 September 1971 in Lancashire) is an English singer-songwriter. He was the lead singer and occasional guitarist of The Verve from their formation in 1990 until their split in 1999. After this, he became a solo artist in his own right before reforming The Verve in 2007. He is still scheduled to continue his solo career at some point in the future.

Beginning with a psychedelic sound indebted to shoegazing and space rock, by the mid-1990s the band had released several EPs and two acclaimed records. They also endured name and lineup changes, breakups, health problems, drug abuse and various lawsuits.

The band's commercial breakthrough was the album "Urban Hymns" and its single "Bitter Sweet Symphony", which became a massive worldwide hit. This skyrocketed the band into mainstream success. Soon after this commercial peak, the band broke up, citing creative struggles between band members. By then, The Verve had become one of the most influential British alternative rock acts in years. :)
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The-Anglophile's avatar
Excellent caricature! Is this painted/printed on a board?