Jangle Pop

Jangle pop is a genre characterized by its distinctive guitar-driven sound, often featuring chiming, arpeggiated chords and a blend of folk, rock, and pop influences. Emerging in the 1960s and flourishing in the 1980s, jangle pop drew from the Byrds' folk-rock and the Beatles' melodic sensibilities, with a focus on catchy, harmony-rich songcraft. Its heyday saw a proliferation of college radio and indie releases, with artists crafting a laid-back, introspective sound that resonated with the post-punk and new wave scenes. Jangle pop's cultural significance lies in its DIY ethos and its role in shaping the alternative rock landscape. Distinct from power pop's more aggressive tone and new wave's synth-heavy approach, jangle pop's jangly guitars, wistful vocals, and emphasis on songwriting set it apart, making it a beloved and enduring genre among fans of melodic, guitar-driven pop.

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AMORE
Absolute Losers
Alemeda
Animals in Exile
Anis Flashbacks
Arthur Buck
Badfinger
Bottom Lip
Bunnygrunt
Cigar Club
Cloud Cukkoo
Club 8
Comet Gain
Coquí
Crayola Lectern
Dasunny
Dear Boy
Dolores Forever
Dom Mariani
Dumb Buoys Fishing Club
Edgehill
EtaCas
Fashion Club
Floral Image
Flower Chanel.
Freedy Johnston
Galore
Golden Rules
Good Flying Birds
Good Neighbours
Guzmen
Horse Vision
James
LOBSTERBOMB
Laura Lee & the Jettes
Linda Smith
Little Guilt
Mae Powell
Marshall Crenshaw
Massage
Milltown Brothers
Moderate Lovers
Mozart Estate
My Friend Catie
My Wonderful Boyfriend
Origami Ghosts
Pentire
Pete Astor
Peter Buck
Public Opinion
Puppy Mountain
Purée
Quoia States
Radio Free Alice
Ramsey Road
Rata Negra
Reality Disconnect
Royel Otis
S.C.A.B.
Say Sue Me
Sharp Pins
Silos
Slow Bounce
Smash Palace
Stinkus
Strange Passage
Teenage Tom Petties
The Academic
The Band Loula
The Belair Lip Bombs
The Bluetones
The Cords
The Crabs
The Dare
The Dream Syndicate
The Ferrules
The Goo Goo Dolls
The Half-Cubes
The Legends
The Loft
The Palms
The Reds, Pinks and Purples
The Rubinoos
The Smashing Times
The Soft Boys
The Spongetones
The Stilltones
The Telephone Numbers
The Wesleys
Tony Molina
Tullycraft
Unbelievable Truth
VENICE
Vanity Mirror
biatlón
clay pigeon
drifting.
loyalties
shortstraw.
time thief
The Goo Goo Dolls
R.E.M.
Royel Otis
The Kooks
Counting Crows
Good Neighbours
The Dare
Joy Again
The Sundays
The Bangles
Third Eye Blind
James
Looking Glass
The Mojos
The Go-Go's
The Rembrandts
Badfinger
Heavenly
The Coral
Miniature Tigers
Baustelle
Sumbuck
Alemeda
Nada Surf
Futurebirds
10,000 Maniacs
The Palms
spring gang
The Autocollants
Unhappy Campers
Cock Robin
AMORE
Playyard
Alaska
Big Star
The Academic
Raspberries
House of Protection
Tommy Tutone
Sun Room
World Party
Sunday (1994)
Low Couture
ナツノセ
A1Trip
John Squire
Slow Bounce
The Bluetones
corner club
Beats Me, Innit?
The Belair Lip Bombs
Matthew Sweet
French Cassettes
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Ramsey Road
Floodlights
Dasunny
My Friend Catie
The Smithereens
Dolores Forever
Luna
The House of Love
The Wedding Present
Pentire
Club 8
The Bluebells
Worn Tape
Biking With Francis
Guzmen
Delights
The Cry
The Adventures
Coastal Club
The Ocean Blue
The Icicle Works
The Rifles
Flamin' Groovies
Jellyfish
Bodeans
Flower Chanel.
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Say Sue Me
The Alarm
The Feelies
Golden Rules
Sharp Pins
Quasi
Dramarama
Camper Van Beethoven
Mekons
Edgehill
Ultimate Painting
Freedy Johnston
Peter Buck
Coquí
Voice Of The Beehive
Catskill Mountain Rescue Club
The Stilltones
James View
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