The Sundays

The Sundays gave jangle pop a new lease on life with this seminal release from 1990. The album is full of shiny pop gems propelled by shuffling rhythms, chiming guitars and Harriet Wheeler's languid, lilting vocals. "Here's Where the Story Ends" and "My Finest Hour" are highlights.

To join the ranks of sophisticated pop ensembles with female vocalists – whose
membership includes the Cocteau Twins, 10,000 Maniacs and, on occasion, Everything but
the Girl – a band must meet certain stylistic criteria. The guitar-based sound must be
politely electric, near but outside the boundaries of folk rock, and delicate but not flimsy.
Lyrics should be intelligent, even a bit arty. Appealing melodicism is crucial, as is... More >