Cast - Alright

What this video is

Released 18 September 1995, 'Alright' arrived at the absolute peak of the Britpop movement, weeks before the parent album All Change became the fastest-selling debut in Polydor's history. Cast were a Liverpool band fronted by John Power, former bassist of The La's, situating the group within a specifically Scouse lineage running from The Beatles through The La's. The single reached No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart…

Why it matters

A canonical mid-tier Britpop artefact: the video typifies the performance-led, low-concept promo style favoured by Polydor-signed UK guitar bands in 1995, contrasting with the more theatrical approaches of Blur or Pulp while sharing the naturalistic energy of Oasis promos of the same period. Its…