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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Underwater Moonlight (45th Anniversary Remaster)
Album - 10 Tracks - Released August 1, 2025

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Allo Darlin'
Anton Barbeau
Ashley Stove
Autocamper
Baustelle
Borrowed Beams of Light
Bottom Lip
Brideshead
Cassettes On Tape
Chris Stamey
Chronophage
City Park
Coast Arcade
Comet Gain
Cool Sounds
Coquí
Counting Crows
Dayflower
Dom Mariani
Dumb Things
Ead Wood
Farmer's Wife
Field Trip
Fortitude Valley
Freedy Johnston
Galore
Girlatones
Golden Rules
Good Neighbours
Harmer Jays
Heavenly
House of Protection
Jeanines
Josh Joplin Group
Last Dinosaurs
Limbo Days
Local Drags
Louis Philippe
Lunchbox
Monepark
Monnone Alone
Mountain Castles
Nature TV
Neil Brogan
Nick Heyward
Night Shop
Office Culture
Paddy Hanna
Paper Castles
Paper Jam
Pawasonic
Pete Astor
Peter Buck
Quoia States
R.E.M.
Radio Free Alice
Rosettes
Royel Otis
Salarymen
Salem 66
Salt Lake Alley
Semi Trucks
Seventeen Years
Simon Scardanelli
Smug Brothers
Smut
Steve Kilbey
Sun Room
Surrounded By Capybaras
TV Sundaze
TVOD
The Age of Colored Lizards
The Argument
The Band Loula
The Bluebells
The Catenary Wires
The Chelsea Curve
The Dare
The Grip Weeds
The Hellp
The Inner Kids
The Kooks
The Mayflies USA
The Reds, Pinks and Purples
The Slow Summits
The Soft Boys
The Stilltones
The Telephone Numbers
The Tisburys
The Ugly Guys
Translator
Vicki Peterson
Water Machine
West Coast Music Club
Whitney's Playland
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loyalties
messier
mid70s
shortstraw.
R.E.M.
Royel Otis
Counting Crows
The Kooks
Good Neighbours
The Dare
The Bangles
The Sundays
Joy Again
Third Eye Blind
Looking Glass
The Mojos
The Go-Go's
The Rembrandts
Badfinger
Heavenly
The Coral
Krooked Kings
Miniature Tigers
Baustelle
Last Dinosaurs
Sumbuck
The Palms
Nada Surf
Futurebirds
10,000 Maniacs
spring gang
AMORE
The Hellp
Cock Robin
Unhappy Campers
Playyard
Alaska
Big Star
The Academic
Sunday (1994)
World Party
Sun Room
Tommy Tutone
House of Protection
Raspberries
John Squire
ナツノセ
Low Couture
Alemeda
A1Trip
Breakup Shoes
Slow Bounce
Beats Me, Innit?
corner club
French Cassettes
Matthew Sweet
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
My Friend Catie
Dasunny
Floodlights
Ramsey Road
The Smithereens
X84
Luna
Dolores Forever
The Bluebells
M. Byrd
Pentire
Worn Tape
The Cry
Coastal Club
The Adventures
Guzmen
The Ocean Blue
Biking With Francis
Delights
Jellyfish
Bodeans
Flamin' Groovies
The Rifles
The Icicle Works
The Feelies
Say Sue Me
The Alarm
loyalties
Flower Chanel.
Golden Rules
Dramarama
Quasi
Camper Van Beethoven
Mekons
Ultimate Painting
Coquí
Voice Of The Beehive
Freedy Johnston
Catskill Mountain Rescue Club
The Stilltones
Edgehill
James View
Billy Changer
The Listros
Cool Sounds
For Tracy Hyde
Marshall Crenshaw