Grand Prix feels like a fresh, uncluttered start. For the first time, they made an album which was natural and not forced. Some people will deride the album as “simple music”, or maybe because it’s not thick and heavy like grunge or metal, or even as in-your-face as their now-colleagues Oasis and Blur, but they are missing the point. Call it “power pop” or “jangle pop” or whatever, but the clear aim here is – make sure the song connects with the listener in the surest way a rock song should. This is easily the best start-to-finish TFC listening experience money can buy.