8 March 2026
British musician GAZ COOMBES was born on 8 March 1976 in Oxford, England.
Happy 50 to the former frontman/songwriter of rock trio SUPERGRASS with whom
he made/released six albums between 1995 and 2008. Recently, they did some
reunion shows.
With 2023’s longplayer Turn The Car Around
he released his 4th successful solo LP.
SUPERGRASS
SOLO
Turn up the heat and feel the beat.
It’s PART 8 of Turn Up The Volume‘s yearly hot summer playlists.
A mix of new punk-rock-pop-dance-psych-and-other-hot-stuff.
TRACK BY TRACK
1. ‘Feel Loop (Lizard Dream) by GAZ COOMBES (UK)
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2. ‘Time & Place’ by QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE (Los Angeles)
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3. ‘Cut Your Face’ by THE JOY FORMIDABLE (Wales)
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4. ‘Strange Neighbour’ by FOLLY GROUP (London)
Photo by @matthewritson
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5. ‘Baggio’ by MILES KANE (UK)
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6. ‘Sharp’s Catching Waves’ by PSEUDO COOL (South Wales)
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7. ‘Never Say Forever’ by MIRROR OF VENUS (Los Angeles)
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8. ‘Bodyheat’ by L (Sand Diego, CA)
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9. ‘Fall Into You’ by VIGILANTES (Lincolnshire, UK)
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10. ‘Angelcover’ by THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS
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11. ‘Don’t Be A Fascist’ by TANTRUM ZENTRUM (London)
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12. ‘Arrive!’ by LOOKING GLASS WAR (Boston, MA)
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Photo by Coleman Rogers
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13. ‘Time To Let Go’ by LIKE WHAT (New York)
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14. ‘Brilliant Things’ by ODONIS ODONIS feat. Terror Bird (Canada)
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15. ‘Fatwood’ by T.G. SHAND (New Zealand)
ALL TOGETHER
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See/hear you next week, music junkies
16 June 2023
Caught by the fuzz, Gaz?
(Coombs image: Cover of his new solo album Turn The Car Around)
31 January 2023
Between reunion tours with Supergrass, its maestro
GAZ COOMBES loves to do his own thing.
He just dropped his 4th longplayer, titled
TURN THE CAR AROUND.
The Telegraph (UK newspaper): “Coombes, a quite masterful musical
auteur after three decades in the game, skillfully navigates the record
away from one long mid-life nightmare. … it’s another hugely satisfying
listen.” Score 8/10.
TUTV: No more fuzz and buzz of the early days. The wild punk days are over.
Coombes, now 46, has become a characteristic singer-songwriter over the years
and he knows how to craft songs for adults. Nothing spectacular, no surprises
but always melodic and entertaining. At times moody, at times lively. Songwriting
quality.
Singles/clips: Sonny The Strong / Don’t Say It’s Over / Long Live The Strange
– SONNY THE STRONG –
– DON’T SAY IT’S OVER –
– LONG LIVE THE STRANGE –
Full album
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GAZ COOMBES: Facebook – Instagram
New striking strokes
2 December 2022
Between reunion tours with Supergrass, its maestro
GAZ COOMBES loves to do his own thing.
Next January he’ll release – already his 4th – new solo album
baptized Turn The car Around. Pre-order info here.
Ahead of it he just shared a third piece of the longplayer.
An infectious and intense track, with a brisk chorus,
called LONG LIVE THE STRANGE.
Check it here…
All 3 shared tracks (so far) together on Spotify
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GAZ COOMBES: Facebook – Instagram