The Verve has been played over 30 times on NTS, first on 4 December 2017. The Verve's music has been featured on 38 episodes.

The Verve was an English rock band formed in Wigan in 1990 by lead vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bass guitarist Simon Jones, and drummer Peter Salisbury. Guitarist and keyboardist Simon Tong joined the band during its first reunion.

The band initially developed a psychedelic and shoegaze sound, showcased on their debut album "A Storm in Heaven." By 1997, The Verve had released three EPs and three studio albums. Throughout their career, they faced several challenges, including name and lineup changes, health issues, drug abuse, and legal disputes. Their commercial breakthrough came with the 1997 album "Urban Hymns," one of the best-selling albums in UK history. It included the hit singles "Bitter Sweet Symphony," "The Drugs Don't Work," "Sonnet," and "Lucky Man."

In 1998, The Verve won two Brit Awards, including Best British Group, and appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. In 1999, "Bitter Sweet Symphony" received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song.

Following their peak success, the band disbanded in 1999 due to internal conflicts. According to Billboard, The Verve’s rise was the result of a long and difficult journey marked by breakups, lawsuits, and substance use. After an eight-year separation, during which Ashcroft publicly dismissed the idea of reuniting, the band reformed in 2007. They released the album "Forth" in 2008, which featured the single "Love Is Noise." Renewed internal tensions led to their third breakup in 2009.

Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Verve

Studio albums A Storm in Heaven (1993) A Northern Soul (1995) Urban Hymns (1997) Forth (2008)