{"product_id":"now-british-now-british","title":"NOW BRITISH","description":"Now That's What I Call Music may have overtaken the world, but it began in Britain, so having an American compilation introducing the best of British pop feels a bit like going through the looking glass. Nevertheless, the London Olympics of the summer of 2012 provide a good excuse for Now That's What I Call British, a hodge-podge of post-Brit-pop singles, some that made it big in the U.S., and many that did not. Now That's What I Call British is bookended by Damon Albarn, the man who is arguably responsible for the Brit-pop boom of the '90s, but neither Blur's \"Song 2\" -- a song deliberately designed to sound like American grunge -- nor Gorillaz's \"Feel Good Inc\" sound very Brit-pop. In fact, the sound is generally missing here -- Lily Allen's \"Smile\" comes closest -- but there is a lot of distinctly British balladry, pop, dance, and rock, all anchored by Coldplay (\"Viva la Vida\"), Radiohead (\"Creep\"), Florence + the Machine (\"Dog Days Are Over\"), Amy Winehouse (\"Rehab\"), Leona Lewis (\"Bleeding Love\"), and Natasha Bedingfield (\"Pocketful of Sunshine\"). The rest isn't as noteworthy or well-known but it's not bad, and it's all recognizably British if not necessarily the sound that Anglophiles consider quintessential British pop. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine","brand":"Now British","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44590041891049,"sku":"0EMQY4-UV8W-00","price":25.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/now-british-now-british_4YZjN.jpg?v=1742338948","url":"https:\/\/www.vibinvinyl.com\/products\/now-british-now-british","provider":"Vibin' Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}