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Gene
Full of foppish romanticism and soaring, bookish indie anthems, Gene drew from
The Smiths' box of tricks and swaggered with mod attitude as they became a
staple of the 1990s Britpop scene. They were formed when guitarist Steve Mason
spotted Martin Rossiter strutting across the floor of a Watford nightclub and
judged him cool enough to front his then band Spin. They released their first
track "For the Dead" through independent label Costermonger, and received rave
reviews from NME and Select magazine, who both named it "Single of the Week".
Gigs supporting Pulp further enhanced th...
