Cast

One of the most traditional guitar bands to emerge during the Brit-pop era of the mid-'90s, Cast have always adhered to the guitar gospel of the mid-'60s: they prize clarion hooks, chiming guitars, and candied melodies. Led by John Power, a vocalist/guitarist who played bass in the seminal '80s indie group the La's, Cast colored their muscular jangle with a mystical, vaguely hippie-ish sensibility, a combination that kept the group lodged in the top of the U.K. charts throughout the late '90s; they racked up seven Top Ten singles -- including "Sandstorm," "Walkaway," "Flying,"...