JOANNE WATKINSON

WHY I'M A COOL BRITANNIA 90s-STYLE WANNABE

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I can remember thinking that reminiscing meant you were officially old, as though looking back meant the best times were behind you. While I no longer believe the latter to be a fair assessment, let's say house music tunes now conjure up happy memories of clubs that I no longer have any desire to be in.

I recently fell down a reminiscing rabbit hole watching a documentary about girl bands in the 90s - the manufactured kind, such as the Spice Girls and their unintentional cool-girl rivals All Saints who had been plugging away making music long before Wannabe was a hit. Then there was Eternal, who I'd almost forgotten about.