“All farewells should be sudden” declared the sleeve of The Verve’s 1995 single ‘History’, as the band chose to announce their first split in clear and uncompromising terms. Turned out their “Hellos” were similarly brief – the reunion that bore ‘Urban Hymns’ two years later lasting barely 12 months. To announce their second regeneration, The Verve gave just a few hours’ notice the week after Glasto”
“The second Verve reunion album, released 11 years after the last one, finds them still trying to be the biggest band in the world-- and still failing.”
