Sony (label)
12 July 2010 (released)
21 July 2010
Epic brings together 3CDs of definitive indie anthems. From Muse to Kasabian, Coldplay to The Killers and Blur to Kaiser Chiefs. These are the tracks that these bands would play to finish their set at a festival, those where everyone knows the chorus and they are the tracks that define their sound.
As with any collection, the question of whether the included tracks fits the title definition can be the source of debate, however the vast majority of these tracks do tick the Epic anthem category. Right from current bands like the Big Pink with ‘Dominoes’ through to 80’s heroes like The Stone Roses and Happy Mondays, the bands on here really do deserve to be on here. Great to here The Thrills again, and CD3 really does do the business for me with some real classics from Republica, Radiohead, Olive and Faithless. Again, as with all compilations some track inclusions could be questioned – for me the obvious one is Moby with ‘Extreme’ – why not ‘Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad’???
That said ‘Epic’ is both epic in sound and as straightforward as the strapline – The Bands. The Tracks. The Anthems.
disc 1
1. Viva La Vida - Coldplay
2. Uprising - Muse
3. Fire - Kasabian
4. Mr Brightside – The Killers
5. Sweet Disposition – the Temper Trap
6. This Ain't A Love Song - Scouting For Girls
7. Not Fair - Lily Allen
8. That's Not My Name - Ting Tings
9. Jenny Don't Be Hasty - Paolo Nutini
10. Stop Me - Mark Ronson & Daniel Merriweather
11. Is It Any Wonder - Keane
12. Kids - MGMT
13. Munich - Editors
14. Dominos – The Big Pink
15. The High Road - Broken Bells
16. Hard To Beat - Hard-Fi
17. We Share The Same Skies – The Cribs
18. Ashes - Embrace
19. Four To The Floor [Thin White Duke edit] - Starsailor
20. Ooh La La - Goldfrapp
Disc 2
1. The Universal - Blur
2. Only One I Know, The - The Charlatans
3. Feel Good Inc - Gorillaz
4. Galvanize - The Chemical Brothers
5. Pounding - Doves
6. Ruby - Kaiser Chiefs
7. Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
8. Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet
9. Bohemian Like You - The Dandy Warhols
10. Rocks - Primal Scream
11. Monster - The Automatic
12. Standing In The Way Of Control - Gossip
13. Always Where I Need To Be - Kooks
14. Goodbye Mr A - The Hoosiers
15. Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far) - The Thrills
16. El Salvador - Athlete
17. Side - Travis
18. Feeling A Moment - Feeder
19. Breakeven - The Script
20. How To Save A Life - The Fray
21. Somewhere Else - Razorlight
Disc 3
1. True Faith - New Order
2. Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode
3. Sit Down - James
4. Unbelievable - EMF
5. Fools Gold - The Stone Roses
6. Step On - Happy Mondays
7. Can You Dig It - The Mock Turtles
8. Alright - Supergrass
9. Ready To Go - Republica
10. You And Me Song - The Wannadies
11. Creep - Radiohead
12. You're Not Alone - Olive
13. Walking Wounded - Everything But The Girl
14. Phat Planet - Leftfield
15. Born Slippy - Underworld
16. Breathe - The Prodigy
17. Insomnia - Faithless
18. Right Here Right Now - Fatboy Slim
19. Extreme Ways - Moby