Artist
Mansun
Mansun is an indie artist from Chester, England, UK formed in 1995. 24 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Indie · Chester, England, UK · Best indie albums
- 24
- Releases
- 1996–2025
- Active years
- 1995
- Formed
Discography
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Artist
Mansun is an indie artist from Chester, England, UK formed in 1995. 24 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Indie · Chester, England, UK · Best indie albums
Most popular
Six
1998 · 11 tracks
Legacy: The Best of Mansun
2006
Little Kix
2000
Special Mini Album
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Dead Flowers Reject
2020
Closed for Business
2020
Attack of the Grey Lantern (21st Anniversary Edition Remaster)
2018
Kleptomania 3
2017
Attack of the Grey Lantern (Collector's Edition)
2017
Kleptomania 2
2017
Kleptomania 1
2004
Kleptomania
2004
Attack of the Grey Lantern
1997
Skönheten bor i det enkla, vår rikedom
Single · 2025
Congrats, Elias the legend (Special Version)
Single · 2025
Visan om Raskatorpet
Single · 2025
Längtan lyfter du mot himmeln
Single · 2025
Сгущаются тучи
Single · 2023
The Impending Collapse Of It All (Demo)
Single · 2020
Grey Lantern (Alternative Studio Version Take 2)
Single · 2020
When The Wind Blows (Demo)
Single · 2019
Wide Open Space (2018 Remastered)
Single · 2018
Wide Open Space (Perfecto Mix)
Single · 2017
One
EP · 1996
Mansun were formed in Chester in 1995 by vocalist/rhythm guitarist Paul Draper, lead guitarist/ backing vocalist Dominic Chad, bassist Stove King and drummer Andie Rathbone. Arriving on the Britpop-dominated scene as a beat-driven art rock band, Mansun liberally mixed progressive rock, psychedelia, art pop, shoegaze, 80's noir and electronic elements; instead of singles releasing numerous multi-format EPs bookended by concept albums, often changing their style (and peculiar uniforms) each release. Along with this they were a renowned live act who often drastically rearranged their songs on tour: extending some into heavy jams, combining others into epic suites. Non-stop touring and devotion to their fans took them to many distant places bands rarely travelled. Mansun came to prominence in the mid-nineties British indie/ guitar-rock resurgence, despite pursuing their own path away from any of the emerging scenes. Their first album Attack Of The Grey Lantern could easily have been lost amidst the wave of new music in the British (britpop) scene at that time if it had not been for the majestic Wide Open Space. The single charted at number 15 in the UK. The album then went on to reach…