Question: Do both Richard Ashcroft and The Commuters specialize in rock music?

Context articles: A Song for the Lovers
Rather Be (The Verve song)
Keys to the World
Music Is Power
RPA &amp; The United Nations of Sound
The Verve discography
Lucky Man (The Verve song)
United Nations of Sound (album)
Richard Ashcroft
The Commuters

"A Song for the Lovers" is a song by English singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft and is the opening track on his 2000 album, "Alone with Everybody".
 The song was also released on April 3, 2000 as the first single from that album in the United Kingdom (see 2000 in British music).
 The single peaked at #3 in the UK Singles Chart, a position that would be matched by Ashcroft's 2006 single "Break the Night with Colour".
"Rather Be" is a song by English alternative rock band The Verve.
 It is the third track on their fourth studio album, "Forth".
 The song was released as the second single from the album on 17 November 2008, following summer hit "Love Is Noise".
 Richard Ashcroft is credited for being the sole composer of the track, although as stated by band members the song has changed a lot since the initial version brought over by Ashcroft thanks to his companions' aid.
Keys to the World is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft.
 It was released 23 January 2006, reaching number 2 in the UK Albums Chart (see 2006 in British music).
 Ashcroft worked on the album at State of the Ark studios and Julian Kershaw wrote string arrangements for some of the songs later recorded by London Metropolitan Orchestra.
 Strings are featured on 8 songs on the album which also features electric viola on some tracks – played by Bruce White.
 The engineer/producer was Chris Potter.
"Music is Power" is a song by English singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft and is the second track on his 2006 album "Keys to the World".
 The song features a sample from Walter Jackson's "It's All Over", written by Curtis Mayfield.
 It was also released as the second single from that album on 17 April 2006, peaking at #20 in the UK Singles Chart on 23 April (see 2006 in British music).
 The video for "Music Is Power" debuted at #9 on "TRL Poland" on 29 March 2006.
RPA & The United Nations of Sound are a British alternative rock band formed by vocalist Richard Ashcroft, former lead singer of The Verve.
 Ashcroft announced the formation of the band (which is a pseudonym more than a real band) and presented the video of the first single, "Are You Ready?"
, on 18 January 2010 in an exclusive premiere on the "NME" website.
 "Are You Ready?"
 was released only in the UK on 1 April 2010 in a limited edition 12" vinyl.
 On 9 April 2010 the band released a fanclub-only track, "Third Eye (Colombus Circle)".
 In the first two weeks of June Ashcroft and his musicians completed a European tour (Ancona, Paris, Berlin, Cologne, Amsterdam, Manchester and London), then they played in Tokyo and Osaka on 7–8 August 2010 during the Summer Sonic Festival 2010 and also in Melbourne and Sydney respectively on 30 July and 31 July.
 The band played in Australia also during the Splendour in the Grass Festival in late July.
 The band's debut album as Richard's backing lineup, entitled "United Nations of Sound", was released on 19 July 2010.
 "Born Again", the first proper single, was officially released the same day of the album as a digital download.
The discography of The Verve, a British alternative rock band, consists of four studio albums, two compilation albums, two video albums, three extended plays, fourteen singles, two promotional singles and fifteen music videos.
 The band formed in 1989 as Verve, with original members Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Simon Jones and Peter Salisbury, although they later added "The" to their name after a lawsuit from the American jazz label Verve Records.
 After signing to Virgin Records subsidiary Hut Records in 1991, The Verve released the non-album single "All in the Mind" and a self-titled extended play containing the singles "She's a Superstar" and "Gravity Grave", the former reaching number 66 on the UK Singles Chart.
 Their debut studio album, "A Storm in Heaven" was released in 1993; despite widespread critical acclaim, it only sold modestly, peaking at number 27 on the UK Albums Chart.
"Lucky Man" is a song by English rock band The Verve.
 It was written by singer Richard Ashcroft.
 The song was released as the third single from the band's third studio album, "Urban Hymns" (1997).
 It was released on 24 November 1997, charting at #7 on the UK Singles Chart.
 The song was also the band's second Top 20 hit on the "Billboard" Modern Rock Tracks chart in the United States.
 In Australia, "Lucky Man" peaked at #60 on the ARIA singles chart.
United Nations of Sound is the debut album by British alternative rock band RPA & The United Nations of Sound (pseudonym of Richard Ashcroft, arrived at his fourth solo album), released on 19 July 2010 through Parlophone (see 2010 in British music).
 The album was released in the United States on 22 March 2011 under the name "Richard Ashcroft" through the record company Razor & Tie.
Richard Paul Ashcroft (born 11 September 1971) is an English singer and songwriter.
 He was the lead singer and occasional rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band The Verve from their formation in 1990 until their original split in 1999.
 He became a successful solo artist in his own right, releasing three UK top three solo albums.
 The Verve reformed in 2007 but again broke up by summer 2009.
 Ashcroft then founded a new band, RPA & The United Nations of Sound, and released a new album on 19 July 2010.
 On 22 February 2016 Ashcroft announced his fourth solo album, "These People", set for release 20 May 2016.
 Chris Martin of Coldplay has described Ashcroft as "the best singer in the world".
The Commuters are an American alternative rock band from Manhattan, New York.
 The group was formed in 2010 by singer, songwriter and musician Zeeshan Zaidi.
 The band released their first full length album "Rescue" on April 17, 2012 on the Communal Records label.