And Pulp, who were getting noticed for wry songs about everyday life, had moved into the same London orbit as Blur, Suede and Elastica.

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Justine Frischmann had been in Suede and in a relationship with singer Brett Anderson - but left both to form her own group, Elastica, and get together with Blur frontman Damon Albarn.

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