| GROUP | GENRE | DATES | COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION | BEST RELEASE |
| T.Rex | Roots | 1968-77 | England | Mark Bolan's seminal glam-rock outfit. | Electric Warrior. |
| Take the Subway to the Suburbs | Comp | England | Amazing Subway collection. Razorcuts, Fatmates, Rosehips, Chesterfields. | ||
| Tall Dwarves >> Chris Knox/Alec Bathgate |
Lo-fi | 1981- | New Zealand | Fuzzy home recorded wonders from early pioneers. Knox is responsible for fomenting much of the 80s Flying Nun scene. | Weeville. |
| Talulah Gosh >> Heavenly, Marine Research |
C86 | 1986-88 | England | The high girly vocals of Amelia Fletcher and fast strumming guitars. TG is classic indie pop! On 53rd & 3rd, and a K collection. | Backwash. |
| Teenage Fanclub >> Speedboat (prior: Boy Hairdressers) | Jangle | 1989- | Scotland | Glasgow's lads first albums were feedback drenched. Later records have a pretty power-pop vibe with a large Big Star and Byrds influence. | Bandwagonesque. |
| Tel Aviv | Jangle | 1994-98 | USA | Louisville band that sounds like Unrest. On Teen Beat naturally. | Tel Aviv. |
| Telescopes | Shoegazer | 1989-?? | England | Dense, shoegazey evolved into VU 3rd lp folk-pop. | The Perfect Needle. |
| Television Personalities >> Ed Ball, Times | 60s | 1977-95 | England | Modish and/or Syd Barretty pop via Dan Treacy (and sometimes Ed Ball & Joe Foster). Sad, fuzzy, shambly, brilliant. | Part-time Punks. |
| Temple Cloud | Comp | England | Sarah singles. Orchids, Field Mice, Brighter, Golden Dawn. | ||
| These are Testing Times | Comp | England | On 555. Empress, Steward, exp/electronic. | ||
| They Go Boom! | Twee | 1991-97 | England | Upbeat. On Sunday. | |
| Th'Faith Healers>>Quickspace | Shoegazer | 1991-94 | England | Wild Velvetsy noise and violin with dubby bass. Pretty original. | L'. |
| This Mortal Coil | Slow | 1983-91 | England | The project of 4AD head Ivo Watts-Russell. Ethereal cover tunes and ephemera, with lots of guests (Kim Deal, Elizabeth Fraser). | Blood. |
| Three O'clock (ex-Salvation Army) |
60s | 1982-88 | USA | LA pop group led by Michael Quiercio, part of the "Paisley Underground" | Sixteen Tambourines. |
| Tiger Trap >> Softies, Go Sailor, Gaze, Rose Melberg | Jangle | 1992-93 | USA | All gal band from Sacramento, Tiger Trap had a short but crucial career in American indie-pop. See Softies too. | Tiger Trap. |
| Times >> O Level, Teenage Filmstars |
60s | 1982- | England | Ex-TV Personalities guy Ed Ball recorded a million albums, full of 60s mod, noise-pop, acid house, and arty instrumentals. On Creation. | This Is London! |
| Toog/Panda 43 | Synth | 1997- | France | Momus' buddy Gilles does synth oddness. Lyrics in French but are hilarious when translated. Panda43 is new wave with his girlfriend. | 6633 |
| Toulouse | Jangle | 1994- | USA | Ropers pop meets angularity of Josef K. | New Points New Lines. |
| Tra La La | Twee | Australia | Pre-Cat's Miaow | ||
| Tram>>Broken Dog | Slow | 1998- | England | Slow, swoony, sparse somgs with woozy female vox. | Heavy Black Frame. |
| Tramway | Jangle | 1991-94 | England | Lovely country-tinged pop. On Siesta. | |
| Treefort Angst >> Saturday People |
Jangle | 1992-96 | USA | Terry Banks is a pop cliche poet, delightful tunes! After living in Australia for a few years in the late 90s, he has returned home to Washington DC | Knee Deep in the Rococo Excess of… |
| True Love Always | Jangle | 1996- | USA | TeenBeat bossa nova jangle. | |
| Tse Tse Fly | Shoegazer | 1993-99 | USA | Noisy with buried vocals. | |
| Tuatara | Comp | NZ | Very early Flying Nun. Tall Dwarves, Gordons, Clean, Sneaky Feelings, Bats. | ||
| Tuesday Weld | Synth | 2000- | USA | Clever beats, samples and synths, plus vocals that sound like a 40s crooner. Catchy as hell. On Kindercore. | L'Amour et la Morte |
| Tullycraft | Twee | 1994- | USA | Either annoying or cute, depending on your outlook. Kinda punky in spots. Fun lyrics. Ex-Crayon folks. | Old Traditions, New Standards. |
| Turner, Simon Fisher >>King of Luxembourg, Loveletter | Polished | 1982- | England | El Records guy, former child star, did arty soundtracks in 80s, put out 60s-ish pop in 90s. | Loveletter. |
| Tuscadero | Twee | 1994-96 | USA | Snotty girl pop from Washington DC. With childish lyrics. | The Pink Album. |
| Twin Princess | Shoegazer | 1996-2000 | USA | Ex-Posie Ken Stringfellow and Bootsy Holler make feedback squal pop with buried female vocals and some beats. Very cool. | Twin Princess. |
| Twitch Hazel | Jangle | USA | Hear their great tracks on the Something Pretty Beautiful CD comp. From Virginia. | ||
| Ultra Vivid Scene | Shoegazer | 1988-91 | USA | Dark, grinding, dreamy noise-pop from Kurt Ralske. | Ultra Vivid Scene. |
| Undertones | Roots | 1975-83 | Ireland | Amazing popwer-pop hooks from Irish lads. Feargal Sharkey went onto lame soul-o career. | Hypnotised. |
| Unrest >> Air Miami, Flin-Flon |
Jangle | 1985-93 | USA | Started out as Hardcore but became dreamy, droney pop. Mark Robinson (Teen Beat label man) and Bridget Cross from Washington DC. | Imperial f.f.r.r. |
| Vaselines >> Eugenius, Captain America, Suckle | C86 | 1988-90 | Scotland | The "Vaselines classics "Son of a Gun" and Molly's Lips" made famous by Nirvana's covers. Off-key synth and singing plus sexy lyrics. Eugene Kelly later did power pop while Frances McKee reappeared with the chamber folky Suckle. | The Way of the Vaselines. |
| Velocette | 60s | 1997- | England | Ex-Comet Gain kids do some 60s-esque pop. Beach Boys. | Four fold Remedy. |
| Velocity Girl >> Heartworms | Jangle | 1989-96 | USA | Their best records were their singles (Bridget Cross from Unrest sang on the first one), then they signed to Sub Pop. From Washington DC. Archie Moore and his then girlfriend Trish were the Heartworms (Darla). See also Black Tambourine! | Velocity Girl. |
| Velvet Crush/ Choo Choo Train |
Jangle | 1991- | USA | Power-pop withPaul Chastain and Ric Menck. Byrds/Matthew Sweet-ish. | Teenage Symphonies to God. |
| Velvet Underground | Roots | 1965-71 | USA | Lou Reed et all inspire a billion bands with naughty words and chaotic feedback. Essential. | All! |
| Verbena | Lo-fi | 1997- | USA | Early EP is fuzzy guitar pop like Butterglory and Pavement. Later stuff apes Royal Trux and Nirvana (beware). | Souls for Sale. |
| Verlaines | Shoegazer | 1984-93 | New Zealand | Graeme Downes' Flying Nun band is arty noise-pop with big guitars. | Way Out Where. |
| Veronica Lake | Synth | USA | Chip and Tim with Pam Berry (Black Tambourine) from Michigan. | ||
| Visitors | Jangle | 1986-88 | England | Brits trying to outdo June Brides and Aztec Camera in little Devon town. Nice jangle and fuzz, with a flickering intensity. Full recordings first released by Matinee in 2000. | Miss. |
| Vitesse | Synth | 1998- | USA | Very 80s-sounding synthpop from ex-Aden member. Deadpan vocals in a Magnetic Fields vein. | Chelsea. |
| Volume All-Star | Club | 1998- | USA | Lo-fi sampletronic pop with a few girl vocals. On Slabco. | Self-connected Twice-elected |
| Waaaah! | Comp | England | On Bring on Bull label/fanzine: Haywains, Confetti, Field Mice, Fat Tulips. | ||
| Wake | Synth | 1981-95 | England | Wimpy Sarah pop with boy/girl vocals. Don't confuse with US band. | Here Comes Everybody. |
| Watoo Watoo/Mumbly | Jangle | 1998- | France | Female vocals and loungey sounds. On Oakland-based label, Radio Khartoum | Un Peu de Moi. |
| Weather Prophets | Jangle | 1986-89 | England | Post-Loft project of Peter Astor. Nice melodies and singing. On Creation. | Temperance Hotel. |
| Wedding Present >> Cinerama | Jangle | 1985-97 | England | David Gedge's gruff vocals compliment and contradict the guitar strum frenzy. Sparked many imitators. | George Best. |
| Weekend | Polished | 1982-83 | England | Similar to Marine Girls. Sweet quiet pop with singer Alison Statton from Young Marble Giants. | La Variete. |
| What Kind of Heaven Do You Want? | Comp | 1989 | USA | Slumberland's first single. Velocity Girl, Black Tamb, and Powderburns. | |
| White Town | Synth | 1994- | England | Jyoti Mishra is an Anglo-Indian from Bradford in the north of England. He is master of sad pop songs of love lost, and he had a one-off hit with "Your Woman." | Women in Technology. |
| Who (early) | Roots | 1964-83 | England | Masters of mod-rock. | Meaty, Beaty, Big & Bouncy. |
| Why Popstars Can't Dance | Comp | USA | Slumberland: Stereolab, Ropers, Boyracer, Henry's Dress, Jupiter Sun, Steamkings, Jane Pow. Great! | ||
| Wimpfactor 14 >> Vehicle Flips |
Lo-fi | 1991-93 | USA | WF14 were a Philly band that gussied up strum-pop with odd instrumentation. VF is Frank Boscoe's wonderfully literate and deadpannly clever indie trio. | For You I Pine. |
| Windmills | Jangle | England | Amazing guitar-pop in a Go-Betweens/Lloyd cole vein. | Edge of August. | |
| Winter's Mist | Comp | 1991 | USA | Originally released as a flexi on Four Letter Words, then reissued on hard vinyl. Lovely twee: Veronic Lake, Huck (Allen Clapp), and Snowball. | |
| Witch Hazel | 60s | 1995- | USA | Kent, Ohio band crafts some really delightful pop. | It's All True. |
| Wolfhounds >> Moonshake | Aggro | 1986-90 | England | Cool, Fallish hard-pop. | Lost But Happy. |
| Wolfie | Twee | 1991- | USA | Cute boy/girl new wavey. | |
| Would Be Goods | Polished | England | International pop in a wide variety of styles! | The Camera Loves Me! | |
| Would Bees | Folk | England | Folky pop with fiddles. Catchy. | ||
| Yeah Yeah Noh | Slow | 1984-86 | England | Arty dark pop with smartass lyrics. From Leicester | When I Am a Big Girl. |
| Yoshié | Electro | Japan | Zany Brazilian/electro mix. | De Novo. | |
| You Gotta Get More Alive | Comp | England | More 555 from 1999. | ||
| Young Marble Giants >> Weekend >> Gist | Folk | 1980-81 | England | Very minimalist synth/jazz/beatnik tunes. Female vocals. Influential. | Colossal Youth. |
| Yukari Fresh | club | Japan | Electro/synth with playful samples and high, girlie vocals. | New Year's Fresh. | |
| Yung, Yukio | 60s | Japan | Ex-Crysanthemums guy -- a master of '60s Beatles style art-pop. | ||
| Zombies >> Argent | Roots | 1962-67 | England | Seminal orch-pop band. Perfectly crafted love songs. | Odyssey and Oracle. |