| GROUP | GENRE | DATES | COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION | BEST RELEASE |
| 3Ds | Aggro | 1990- | New Zealand | A darker side of pop, verges on indierock. Released on Merge in the US. | Swarthy Songs for Swabs |
| Action Painting | Aggro | England | Their first singles were "wimpier" but what stands out are their noisier, modish ones. On Sarah. | ||
| Beatnik Filmstars | Aggro | 1991- | England | Fluctuating between poppy hooks and exp. Noise, these boys from Bristol were quite prolific. | Astronaut House. |
| Big Flame | Aggro | 1985 - 89 | England | The skronky side of C86. Like Gang of Four on speed. | Rigour. |
| Boyracer >> Steward, Empress, Hulaboy, Stewart Anderson and Amy Linton | Aggro | 1990 - 94 | England | This Leeds 4some made such a racket on vinyl and live, not your typical "Sarah" band! Aggro, but so much strum! Empress is Nicola's MUCH quieter project; Steward is Stewart doing 1-man guitar & loops noisy-pop nonsense! On Sarah, Slumberland, Zero Hour | |
| Delaney | Aggro | 1997-98 | France | Angsty guitar. Sebadohish. | Delaney. |
| Fire Engines >> Nectarine No. 9 | Aggro | 1988-91 | Scotland | Clattering atonal post-punk. Big influence on early Creation artists. | Fond. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Nightingales | Aggro | 1982-86 | England | Edgy post-punk from Birmingham: scathing wit and rancor. On Cherry Red. | Hysterics. |
| Prolapse | Aggro | 1994- | England | Angular post-punk from Leicester. | Pointless Walks to Dismal Places. |
| Sugar | Aggro | 1992-95 | USA | Bob Mould's post-Husker Du power-pop project. | Copper Blue. |
| Wolfhounds >> Moonshake | Aggro | 1986-90 | England | Cool, Fallish hard-pop. | Lost But Happy. |