Category: jangle pop
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The Pastels
About The Pastels are an indie rock group from Glasgow formed in 1981. They were a key act of the Scottish and British independent music scenes of the 1980s, and are specifically credited for the development of an independent and confident music scene in Glasgow. The group have had a number of members, but currently…
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The Jazz Butcher
About The Jazz Butcher was the alias of British singer/songwriter Pat Fish. It also served as the name of the band, though adjuncts were frequently used to distinguish between Fish’s persona and band itself Albums/Songs: No significant albums found.
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The Dream Syndicate
About The Dream Syndicate is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California, originally active from 1981 to 1989, and reunited since 2012. The band is associated with neo-psychedelia and the Paisley Underground music movement; of the bands in that movement, according to the Los Angeles Times, the Dream Syndicate “rocked with the highest…
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Teenage Fanclub
About Teenage Fanclub are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in Glasgow in 1989. The group were founded by Norman Blake, Raymond McGinley and Gerard Love, all of whom shared lead vocals and songwriting duties until Love’s departure in 2018. As of 2023, the band’s lineup consists of Blake, McGinley, Francis Macdonald, Dave McGowan and…
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The Wedding Present
About The Wedding Present are an English indie rock group formed in 1985 in Leeds, England, by members of The Lost Pandas. The band has been led by vocalist and guitarist David Gedge, the band’s only constant member. Albums/Songs: No significant albums found.
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The Chills
About The Chills are a New Zealand indie rock band that formed in Dunedin in 1980. The band were fronted by founding mainstay singer-songwriter, guitarist Martin Phillipps. During the mid-1990s they were billed as Martin Phillipps & the Chills. Their top ten studio albums in their homeland are Submarine Bells (1990), Soft Bomb (1992), Snow Bound…
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The Go-Betweens
About The Go-Betweens were an Australian indie rock band formed in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1977. The band was co-founded and led by singer-songwriters and guitarists Robert Forster and Grant McLennan, who were its only constant members throughout its existence. Drummer Lindy Morrison joined the band in 1980, and its lineup would later expand to include…
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Lawrence Hayward
About Lawrence Hayward, known mononymously as Lawrence, is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is known as the frontman in the English indie pop bands Felt, Denim, and Mozart Estate. Albums/Songs: No significant albums found.
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Big Star
About Big Star was an American rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1971 by Alex Chilton, Chris Bell, Jody Stephens (drums), and Andy Hummel (bass). They have been described as the “quintessential American power pop band”, and “one of the most mythic and influential cult acts in all of rock & roll”. In its…
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The Feelies
About The Feelies are an American rock band from Haledon, New Jersey. They formed in 1976 and disbanded in 1992 after having released four albums. The band reunited in 2008, and released new albums in 2011 and 2017. Albums/Songs: No significant albums found.