| GROUP | GENRE | DATES | COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION | BEST RELEASE |
| 1000 Violins | Jangle | 1986-88 | England | Croony Smithsy pop. | Like One Thousand Violins. |
| 14 Iced Bears | Jangle | 1988-90 | England | Psychedelic shambling and tuneful. | Let the Breeze Open Our Hearts. |
| 18 Wheeler | Jangle | 1995-97 | Scotland | Marvelous, highly overlooked band from Glasgow. On Creation. | Twin Action. |
| Airport Girl | Jangle | 2000- | England | Leicester sextet going from folk to drone to fuzz. | Honey I'm an Artist. |
| Bangles | Jangle | 1982-88 | USA | LA's 80s gal group led by Susannah Hoffs | All Over the Place. |
| Barnabys >> Joey Sweeney | Jangle | 1992-94 | USA | Similar to Small Factory/Bats. Some nice lyrics. From Philly. | Augustus Loop. |
| Bitter Springs | Jangle | England | Great songs, no matter what the genre. Fallish, Squeezeish, Costello, Smiths. | Five Die Filming This Lazy Lark. | |
| Bomb Pops | Jangle | 1992-94 | USA | Lovely, shambly stuff from Minneapolis. Girl vox. | Recommended for Diversion Seekers. |
| Bright Colored Lights | Jangle | USA | Black Tambourine and Lorelei folks. Similar to previous bands -- 60s girl group meets lovely noise. | ||
| Brilliant Corners >> Experimental Pop Group | Jangle | 1984-93 | England | Clever, spiteful lyrics and hooky, angular post-punk guitars. EPG is synthier and political. | Somebody Up There Likes Me. |
| Brilliantine | Jangle | 1996- | USA | Guy from Dam,builders makes sweet jangly pop like Lloyd Cole. | My Life and the Beautiful Game |
| Casswells | Jangle | England | Choppy, bouncy guitar. On Vinyl Japan. | ||
| Cessna | Jangle | 1997- | Finland | Rushing jangle! On Oakland-based label, Radio Khartoum. | Bordeaux. |
| Chills | Jangle | 1985-96 | New Zealand | Martin Phillips' melodic and classic pop band. | Kaleidescope World. |
| Ciao Bella >> From Bubblegum to Sky | Jangle | 1997- | USA | Alameda boys Mario and Jamie are Ciao Bella, and Mario solo is From Bubblegum. Power-pop, Big Star, Beatles mixed together. | One or Me and Amy… |
| Clean >> Stephen | Jangle | 1981- | New Zealand | David and Hamish KilgourandRobert Scott made some of the best early 80's NZ keyboard/guitar pop. Essential. They occasionally get back together. | Compilation. |
| Clock Strikes Thirteen | Jangle | 1996- | USA | New Philly band combines Troggsy jangle, VU organ drone, British style boy vox, and drifty girl vox. On Drive-In. | Ever Decreasing Circles. |
| Crash | Jangle | 1986-87 | USA | NYC-branch of Creation/Pink style pop with Kurt Ralske (pre-Ultra Vivid Scene). | |
| Darling Buds | Jangle | 1988-92 | England | Super amazing perky punky girl pop. | Pop Said… |
| DB's | Jangle | 1981-87 | USA | Power-pop ala Big Star. With Chris Stamey and Peter Holsapple. From NC originally. | Stands for Decibels. |
| Dentists >> Coax | Jangle | 1985-96 | England | Jangly/psychy. From Kent. | Dressed. |
| Des Garcon Ordinaire | Jangle | France | Upbeat Orange Juice style jangle. Very cute. | ||
| Dragsters | Jangle | Scotland | Contemporaries of Fizzbombs -- crafted garagey power-pop fun. | ||
| Earthmen >> Pencil Tin | Jangle | 1993-94 | Australia | Overlooked pop boy geniuses from Melbourne. Summershine, Slumberland, and Seed (Atlantic). | Teen Sensations. |
| Easy | Jangle | Sweden | Swirly power-pop. Though they preceed them, Easy sounds like the Ropers. | ||
| Eggstone | Jangle | 1986- | Sweden | Power-pop in a Boo Radleys vein, with horns and synth. LP is very 80's. | Somersault. |
| Eva Luna | Jangle | England | Punchy power-pop. | ||
| Fairways | Jangle | 1999- | USA | San Francisco band with full-length about to come out on Oakland label, Paris Caramel. Brent's soft vocals compliment this delightful pop quintet's sound! | Is Everything All Right? |
| Family Cat | Jangle | 1988-94 | England | Pixie-ish loud pop. Stick to earlier stuff. | "Tom Verlaine" single. |
| Feelings | Jangle | 1996-2000 | USA | Portland guys (including one Halo Bender) play super fun noisy, acoustic, and rappy tunes. | Dear Darling. |
| Felt >> Denim, Go-Kart Mozart, Maurice Deebank | Jangle | 1980-90 | England | Felt's ever evolving synth/guitar soundscapes influenced many. Denim were more rock. GKM is cheeky synth-pop. S'all good. | Bubblegum Perfume. |
| Frank & Walters | Jangle | 1990- | Ireland | Power-pop from Cork. | Trains, Boats, and Planes. |
| Fugu | Jangle | France | Brilliant soft-rock stylings. Some vox. | ||
| Go Sailor | Jangle | 1995-96 | USA | Rose Melberg (Tiger Trap; Softies), Amy Linton (Henry's Dress; Aislers Set on drums) and Paul Curran (??) on bass. Wonderful pop 7"s on Slumberland and Look Out. | Go Sailor. |
| Go-Betweens >> Robert Forster, Grant McLennan | Jangle | 1977- | Australia | Brilliant songwriting and melodies. Started punky (VU/Dylan) and got slick; now tougher again. | Before Hollywood. |
| Go-Gos | Jangle | 1978-84 | USA | LA's 80s gal group - who totally rocked! | Beauty and the Beat. |
| Gol Gappas | Jangle | Greece | Loungey with a touch of aggression. | ||
| Hang Ups | Jangle | 1993- | USA | Pretty power pop from Minneapolis. | He's After Me. |
| Holiday | Jangle | 1992-97 | USA | Swoony soul-pop on March. From New York | Ready, Steady, Go! |
| 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. |
| Hummingbirds | Jangle | 1986-93 | Australia | Perfect pop from down under | Love Buzz. |
| Jale | Jangle | 1994-96 | Canada | Fuzzy all-girl band from Halifax. | Dreamcake. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Jupiter Sun | Jangle | USA | From San Jose. Sounds like Ride/Ropers/Stone Roses. | ||
| 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. |
| La Buena Vida | Jangle | 1988- | Spain | Sexy Spanish jangle pop with female vocals. On Siesta Records from Madrid. | Soidemersal. |
| Le Mans | Jangle | 1993- | Spain | Early stuff is fast, twee and Dan's fave. Later gets loungey and experimental. On Siesta. | Le Mans. |
| Lemonheads > Smudge, Godstar | Jangle | 1986- | USA | Power-pop from Evan Dando (offshoots feature some Australian friends). | Lovely. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Lolitas | Jangle | France | All-girl group do garagey slop-rock. Features Francoise Cactus of Stereo Total. | ||
| 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. |
| Mad Scene | Jangle | 1992-96 | NZ | Ex-Clean guy Hamish Kilgour (Davi's bro) and Lisa Siegel make arty, textural pop. | Sealight. |
| Magpies | Jangle | USA | Fuzzy drone from ex-Black Tambourine guy. Buried female vox. | "Why Pop Stars Can't Dance" comp. | |
| 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… |
| Mighty Mighty | Jangle | 1985-90 | England | Mod-ish soul pop. On Vinyl Japan. | The Girlie Years (singles comp). |
| 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. |
| Monochrome Set | Jangle | 1978-90 | England | Suave/sarcastic with dancehall influences. Like an urban XTC. | Colour Transmission. |
| Mousefolk | Jangle | 1988-90 | England | Brilliant punky pop. Shades of early Weddos and Boyracer. | Heads Full of Hope. |
| Nothing Painted Blue | Jangle | 1990-98 | USA | Claremont boys, Verlainesy riffing with Franklin Bruno's clever lyrics. | Monte Carlo Method. |
| Popguns | Jangle | 1988-96 | England | Soaring female vox and Wedding Present guitars. Awesome rush! | Another Year Another Address. |
| Posies | Jangle | 1988- | USA | Power-pop from Seattle. | Dear 23. |
| Rat Cat | Jangle | 1987- | Australia | Tho' in Australia they were as big with the teeny-boppers as N-Sync is here, their pop was greatly overlooked by the American audience. Great stuff. | Tingles. |
| Red Letter Day | Jangle | 1989- | Germany | Solid upbeat pop in June Brides vein. | Red Letter Day. |
| REM (early stuff) | Jangle | 1980- | USA | The first few albums were really strummy and pretty. The "End of the World" ruined all that! From Athens, GA | Murmur. |
| Revolving Paint Dream | Jangle | England | Soaring female vox and swirly psychy guitars. On Creation. | Off to Heaven. | |
| Ropers >> Still, Mondo Crescendo, Church Steps | Jangle | 1991-97 | USA | Washington DC lads deliver hooky melodic pop. Later groups do 60s, 70s stuff. | Ropers. |
| Saturday People | Jangle | USA | Features ex-members of Treefort Angst, Whorl, Ropers, Velocity Girl. Lovely 60s-ish pop. | ||
| Sea Urchins | Jangle | 1987-93 | England | Sarah record heavies. Oh, that nasally voice, but you have to love them! | Pristine Christine. |
| Seashells | Jangle | 1993-98 | Sweden | Skittery guitar strummy. Like a twee Bartlebees. | Looking After Your Flowers |
| Shermans | Jangle | Sweden | Fun fuzzy fast. Ex-Red Sleeping Beauty. | ||
| Shonen Knife | Jangle | 1983- | Japan | Quintessential rip-off queens who made quite a success for themselves in the US college charts. Cutesy and jangly. | Shonen Knife. |
| Sloan | Jangle | 1992- | Canada | Nova Scotia's power pop heroes. | Smeared. |
| Small Factory >> Halo Bit, Godrays | Jangle | 1992-95 | USA | Singles on Slumberland, albums on Spin Art. This trio from Providence RI was the bomb: jangly pop and 60s sensibility | I Do Not Love You. |
| Smiths/Morrissey | Jangle | 1982-87 | England | Manchester's favourites | The Queen Is Dead. |
| Sneetches >> Mike Levy | Jangle | 1985-95 | USA | Two brits and two yanks, East Bay boys making catchy, Beatles/Zombies type orch-pop. | Slow. |
| Springfields | Jangle | 1988-91 | USA | Pure Hollies/Byrds jangle from Velvet Crush guys. | Sunflower. |
| St. Christopher | Jangle | 1987- | England | Still at it, this band from Sarah crafts fine pop with the perfect dose of boy wimpiness | |
| Starlet | Jangle | 1997- | Sweden | Twee/Lucksmithsy/fey. | From the One You Left Behind. |
| Strawberry Zots | Jangle | 1989-92 | USA | Very catchy guitar-pop. From Alburquerque. | Cars, Flowers, Telephones. |
| Sugargliders >> Steinbecks | Jangle | 1990-94 | Australia | Brothers Josh & Joel Meadows put forth some nasally, delightful strummy pop. On Summershine, Sarah, Drive-In. | |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Toulouse | Jangle | 1994- | USA | Ropers pop meets angularity of Josef K. | New Points New Lines. |
| 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. | |
| Twitch Hazel | Jangle | USA | Hear their great tracks on the Something Pretty Beautiful CD comp. From Virginia. | ||
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Windmills | Jangle | England | Amazing guitar-pop in a Go-Betweens/Lloyd cole vein. | Edge of August. |