Aztec Camera's Roddy
Frame has managed to make
a career out of creating
mature, guitar pop since
1980. Roddy Frame recor...
Felt's whispery guitars and
the sing/talk style of
frontman Lawrence
Hayward owes a debt to
Television. Those otherw...
This Arizona band's rootsy
Jangle Pop came with
enough backbeat to keep
alt hipsters happy. The Gin
Blossoms' two big hits, "H...
The House of Love's
swirling guitar pop has been
elating fans since the
release of "Shine On" in
1987. Guy Chadwick is the...
Jangle band formed by
indie superproducer (in
1980s terms, at least) Mitch
Easter. Pleasant pop heavy
on the chorus pedal. ey...
This insightful, witty
singer-songwriter
specializes in melodic,
bittersweet rock and Folk
Rock tunes. Cole experie...
Scottish band Orange Juice
formed in Glasgow in 1976 as
the Nu-Sonics. The quartet
renamed itself Orange Juice
in 1979. Only one single fr...
R.E.M.'s jangling guitars,
mysterious-but-melodic
vocals and DIY touring
method pretty much
defined 1980s indie rock....
A staple of college radio in
the '80s, this British band's
jangling guitar pop falls
between R.E.M. and the
Smiths.
The Bangles went from the
Paisley Underground to one
of the best-selling acts of
the '80s -- with help from
Prince and MTV. When th...
One of many southern
bands inspired by R.E.M. in
the 1980s, they're still
playing a jangly brand of
Power Pop.
Seminal early '80s Jangle
Pop band. Simultaneously
ultrapoppy and slyly
experimental, they inspired
scores of bands to come.
Influential indie act whose
aptly titled debut, "Crazy
Rhythms," set an early
standard for college rock.
Articulate, broodingly
charismatic frontman
Morrissey and supple
guitarist Johnny Marr made
the Smiths one of the mos...
The Trashcan Sinatras came
together in Irvine, Scotland,
in 1987. Irvine is just outside
of Glasgow. The Scots are
best known for the jangle...
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