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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Acknowledge Kindness
Album - 11 Tracks - Released April 24, 2026

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Alemeda
Atlus
Balderdasch
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Cast
Club 8
DIIV
Dalmatian Smile
Dando
Dom Mariani
Doug Gillard
Edgehill
EtaCas
Floral Image
Flores
Fox the Kid
GUV
Golden Rules
Good Flying Birds
Good Neighbours
Graham Parker
Guster
Guzmen
Happy Mondays
Heavenly
Horse Vision
Idle Ray
James
Jeanines
Joe Pernice
Lightning In A Twilight Hour
Maneka
Morrissey
Mountain Castles
My Raining Stars
My Wonderful Boyfriend
Nature TV
Neato
No Suits In Miami
Pernice Brothers
Purée
Red Rockers
Red Sleeping Beauty
Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
S.C.A.B.
Salt Lake Alley
Sharp Pins
She's In Parties
Slim Dunlap
Smug Brothers
Southfields
Special Friend
Stephen Sanchez
Sunscreen
Swansea Sound
TV Star
Tanya Donelly
Teen Mortgage
Teenage Tom Petties
The Band Loula
The Belair Lip Bombs
The Bevis Frond
The Blue Herons
The Bluebells
The Church
The Coral
The Corner Laughers
The Cranberries
The Gold Needles
The Goo Goo Dolls
The Happy Somethings
The Just Joans
The Lemonheads
The Long Ryders
The Monochrome Set
The Primitives
The Reds, Pinks and Purples
The Rifles
The Rubinoos
The Smithereens
The Stilltones
The Wedding Present
The Young Fresh Fellows
Tony Molina
U.S. Highball
Vanity Mirror
Velocity Girl
Voxtrot
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The Cranberries
The Goo Goo Dolls
R.E.M.
Stephen Sanchez
Good Neighbours
Joy Again
The Bangles
Third Eye Blind
The Sundays
Morrissey
James
Looking Glass
Atlus
The Mojos
The Rembrandts
The Go-Go's
Badfinger
Heavenly
The Coral
The Church
XTC
Miniature Tigers
Baustelle
DIIV
Sumbuck
Guster
The Lemonheads
Futurebirds
The Palms
Nada Surf
spring gang
10,000 Maniacs
Alemeda
Happy Mondays
Cast
Cock Robin
Unhappy Campers
AMORE
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Teen Mortgage
Alaska
Playyard
Tommy Tutone
Sunday (1994)
Sun Room
House of Protection
World Party
Raspberries
John Squire
A1Trip
Low Couture
Big Star
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
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Beats Me, Innit?
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Edgehill
The Bluetones
French Cassettes
Matthew Sweet
The Primitives
Floodlights
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Dasunny
My Friend Catie
The House of Love
The Smithereens
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Luna
Dolores Forever
Guzmen
Club 8
The Bluebells
Nature TV
Pentire
The Wedding Present
Biking With Francis
The Ocean Blue
Coastal Club
The Adventures
The Cry
Delights
Worn Tape
Flamin' Groovies
The Rifles
Jellyfish
Bodeans
Voxtrot
The Icicle Works
Say Sue Me
Horse Vision
Flower Chanel.
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The Alarm
Camper Van Beethoven
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