Graham Coxon is an English singer, guitarist and songwriter, born in 1969 in Rinteln, United Kingdom. He is best known for his work in Blur, and he also appears in Seymour, The Special Assembly, The Jaded Hearts Club and The WAEVE.

Career

Coxon’s music is rooted in lo-fi, garage rock and indie rock, and he also works across alternative rock, contemporary folk, experimental rock and singer-songwriter styles. He first comes to wider attention as a member of Blur, which he leaves in 2002 before reuniting with the band in 2009. He also plays guitar on Peter Doherty’s solo album Grace / Wastelands.

Solo albums

His solo debut, The Sky is Too High, appears in 1998 and has a muted, uncommercial sound. It is followed by The Golden D, which includes two covers of Mission of Burma songs, and then Crow Sit on Blood Tree, a very lo-fi record with some of his more ethereal material. The Kiss of Morning shows his development as a solo artist, with songs taking a more complete and developed form.

His solo mainstream breakthrough comes with Freakin' Out in 2004. Happiness in Magazines is generally regarded as his most accessible and complete solo album, built around fast, polished guitar-pop. In 2006 he releases Love Travels at Illegal Speeds, preceded by the UK Top 20 single Standing On My Own Again. That album is also his first release away from the independent label Transcopic and appears with an optional DVD containing interviews and live tracks.

Further solo releases include The Spinning Top, A+E, The End of the F***ing World original songs and score, The End of the F***ing World 2 original songs and score, I Am Not Okay with This original songs and score under the name Bloodwitch, and Superstate in association with Z2 Comics.

With Blur

In 2009 Coxon plays a number of shows with Blur, including a headline appearance at Glastonbury Festival.