As new dawns go, Silver Sun flooded in. When their lush, soothing, multi-vocal-harmonied intro to Lava erupted into a frenzy of guitars and falsetto rock squeals, it was like the curtains snapping open on a supernova. The post-peak death throes of Britpop often deserved their inauspicious reputation; here lay innumerable bad Oasis-copyist major-label cash-in merchants. But among them were some truly great acts: Super Furry Animals, Ash, Mansun and London’s Silver Sun,whose debut album ranked alongside the very best of the decade. Their singer, James Broad, died in October from cancer.