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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God Park
Album - 12 Tracks - Released June 20, 2025

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Allo Darlin'
Autocamper
Baustelle
Borrowed Beams of Light
Brideshead
Canned Pineapple
Cassettes On Tape
Chris Stamey
Coast Arcade
Comet Gain
Cool Sounds
Counting Crows
Danger Painters
Dumb Things
Exploding Flowers
Farmer's Wife
Field Trip
Floodlights
Fortitude Valley
Fullbloods
Girlatones
Gold Dust
Good Neighbours
Honeywhip
Hopeful.
House of Protection
Jetstream Pony
Josh Joplin Group
Komodos
LAKE
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Local Drags
Louis Philippe
Lunchbox
Monepark
Monnone Alone
Mountain Castles
My Raining Stars
Natural Bridges
Nature TV
Neil Brogan
Nick Frater
Nick Heyward
Night Shop
Office Culture
Paddy Hanna
Pale Spectres
Paper Castles
Paper Jam
Pawasonic
Quoia States
Rain Parade
Royel Otis
SACRED PAWS
Salarymen
Salem 66
Salt Lake Alley
Sea Glass
Semi Trucks
Seventeen Years
Sharp Pins
Silver Synthetic
Simon Scardanelli
Smug Brothers
Steve Kilbey
Stray View
Suede Wallet
Surrounded By Capybaras
TV Sundaze
TVOD
The Adventures
The Argument
The Band Loula
The Catenary Wires
The Dare
The Kooks
The Listros
The Loft
The Lovelines
The Mayflies USA
The Odds
The Sewing Club
The Smithereens
The Stilltones
The Tisburys
The Ugly Guys
The Usual Boys
Third Eye Blind
Tommy Tutone
Translator
Unrest
Vicki Peterson
Voice Of The Beehive
Water Machine
Whitney's Playland
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loyalties
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teenatown
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
The Coral
Krooked Kings
Miniature Tigers
Baustelle
Last Dinosaurs
Sumbuck
Nada Surf
spring gang
The Palms
Futurebirds
10,000 Maniacs
Cock Robin
The Hellp
AMORE
Unhappy Campers
Playyard
Alaska
The Academic
Big Star
World Party
Tommy Tutone
Sunday (1994)
Sun Room
House of Protection
Raspberries
Low Couture
A1Trip
John Squire
ナツノセ
Alemeda
Breakup Shoes
Slow Bounce
Beats Me, Innit?
corner club
French Cassettes
Matthew Sweet
Floodlights
My Friend Catie
Dasunny
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Ramsey Road
The Smithereens
X84
Luna
Dolores Forever
M. Byrd
Pentire
Worn Tape
The Cry
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The Adventures
Guzmen
Delights
Biking With Francis
The Ocean Blue
The Rifles
Jellyfish
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The Icicle Works
Flamin' Groovies
loyalties
The Alarm
Say Sue Me
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Flower Chanel.
Dramarama
Mekons
Golden Rules
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Edgehill
Voice Of The Beehive
The Stilltones
Ultimate Painting
Coquí
Catskill Mountain Rescue Club
Billy Changer
James View
Cool Sounds
The Listros
For Tracy Hyde
Marshall Crenshaw
Advantage Lucy
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Noble Son
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