| GROUP | GENRE | DATES | COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION | BEST RELEASE |
| Hang Ups | Jangle | 1993- | USA | Pretty power pop from Minneapolis. | He's After Me. |
| Happy Balloon | Polished | 2000- | England | Twee-ish soft pop from Siesta. Very influenced by Free Design. | The Fine Art of Ballooning. |
| Haywains | Twee | 1988-95 | England | Bouncy, modish pop with ba ba vox. | Desperately Seeking Something. |
| Heavenly >> Marine Research, Sportique |
Twee | 1990-96 | England | Amelia and Matthew Fletcher (both ex-Talulah Gosh) formed essential twee outfit Heavenly. Great girl group vocals and fast guitar melodies. Matthew committed suicide in '96; the rest of the band formed MR, which went bust in '99. | Operation Heavenly. |
| Henry's Dress >> Aislers Set, Go Sailor |
Shoegazer | 1994-97 | USA | Formed in Alburquerque, but moved to San Francisco where they developed their mod-pop, big bass, feedback sound. On Slumberland. | Bust Em Green. |
| Hi-Posi | Club | 2000- | Japan | Wild, fast electro songs by boy/girl duo. Sped up, almost techno beats and shockingly twee girlie vocals. | 4n5. |
| His Name is Alive | 60s | 1987- | USA | Livonia Michigan's Warren Defever messes around with Beach Boys, 4AD, electro, gospel, you name it. | Stars on ESP. |
| Hit Parade | Twee | 1985-94 | England | Cute twee on Vinyl Japan. | With Love From… |
| Hitchcock, Robyn | Roots | 1976- | England | Began playing with Soft Boys, went solo in 1981. Bizarre lyricals and Syd Barrett/Beatles melodies. Great! | Black Snake Diamond Role. |
| Holden | Synth | France | Synthy/Talking Heads with female vocals at times. | L'Arriere-Monde. | |
| Holiday | Jangle | 1992-97 | USA | Swoony soul-pop on March. From New York | Ready, Steady, Go! |
| Holiday Flyer >> California Oranges | Twee | 1995- | USA | From Sacramento, a brother/sister team.. Too twee? | Rainbow Confection. |
| Hollies | Roots | 1962-85 | England | Classic folk-jangle with lush harmonies. | Greatest Hits. |
| Holly, Buddy | Roots | 1956-59 | USA | Unique hickup singing style and rockabillyish guitar hooks by this "cursed" Texan. | Buddy Holly Collection. |
| Honeybunch | Jangle | 1996-99 | USA | Jeffrey Brochard's amazing band from Providence RI. True pop! Lovely melodies. Singles on Slumberland, compilation CD on Summershine. | Time Trials. |
| Hood >> Downpour | Lo-fi | 1991- | England | Experimental "slow-core" soundscapes from Leeds brothers. On Slumberland, Domino. | Silent 88. |
| House of Love | Polished | 1986-1994 | England | Epic pop strum on Creation. Sounds like Echo and Bunnymen. | The House of Love. |
| Housemartins>>Beautiful South, Beats International, Fatboy Slim | Polished | 1984-88 | England | Angry lyrics with pretty melodies. Features Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim). | London 0, Hull 4. |
| Human League | Roots | 1977-95 | England | Influential synth-pop band: cheesy but fun. | Greatest Hits. |
| Hummingbirds | Jangle | 1986-93 | Australia | Perfect pop from down under | Love Buzz. |
| Hydroplane | Synth | 1996- | Australia | Cat's Miaow folks get ambient. | Hope Against Hope. |
| I Live the Life of the Movie Stars Secret Hideout | Love | 1997- | USA | Boy/girl duo from NYC. Very Beat Happening. | Gale Wind Transistor. |
| I Love the Smell of Napalm | Comp | 1987 | England | Best Creation comp. Meat Whiplash, Primal Scream, Biff Bang Pow!, Felt. | |
| In a Lonely Place | Comp | USA | 4 Letter Words. Allen Clapp, Kevin, Further, Six Cents and Natalie. | ||
| In Love with These Times | Comp | NZ | Awesome Flying Nun comp -- Chills, Clean, Verlaines, etc -- from 1988. | ||
| It's Different For Domeheads | Comp | England | Creation: Loft, Bodines, Jasmine Minks, Weather Prophets. | ||
| Ivy | Polished | 1994- | USA | With a French gal singer. From New York. | Realistic. |
| Jale | Jangle | 1994-96 | Canada | Fuzzy all-girl band from Halifax. | Dreamcake. |
| Jam >> Style Council | Roots | 1973-82 | England | The Jam was terrific mod-pop. Style Council was influential Euro-soul. | All Mod Cons, My Ever Changing Moods. |
| James | Jangle | 1983-97 | England | Earlier folk-meets-Smiths stuff is best. Avoid later, "baggy" stuff. | Stutter. |
| James Dean Driving Experience | Jangle | 1987-90 | England | Excellent strummy stuff. | Sean Connery. |
| Jane Pow | 60s | 1989-92 | England | This Brighton-based band was largely overlooked by pop fans and the media. Hugely impressive melodies and 60s craftmanship a la the Beach Boys. Fantastic. On Slumberland. | Love It, Be It. |
| Jasmine Minks | Jangle | 1984-89 | Scotland | Tough punkish, mod-pop which evolved into 60s jangle. On Creation. | Soul Station. |
| Jazz Butcher | Jangle | 1982- | England | Still around. Quirky tuneage in many veins. Clever songwriting. | Sex and Travel. |
| Jean Paul Sartre Experience >> Stereobus | Jangle | 1984-96 | NZ | Heady fuzz-drone pop. | Love Songs. |
| Jesse Garon and the Desparadoes >> Rote Kapelle | C86 | 1986-90 | Scotland | The best thing since
sliced bread! Fran has a deep sultry voice, and the songs just rock! |
|
| Jesus & Mary Chain >> Primal Scream, Free Heat |
Shoegazer | 1983-98 | Scotland | Feedback and melody marriage with Phil Spector presiding. Early stuff was shockingly loud. | Psychocandy. |
| Jiminee, Jim | Jangle | 1987-88 | England | Soulish jangle on Vinyl Japan. | Town & Country Blues. |
| Johnny Dee | Jangle | 1993-95 | England | Swoony mod-soul singer. Cool! On Vinyl Japan. | Motorbike Loves You. |
| Josef K >> Memphis | New Opt | 1978-81 | Scotland | Neo-pop masters. Dark but uplifting. Joy Division on Prozac? | Young and Stupid. |
| Joy Division >> New Order | Roots | 1976-80 | England | Dark synth and guitar from Manchester. Spawned a nation of depressed, arty bands. New Order much happier, more successful. | Unknown Pleasures. |
| Jumprope | Twee | 1995- | USA | Bossa nova twee with girl vocals. | Bookshelf Adventures. |
| June Brides >>Phil Wilson | New Opt | 1983-87 | England | Smiths/James-styled guitar pop with cool horns. | There Are Eight Million Stories… |
| Jupiter Sun | Jangle | USA | From San Jose. Sounds like Ride/Ropers/Stone Roses. | ||
| Just a Mish Mash | Comp | England | Odd comp: Yeah Yeah Noh, Rote Kopelle, June Brides, Membranes. | ||
| Just a Taste | Comp | Australia | Slumberland comp of Aussie bands from the Summershine lable. Jangly pop: Earthmen, Ripe, Jupiter, Autohaze. Amazing! | ||
| Kahimi Karie | Polished | 1997- | Japan | Super breathy vox takes some getting used to. Songs by Momus and Katerine. | Kahimi Karie. |
| Katerine >> Les Soeurs Winchester | Polished | 1994- | France | Deliriously sweet/sexy 60's pop with an arty 90's feel. | Mes Mauvaises Frequentations. |
| KG | Shoegazer | France | This one-man show released some hard to find 7'inches. Fantastic JAMC overload meets MBV and Boyracer. Wow! | ||
| Kicking Giant | Lo-fi | 1989-94 | USA | Seattle duo ofTae Won Yu andRachel Carns(The Need) a.k.a. "The KG", not to confused with "KG" the one-man show from France | Halo. |
| Kings of Convenience | Folk | 1999- | Norway | Lovely vocal harmonies in a Simon&Garfunkel vein. Minimal backing - some acoustic guitars, some piano. | Quiet Is the New Loud. |
| Kinks | Roots | 1964-96 | England | From mods to dance-hall folkies to 70s rock heroes. Davies brothers. | Something Else. |
| Kissing Book | Jangle | 1999- | USA | Buddy Holly-style guitar Portland-based quartet led by Andrew Kaffer, with his girlfriend Jen Sbragia (Softies) playing bass and some backup vocals. | Lines and Colors. |
| Kitty Vermont | Synth | 1999- | USA | Lo-fi synth and drum machine concoctions. Very 80s, very Mag Fields - right down to dueling m/f vocals. | Wonderful You. |
| Kittycraft | Club | 1994- | USA | Minneapolis girl makes catchy loops and sings sweet catchy lyrics. | Beats and Breaks from the Flower Patch. |
| Kleenex Girl Wonder | Lo-fi | 1996- | USA | Home-recorded one-boy keyboard or guitar strum fun. | Pony Oak. |
| Kleenex/Liliput | Roots | 1978-83 | Switzerland | All-girl group was one of the precursors to the sloppy joy of riot grrl and K pop. Off-kilter guitar fragments and shouty nonsense vocals. Pretty amazing. | Kleenex/Liliput. |
| Komeda | Polished | 1991- | Sweden | Synth-lounge new wave with female vox. | What Makes It Go? |
| Korova Milk Bar | C86 | England | Began on Subway, became half Jesus Jones/half shoegazer. | ||
| La Buena Vida | Jangle | 1988- | Spain | Sexy Spanish jangle pop with female vocals. On Siesta Records from Madrid. | Soidemersal. |
| Ladybug Transistor | 60s | 1995- | USA | Brooklyn based ensemble led by Gary Olson create 60s Jan & Dean-esque soft rock/lounge pastiche. Delightful instrumentation. | The Albemarle Sound. |
| Ladytron | Synth | 1998- | England | Wonderful new wavey/electropop with robotic female vocals. | 604 |
| Laika | Synth | 1993- | England | Ex-Moonshake. Disturbing synth tales and female vox. | Silver Apples of the Moon |
| Land of the Loops | Club | 1995- | USA | Cute synth loops with Heather from Beat Happening on vocals. | Puttering About a Small Land. |
| La's>>Cast | 60s | 1990-91 | England | Not since the Beatles, has there been such a fine band from Liverpool. Folky harmonies and big hooks. | The La's. |
| L'Augmentation | Synth | England | Circusy space-synth similar to Pram and Broadcast. Swoon worthy. From Birmingham. | ||
| Le Mans | Jangle | 1993- | Spain | Early stuff is fast, twee and Dan's fave. Later gets loungey and experimental. On Siesta. | Le Mans. |
| Left Banke | Roots | 1965-69 | England | Beautiful, timeless ballads. | Walk Away Renee. |
| Legend | C86 | 1983-85 | England | Jerry Thackery, original mate of Creations creator Alan McGee, released "some of the worst singles in British history." Very lo-fi, messy, chaotic -- hard to find and occasionally quite enjoyable in a Beat Happening kind of way. | |
| Legendary Jim Ruiz | Polished | 1995- | USA | Cocktaily, simple tunes form this Minneapolis group. Wrote song about Katerine. | Sniff. |
| Lemercier, Valerie | Polished | 1998- | France | Charming female chanteuse. Produced by B.Burgalat. | Chante. |
| Lemon/Lime Vol. 1-2 | Comp | USA | SpinArt: Twitch Hazel, Holiday, Bunnygrunt, Holiday Flyer, Apples. | ||
| Lemonheads > Smudge, Godstar | Jangle | 1986- | USA | Power-pop from Evan Dando (offshoots feature some Australian friends). | Lovely. |
| Lennon, Don | Polished | 1997- | USA | One of the more idiosyncratic minimalist songwriters around. Writes about boring moments of life with great humor - music recalls Smiths and early 80s wimpy bands. So great! | Maniac. |
| Les Calamites | C86 | Switzerland | Totally fabulous indie pop! Like a sped up Ronettes, or something! | ||
| Leslies | Jangle | 1998- | Sweden | Cool power-pop in Boo Radleys style. | The Leslies. |
| Let's Active | Jangle | 1983-88 | USA | Mitch Easter's group played hook-filled pop with angry undertones. From Athens. | Afoot. |
| Lilicub | Polished | 1998- | France | Loungey/bossa inspired. | |
| Lilys | Shoegazer | 1991- | USA | First album was similar to MBV but on subsequent releases, Kurt Healey and cast made 60s-ish pop of all sorts. | In the Presence of Nothing. |
| Lindt, Verna | Roots | 1983-84 | Sweden | The heir to the Lindt chocolate fortune made a few lovingly cheesy synth-pop soundtrack noir tunes as a 22-year-old. | Shiver. |
| Little Darla Has a Treat for You (many volumes) | Comp | USA | Tons of good stuff in indie/electronic styles. | ||
| Loft >> Weather Prophets,
Wisdom of Harry |
Jangle | 1980-85 | England | Peter Astor does post-Velvets singer/songwriter stuff. First 2 bands on Creation. Now doing electronic music as WoH. | Once Around the Fair. |
| Lois >> Courtney Love | Folk | 1990- | USA | Lois Maffeo got her start in this lovely band on the K label, taken from the name of her former roomie. Acoustic, off-key, and charming. | Bet the Sky. |
| Lolitas | Jangle | France | All-girl group do garagey slop-rock. Features Francoise Cactus of Stereo Total. | ||
| London Pavilion Vol 1 & 2 | Comp | England | El. King of Luxembourg, Momus, Bad Dream Fancy Dress, Louis Philippe. | ||
| Look Blue Go Purple | Folk | 1985-88 | NZ | Charming all-woman band. | Compilation. |
| Lookers/Sara Dougher | Love | 1997-98 | USA | Portland songwriter. Also plays with the Crabs. | In Clover. |
| Loop | Shoegazer | 1986-91 | England | Hard psychy swirl with beats. Stooges meet Suicide. | A Gilded Eternity. |
| Looper | Club | 1998- | Scotland | Stuart David from Belle & Sebastian sets out on his own space/electro/pop direction. | The Geometrid. |
| Lorelei >> Chessie | Aggro | 1991-95 | USA | Virginia/Washington DC based boy-trio did angular pop with slippery bass lines. Very reminiscent of Moonshake/Laika. On Slumberland. | Everyone Must Touch the Stone. |
| Lotus Eaters | Folk | 1982-85 | USA | Boston angsty girl/boy pop with violin. | First Picture of You. |
| Love | Roots | 1965-75 | USA | Arthur Lee's folk-rock band from LA. Highly underrated. | Love Story. |
| Lowe, Nick >> Rockpile | Roots | 1976- | England | UK power-pop guy with folk and Spector leanings. Great producer as well. | Labour of Lust. |
| Lucien Forever: A Tribute to Serge Gainsbourg |
Comp | 2001 | Spain | Spanish label compiles indie-pop covers of the French icon. Stereo Total, Luna, Stereo Deluxe. | |
| Lucksmiths | Jangle | 1993- | Australia | Crafty love songs performed by trio with a standing up drummer/singer. Very clever lyrics and super catchy. | Happy Secret. |
| Lunchbox | Jangle | 1995- | USA | Oakland's finest. Started out a bit more indie-rock, but have really found themselves now as they've become poppier! | The Magic of Sound. |
| Lush | Shoegazer | 1988-96 | England | Began as shoegazer/Cocteau Twins/MBV and ended as punk/Wirey. Featured only half-Japanese, half-Hungarian female singer around. | Gala |
| Mad Scene | Jangle | 1992-96 | NZ | Ex-Clean guy Hamish Kilgour (Davi's bro) and Lisa Siegel make arty, textural pop. | Sealight. |
| Magnetic Fields >> Gothic Archies, The Sixths, Future Bible Heroes, The Three Terrors | Synth | 1991- | USA | Everyone knows Stephen Merritt's 1999 release "69 Love Songs" but don't forget their first album with singer Susan Anway, it's a classic! | 69 Love Songs. |
| Magpies | Jangle | USA | Fuzzy drone from ex-Black Tambourine guy. Buried female vox. | "Why Pop Stars Can't Dance" comp. | |
| Majestic | 60s | USA | SoCal's rockin' Mormons with Beach Boys fetish. On Shelflife. | Live It Up. | |
| Mamas and Papas | Roots | 1964-1971 | USA | Timeless harmonies from California quartet. | If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears. |
| Manning, Barbara | Folk | 1988- | USA | This Chico lass started out in bands 28th Day, and World of Pooh, then went solo in the early 90s. She's still putting out stuff now. Talented chanteuse and guitar player! | Lately I Keep Scissors. |
| Mansfield | club | Japan | Very cool Big Beat dance numbers from Japanese duo (vocals by Yukari Fresh). Great synths and samples. | 6 Complexions of Mansfield. | |
| March, April >> Pussywillows, Shitbirds |
Polished | 1988- | USA | Impressive space-lounge with French lyrics by Los Angeles lass. | Chrominence Decoder |
| Marine Girls >> Grab Grab the Haddock, Everything but the Girl, Jane |
Twee | 1981-83 | England | Strummy minimalist sweetness by this all-girl trio. Major influence on twee bands to come. EBTG became huge. | Lazy Ways/Beach Party CD. |
| Marine Time Keepers | Slow | England | Bristol band in Field Mice vein. | ||
| Mascott | Polished | 1996- | USA | Woman sings laid back, breezy songs. Produced by Stars, Shoestrings, Ladybug Transistor. | Follow the Sound. |
| Masters of the Hemisphere | 60s | 1996- | USA | Athens janglers. On Kindercore. | Masters of the Hemisphere. |
| Maybellines | Twee | 2000- | USA | Twee girl vocals and some post-punk-lite guitar/organ. On Shelflife. | |
| McCarthy >> Stereolab, Herzfeld, Uilab, Turn On |
Jangle | 1986-90 | England | Leftie music from Tim Gane (pre-Stereolab) and pre-Herzfeld Malcolm Eden. | That's All Very Well But… |
| McTells | Lo-fi | 1986-96 | England | Cute fast slightly mod fun. On Slumberland, Little Teddy, Vinyl Japan and others. | Cut Up/Smash It. |
| Meat Whiplash | C86 | Scotland | Taking their name from a Fire Engines song, MW were very similar to Jesus & Mary Chain. One-off only. Creation comps. | ||
| Meek, Joe | Roots | 1956-67 | England | Amazing producer (Honeycombs, Telstar): inspired plenty of homemade music makers like Magnetic Fields. | Musical Adventures of Joe Meek. |
| Merricks | club | 1997- | Germany | Munich sextet makes kooky techno pop from synths. On Bungalow comps too. | The Sound of Munich. |
| Micromars | Synth | 1999- | Norway | One man synth/electropop band. Metro is the best 'Lab album in ages. | Metro. |
| Migala | Slow | 1997- | Spain | Pretty, quiet, almost countryish tunes with a Galaxie 500 feel. On Sub Pop in US. | Arde. |
| Mighty Mighty | Jangle | 1985-90 | England | Mod-ish soul pop. On Vinyl Japan. | The Girlie Years (singles comp). |
| Milk | Twee | Japan | Synth and organ driven samba/soul-ish songs with breathy girl vocals. | Milk. | |
| Millenium >> Sagitarrius, Curt Boetcher |
Roots | 1968 | USA | Amazing 60s soft rock from Curt Boetcher. | Begin. |
| Minders | 60s | 1996- | USA | Elephant 6. Catchy, rockish. From Denver | Hooray For Tuesday. |
| Minekawa, Takako | Electro | 1994- | Japan | Cornelius meets Kraftwerk for girl electro experiments. | Roomic Cube. |
| Mixers | 60s | England | Who/Beatlesy fun. | "Wham Bam" comp. | |
| Mojave 3 >> Slowdive | Slow | 1995- | England | Ex-Slowdive singers add dusty folk and AM pop to swirly feedback and hazy vocals. | Out of Tune. |
| Moles >> Cardinal, Richard Davies, Eric Matthews |
Jangle | 1990-94 | Australia | The first Moles record is a clasic - Clean/VU guitar/organ drone and groove with great lyrics. Cardinal was Moles' Davies and Matthews doing orhestrated late-night pop. | Untune the Sky. |
| Momus >> Happy Family, Poison Boyfriend |
Synth | 1985- | Scotland | Momus, the wacky poet. Not everyone's cup, but those who love him, REALLY love him! Pretty smutty. | Little Red Songbook or Tender Pervert. |
| Monkees | Roots | 1965-70 | USA | Fabricated bubblegum group. | Then & Now…Best of the Monkees. |
| Monochrome Set | Jangle | 1978-90 | England | Suave/sarcastic with dancehall influences. Like an urban XTC. | Colour Transmission. |
| Montez, Chris | Roots | 1966-68 | USA | Mexican-American guy from LA has a wonderfully girlish voice. Herb Alpert produced his sugary soft pop - lots of handclaps and vibes. Great stuff. | Time After Time. |
| Montgolfier Brothers | Slow | England | Slow, beautiful guitarscapes with 80's man vox. Features Quigley. Sexy. | Montgolfier Brothers. | |
| Moonshake >> Laika | Aggro | 1991-95 | England | Moonshake brought together (sort of) the minds of Dave Callahan (ex-Wolfhounds) and Margaraet Fiedler (pre-Laika). Disorienting synth/dub/aggro sounds. | Eva Luna, Silver Apples of the Moon. |
| Moose | Synth | 1990- | England | Started as shoegazer but got gauzier and synthier. Latest sounds very 80s pop. | Honey Bee |
| Moshi Moshi | Comp | 1999 | USA | March'sode to late 90's international pop. | |
| Mousefolk | Jangle | 1988-90 | England | Brilliant punky pop. Shades of early Weddos and Boyracer. | Heads Full of Hope. |
| Move | Roots | 1965-72 | England | Roy Wood was one of the 60s most underrated songwriters. Jangle/power-pop. | The Best of the Move. |
| Mr. Wright | Synth | 1997- | England | Very mellow synthmeister who's been around since El days. | Star Time. |
| My Bloody Valentine | Shoegazer | 1986-92 | England | Early MBV is quintessential indiepop. Songs like "get a few titles" are similar to the Jesus and Mary Chain guitar squall/jangle with pure pop lyrics. Later stuff is more shoe-gazy. All is fab! | Loveless. |
| My Favorite | Synth | 1992- | USA | Retro synth 80's new wave/goth appeal. | Love at Absolute Zero. |
| Mystery Date Game | Comp | Japan | On Bambini. Groovy electro/lounge. Ladytron, Frenesi. | ||
| Napoleon, Maria | 60s | England | Momus' ex-wife, a teenaged Indian lass, makes typical El/Siesta 60s soundtrack pop. | Maria Napoleon. | |
| Nelories >> Moonrace | Twee | 1991-94 | Japan | Twee and girly. Very pretty. | Mellow Yellow Fellow Nelorie. |
| Nerves >> Plimsouls | Roots | 1976-78 | USA | Nerves featured Peter Case (Plimsouls), Paul Collins (the Beat), and Jack Lee (wrote "hanging on the Telephone"). Great power-pop. | DIY:US Power-pop comp. |
| Neu! | Roots | 1971-75 | Germany | Kraut-rock pioneers that influenced Stereolab and others. Long droning tuneage. | Neu! |
| Neutral Milk Hotel | Lo-fi | 1991- | USA | 2nd LP is one of Dan's faves. Hard to describe: odd lyrics and messy, psych-folkish music. Brilliant. Elephant 6. | In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. |
| New Bad Things | Lo-fi | 1995- | USA | "I Suck" 7" is one of Dan's favorite ever! From Portland. | Freewheel. |
| Nightblooms | Shoegazer | 1990-93 | Netherlands | Taking a page from the Mary Chain: feedback and melody with girl singer. Great! | Nightblooms. |
| Nightingales | Aggro | 1982-86 | England | Edgy post-punk from Birmingham: scathing wit and rancor. On Cherry Red. | Hysterics. |
| Noises from the Sand Cupboard | Comp | 1999 | Scotland | BA collection of new generation Scottish bands: Adventures in Stereo, Policecat, Magoo, One Dove. | |
| Noonday Underground | 60s | 1999- | Scotland | Ex-Adventures in Stereo member makes similar lounge/sampled grooves, but with a female, soul singer. | Self-assembly. |
| Nord Express | Slow | 1995-98 | USA | Lovely drowsy melancholia from Maryland duo (one ex-Whorl guy). Mixes acoustic/electric guitars and two distinctive vox. On Slumberland. | Central. |
| Nothing Painted Blue | Jangle | 1990-98 | USA | Claremont boys, Verlainesy riffing with Franklin Bruno's clever lyrics. | Monte Carlo Method. |
| Notre Dame | 60s | France | Loungey and sunny in a way only the French can do. Bouncy and arty. | Chansons Originales. | |
| Novasonic Down Hyperspace | Slow | 1995- | USA | Very spacey, mellow psych sounds -- like a twee Art Garfunkel fronting late-period Flaming Lips. | Mathing Moonlight. |
| Oasis | Britpop | 1993- | England | Taking many pages from the Beatles, the surly brothers from Manchester ripped up the charts. Rather hideous. |
None. |
| Of Montreal | 60s | 1997- | USA | Warbly, offbeat pop that leans towards 60s British bands and to offkey folk oddness. Beware. | The Bedside Drama. |
| Olivia Tremor Control | 60s | 1995-00 | USA | Psychedelic soundscape dudes from Denver (Elephant 6 label) | Dusk at Cubist Castle. |
| One Last Kiss | Comp | USA | Spin Art. Many early Slumberland artists on this comp. The first look at what's going on with indiepop STATEside! | ||
| One Star | Electro | 1999- | Japan | Minimalist electro girlie stuff. | Triangulum. |
| Opal>>Mazzy Star | Folk | 1985-88 | USA | Neo-psychedelia with Kendra Smith (Dream Synd) and David Roback (Rain Parade). | Happy Nightmare Baby. |
| Orange Juice >> Edwyn Collins | New Opt | 1979-85 | Scotland | Seminal Postcard label band. Edwyn has a unique nasally voice -- the band did T.Heads jittery punk/sol. | The Heather's On Fire. |
| Orange Peels/Allen Clapp | 60s | 1993- | USA | From Redwood City/Sunnyvale, CA. Allen Clapp's album is wonderful, lo-fi. Peels features Larry from Mummies and has a fuller, 60s CA sound. | One Hundred Percent Rain (AC) or Peels' So Far. |
| Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Roots | 1978-86 | England | Early synth band. | Organizaton. |
| Orchids | Polished | 1991-95 | England | First few singles were done in an indie-pop guitar style, then they becomae more sophisticated and synthy. On Sarah. | Striving for the Unholy Perfection. |
| Our Floating Images of Youth | Comp | 1999 | England | On Vinyl Japan. Collects late 80s, early 90s British groups: Fat Tulips, Strawberry Story, Citrus, Dislocation Dance, etc. |