Twee pop is a subgenre of indie pop that originates from the 1986 NME compilation C86. Twee pop gets its name from the aesthetic of twee, which is known...
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indie pop has bifurcated to also mean bands from unrelated DIY scenes/movements with pop leanings. Subgenres include chamber pop and twee pop. Indie pop is...
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Heavenly (British band) (redirect from Heavenly (twee pop))
Heavenly are a twee pop band, originally forming in Oxford, England in 1989. Amelia Fletcher (vocals/guitar), Mathew Fletcher (drums; Amelia's brother)...
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Look up twee in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Twee (Dutch for two) may refer to: Twee pop, a music genre Twee River, a river that forms the Groot River...
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This is a list of notable indie pop artists. Bands are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"), and individuals...
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Bubblegum music (redirect from Bubblegum Pop/Bubblegum Rock)
May 31, 2020. Cooper & Smay 2001, p. 248. Cooper & Smay 2001, p. 246. "Twee Pop". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017. Retrieved May...
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and new wave, but not punk rock. Beat music Indie pop New Pop Post-punk Soft rock Twee pop "Early Pop/Rock". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2019-03-21...
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Kill Twee Pop! is the first studio album by Sarandon, following the retrospective The Completists Library. It was released in 2008 on Slumberland Records...
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French pop music Hokkien pop Hong Kong English pop Hungarian pop Indian pop Indo pop Iranian pop music Lao pop Latin pop Mandopop Mexican pop music Moroccan...
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Aberdeen (band) (category Indie pop groups from Los Angeles)
Aberdeen was an American twee pop group. The band formed in 1992 and in 1994 released two singles on the seminal British label Sarah Records; they were...
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List of music genres and styles (section Pop)
Russian pop Fado Folk pop Hyperpop Indie pop Twee pop Indian pop Iranian pop J-pop Anime song City pop Shibuya-kei Jangle pop Jazz pop K-pop Korean hip...
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Tiger Trap (category Indie pop groups from California)
Tiger Trap was an American twee-pop foursome composed of high school friends Angela Loy and Rose Melberg, with Heather Dunn and Jen Braun. The group recorded...
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interest grew in outsider music, and they are credited with influencing twee pop. Dot and Betty reunited for shows in 1999 and 2017; Helen died in 2006...
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Tender Trap (category English indie pop groups)
Tender Trap were an English indiepop/twee pop band based in London, England, formed in 2001 by three of the five members of Marine Research - Amelia Fletcher...
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criticized Best Coast for leaving behind Pocahaunted to start a "simplistically twee-pop group that seems to exist solely to dance to whatever tune her current...
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Black Tambourine (category Indie pop groups from Washington, D.C.)
are considered to be one of the most influential bands of the American twee pop movement. The members came to the project already acquainted with each...
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Tullycraft (category Indie pop groups from Washington (state))
is an American indie pop band from Seattle, Washington, that formed in 1995. They have been associated with the genre of twee pop; in fact, they are considered...
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Moore 2016, p. 202. Abebe, Nitsuh (24 October 2005), "Twee as Fuck: The Story of Indie Pop", Pitchfork Media, archived from the original on 24 February...
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Music of Washington (state) (section Twee pop)
Beat Happening, indie/twee/noise pop/lo-fi (1982–1992) Bikini Kill, riot grrrl (1990–1997, 2017, 2019–present) The Blow, indie pop/electro/lo-fi (2001–present)...
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P.U.N.K. Girl, also known as Atta Girl in the UK, is an EP by British twee pop band Heavenly, released by K Records on 11 July 1995. In 2005, Pitchfork...
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Camera Obscura (band) (category Twee pop groups)
to critical acclaim. The band's music has been frequently described as "twee pop", and garnered comparisons to fellow Scottish band Belle and Sebastian...
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Pennikurvers, and Everyone Asked About You, introduced elements of twee pop and indie pop into the sound of Midwest emo. This proved influential to the aforementioned...
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Heavenly vs. Satan is the first album by British twee pop band Heavenly. It was released by Sarah Records in January 1991, as SARAH 603 (see Sarah Records...
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Los Campesinos! (category Welsh indie pop groups)
Paisey, bassist Matt Fidler and drummer Jason Adelinia. Influenced by the twee pop movement, the band released their debut studio album, Hold on Now, Youngster...
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All Girl Summer Fun Band (category Indie pop groups from Oregon)
All Girl Summer Fun Band is an American, Portland based twee-pop band, initially composed of Kim Baxter, Kathy Foster, Jen Sbragia, and Ari Douangpanya...
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Cults (band) (category Twee pop groups)
Cults is an American indie pop band formed in New York City in 2010. The band first rose to prominence upon releasing their debut extended play, Cults...
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More Heroes", as well as a song entitled "Sancho Panza" by the Swedish twee pop group Hello Saferide. The name was also featured in the Bush track titled...
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Yé-yé (French: [jeje] ) or yeyé (Spanish: [ɟʝeˈʝe]) was a style of pop music that emerged in Western and Southern Europe in the early 1960s. The French...
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"Honey Pot" single in early 1988. The album marks a darker approach to the twee pop for which the band is known, due largely to a increased use of guitar distortion...
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