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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Album - 13 Tracks - Released February 28, 2025

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A Weekend at Ramona's
Alemeda
Alpaca Sports
Beat Rhythm Fashion
Beats Me, Innit?
Big Bus Dream
Blueboy
Borer Treetops
Catskill Mountain Rescue Club
Cigar Club
Cloud Cukkoo
Coastal Club
Coquí
Cosmic Citrine
Dalmatian Smile
Dasunny
Delights
Devon Williams
Dislocation Dance
Dom Mariani
EtaCas
Fake Your Own Death
Farmer's Wife
Fashion Club
Flores
Flower Chanel.
Foxy Fox
Golden Rules
Good Neighbours
Gus Englehorn
Harmer Jays
High Tropics
Horse Vision
James View
Jetstream Pony
John Dowler's Vanity Project
Josh Joplin Group
Kanzas-City
Ken Stringfellow
LAKE
Last Dinosaurs
Lazy Day
Low Couture
M. Byrd
Mia June
Morleys
My Wonderful Boyfriend
Nature TV
Nubes Sobre Madrid
ODDLY
Oh Balboa
Pawasonic
Pentire
Peter Perrett
Pit Pony
Prism Shores
Puppy Mountain
Pylon'
Ramsey Road
Rooftop Screamers
Rookie
Royel Otis
Salarymen
Sample Size
Sharp Pins
She's In Parties
Silos
Silver Synthetic
Slow Bounce
Smut
Southfields
Surrounded By Capybaras
Sístole
The Bablers
The Beckies
The Blue Aeroplanes
The Grip Weeds
The Haptics
The Hellp
The Jellybricks
The Legends
The Mellons
The Moles
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
The Rain Parade
The Sprouts
The Stilltones
The dB's
Three Minute Picture
Umarells
Uninvited
Unquiet Nights
VENICE
Worn Tape
boyhood.
corner club
laiv
shy kids
snarewallet
Royel Otis
Counting Crows
Good Neighbours
The Dare
Joy Again
Third Eye Blind
The Bangles
The Sundays
Looking Glass
The Mojos
The Go-Go's
The Rembrandts
Badfinger
The Coral
Miniature Tigers
Krooked Kings
Last Dinosaurs
spring gang
Nada Surf
Futurebirds
The Palms
10,000 Maniacs
The Hellp
Cock Robin
AMORE
Unhappy Campers
Big Star
The Academic
Playyard
Tommy Tutone
Alaska
World Party
Raspberries
Sun Room
House of Protection
Alemeda
Low Couture
ナツノセ
John Squire
A1Trip
Slow Bounce
Breakup Shoes
Sunday (1994)
Beats Me, Innit?
corner club
Matthew Sweet
French Cassettes
My Friend Catie
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Dasunny
Ramsey Road
Dolores Forever
The Smithereens
X84
M. Byrd
Pentire
Delights
Worn Tape
Guzmen
Biking With Francis
Coastal Club
The Ocean Blue
The Cry
Bodeans
James View
Jellyfish
Flower Chanel.
The Alarm
loyalties
The Feelies
Camper Van Beethoven
Dramarama
The Stilltones
Edgehill
Coquí
Catskill Mountain Rescue Club
The Listros
Billy Changer
Marshall Crenshaw
LAKE
Golden Rules
Easy Honey
Main Foyer
Radio Free Alice
Robert Scott
Silos
Noble Son
Salmon Cat
The Organ
snarewallet
Nature TV
Suede Wallet
VENICE
The Nerves
Wajatta
Pernice Brothers
City Park
Sharp Pins
The Posies
Brendan Benson