Speaking on The Evening Show, frontman Crispian Mills discussed how the band’s mystical and esoteric approach provided a necessary shift for the UK mainstream. While their peers were focused on the “sex, drugs, and rock and roll” aesthetics of hits like “Cigarettes & Alcohol,” Kula Shaker brought a different perspective to the era’s “Live Forever” mantra.
“We didn’t disagree with the whole thing,” Mills told Dan O’Connell. “It’s just that, yeah, you are going to live forever. You are. But not necessarily in this body, you know? You’ve got to get real about what it is to be a living creature.”
Evolving the Sound of the 90s
Reflecting on the band’s role within the Britpop landscape, Mills noted that their arrival helped push the genre toward its next phase. “Rock and roll comes from the church,” he explained, suggesting that music and spirituality are inherently linked. “I think we did sort of slightly break up the Britpop party a bit, but it needed to evolve.”
By bridging the gap between traditional rock and roll and spiritual inquiry, Kula Shaker became one of the most distinctive voices of the decade, a position they continue to hold as they look back on their formative years.
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