Originality in pop is an overly-fetishised concept, especially by music critics. I have probably caught that bug a little myself, which is why I hadn’t found myself revisiting Elastica’s two albums ...

Growing up in Florida during the ’70s, I always understood provincial music. Southern rock was the soundtrack to my childhood. So when I got into punk in the ’80s, the idea of regional scenes made ...

Former Elastica frontwoman Justine Frischmann has spoken out about her split from Damon Albarn – revealing that it was ‘hard’ for him to accept her band’s success in America. Frischmann and the Blur ...

In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This time around, we’re picking our favorite songs that feature s-p-e-l-l-i-n-g. Elastica made one of the most solid albums of ...

In this month's essay, Jeanette Leech seeks to reclaim the legacy of Elastica's vastly underrated second album from prurient mutterings about drug addiction and the collapse of Britpop, celebrating ...

Elastica singer Justine Frischmann has given a rare interview, speaking about the Britpop band and her new career as a painter. Frischmann’s band split up in 2001 after two albums (1995’s ‘Elastica’ ...

How one era-defining classic—Elastica’s Britpop-bombing 1995 debut—spawned another: M.I.A.’s Arular, which turns 10 this year. Elastica died without incident—no dramatic onstage announcement, no ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The UK band Elastica released one self-titled album of ridiculously catchy, close-to-perfect new wave in 1995. Then, they took five years to record The Menace, the pretty-good follow-up, and promptly ...

The Battle of Britpop between Blur and Oasis remains the era's greatest feud, but the chart-fighting and name-calling wasn't the only drama to come out of the '90s UK music scene. Elastica's Justine ...