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| GROUP | GENRE | DATES | COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION | BEST RELEASE |
| Belreve | Lo-fi | 1993-94 | USA | Overlooked American pop band from Columbus, Ohio. Singles comp on Slumberland. | Belreve. |
| Blairmailer | Lo-fi | Australia | Clever lyrics and rockish melodies. | ||
| Butterglory | Lo-fi | 1992-97 | USA | Girl and boy duo from. Visalia/Kansas. Early Pavementish fuzz. | Scramble. |
| Cannanes >> Nice, Ashtray Boy |
Lo-fi | 1986- | Australia | Wonderful shambly/noisy/sad band that has been around forever. Boy/girl vocals and some great whistling. | Caveat Emptor. |
| Chocolat | Lo-fi | Japan | Slick twee. | ||
| Citrus | Lo-fi | Japan | Explosive but sweet. | ||
| Comet Gain >> Velocette | Lo-fi | 1993- | England | London-based girl-boy group do spunky low-fi pop-punk. | Say yes. |
| Gypsophile | Lo-fi | France | Very pretty bossa nova-inspired mellow pop. | Unaneelmi. | |
| Hood >> Downpour | Lo-fi | 1991- | England | Experimental "slow-core"
soundscapes from Leeds brothers. On Slumberland, Domino. |
Silent 88. |
| 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. |
| Kleenex Girl Wonder | Lo-fi | 1996- | USA | Home-recorded one-boy keyboard or guitar strum fun. | Pony Oak. |
| McTells | Lo-fi | 1986-96 | England | Cute fast slightly mod fun. On Slumberland, Little Teddy, Vinyl Japan and others. | Cut Up/Smash It. |
| 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. |
| Papercuts | Lo-fi | 1999- | USA | Jason Quever (ex-Duster, Rosenthal) crafts lovely songs from loops, riffy guitars, and assorted pop songs of the past. Owen Casiotone plays synth with him. | Rejoicing Songs. |
| Plover | Lo-fi | Holland | Dutch lo-fi. | ||
| River | Lo-fi | France | Former member of Gypsophile. Fuzzy home recorded pop. | ||
| Sea Saw >> holLand | Lo-fi | 1995- | USA | Trevor Holland's one-man show, on Simple Machines/Teenbeat. Based in Virginia/Washington DC. He once guest-starred on "Charles in Charge." | Your Orgasm. |
| Secret Goldfish | Lo-fi | Scotland | Not so poppy, more annoying | ||
| Silly Pillows | Lo-fi | 1986- | USA | Boy/girl duo from Friendsville, PA who make a twee lo-fi racket. | Up in the Air. |
| Sissybar | Lo-fi | 1994-99 | USA | Los Angeles smart-ass girl pop. Kind of annoying. | Songs for Peeps. |
| Smith, Linda | Lo-fi | 1989-95 | USA | East coast lass does one-person 4-track
pop in her bedroom. Released tons of cassettes. |
Preference. |
| Smith, Linda | Lo-fi | 1987- | USA | East Coast lass does one-person 4-track
folk-pop in her bedroom. Released tons of cassettes and a few CDs. |
Nothing Else Matters. |
| Spare Snare | Lo-fi | 1995- | Scotland | Scuzzy lo-fi fun from one or more guys. From Dundee. | Animals and Me. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |