BY JAMIE ROBASH
Anyone who was awake in the late-‘90s likely remembers Richard Ashcroft as the tall and gangly frontman of English psych-pop group The Verve who, despite two solid prior records, were finally able to break into the mainstream riding the second wave of the British invasion with their smash hit “Bittersweet Symphony” from their now-classic record Urban Hymns. Ironically, the band’s success was bittersweet and problematic, plagued by lawsuits and drug use until they disbanded just a year later. Ever since, Ashcroft has found his way solo and last year quietly released his fifth record, These People.
