Historical version 5 of Blur (view current version)
The quintessential London band of the 90s, Blur, although they grew up in Colchester, have chronicled the city better than anyone else this decade. Modern Life is Rubbish featured a picture of them on a District Line carriage, and songs like For Tomorrow act as a tour of the city's more prosaic sights; the Westway, [Primrose Hill]?, Portobello Road. Parklife possibly overdoes the Cockney thing, but there are still gems on the rest of the album.