| GROUP | GENRE | DATES | COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION | BEST RELEASE |
| Always | Polished | England | El label honcho Mike Always' and Kevin (Mr.) Wright's band. | Thames Valley Leather Club. | |
| Ana D. | Polished | Spain | Sultry Spanish singer, Ana D, sounds like electro version of Nico or Marianne Faithfull. On Elefant in Spain; Grimsey in the US. | Satelite 99 | |
| Anthony Adverse | Polished | England | Wispy Brit. On El. | Spin. | |
| Arabesque | Polished | England | Former members of Blueboy. On Siesta. | ||
| Autocollants >> Monterey, Casino Ashtrays | Polished | 1996-97 | USA | Ed and Jill from Shelflife Records, New York. Laura from CA. | Why Couldn’t Things Just Stay the Same. |
| Bad Dream Fancy Dress | Polished | 1986-87 | England | Quirky girl-group meets Blondie. | Choirboys Gas. |
| Birdie | Polished | 1999- | England | Martin from East Village and girlfriend Debsy from Dolly Mixture create some mature folkish/70sish songs. Pretty. | Some Dusty. |
| Blueboy >> Arabesque | Polished | 1981-98 | England | Sarah | Unisex. |
| Bridge | Polished | Japan | Wild loungey/syntky/noisey. | ||
| Burgalat, Bertrand | Polished | France | Producer of April March/V.Lemercier. Groovy space-lounge sound. | The Sssound of Music. | |
| Butterfly Child | Polished | 1991- | Ireland | Jazzy abstract orchestrated pop from Belfast's Joe Cassidy. | Onomonotpeia. |
| Call and Response | Polished | 1998- | USA | SF-based band mixes synth, funk, and soul with Elephant 6 feel. Vocals are the key - very 60s folk diva-ish. Catchy as hell. | Call and Response. |
| Cardigans | Polished | 1994- | Sweden | Hugely popular group with girl vocals. | The First Band on the Moon. |
| Cherry Orchard | Polished | 1996- | France | Slick, loungey girl/boy pop with 60s and Latin feel. | The Start of Our Affair. |
| Cinnamon | Polished | 1997- | Sweden | Reminiscent of Saint Etienne and the Cardigans. On March in US. | Vertigo. |
| Cloudberry Jam | Polished | 1996- | Sweden | Loungey. | Providing the Atmosphere. |
| Club 8 | Polished | 1995- | Sweden | A twee St. Etienne? On March. | Missing You. |
| Devine and Statton | Polished | 1989-90 | England | Brazilian influenced jazzy pop from Alison Statton (Young Marble Giants). | Prince of Wales. |
| Die Moulinettes | Polished | 1997- | Germany | Girl vocals, 'Labby synth, lovely soft pop. | 20 Blumen. |
| Dislocation Dance | Polished | 1984 - 89 | England | Mixed girl-groups with ESG skronk and Morodoer synth. Included Andy from Spaceheads. | BBC Sessions |
| East Village >> Episode Four | Polished | 1988-94 | England | Greatly overlooked band on the Heavenly label. Began as the garagier E4. | Drop Out. |
| Ego | Polished | 1997- | France | Lush orchestration and some female vocals. | La Main Devant La Bouche |
| El Joven Bryan Superstar | Polished | 1993-97 | Spain | On Siesta. | Internal. |
| Essiar | Polished | 1999- | France | On Oakland-based label, Radio Khartoum. Experimental lounge. | Summer in Minsk. |
| Fairground Attraction | Polished | 1988-89 | England | Light as a souffle jazzy pop with female vox. | The First of a Million Kisses. |
| Happy Balloon | Polished | 2000- | England | Twee-ish soft pop from Siesta. Very influenced by Free Design. | The Fine Art of Ballooning. |
| 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. |
| Ivy | Polished | 1994- | USA | With a French gal singer. From New York. | Realistic. |
| 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. |
| Komeda | Polished | 1991- | Sweden | Synth-lounge new wave with female vox. | What Makes It Go? |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Lilicub | Polished | 1998- | France | Loungey/bossa inspired. | |
| March, April >> Pussywillows, Shitbirds | Polished | 1988- | USA | Impressive space-lounge with French lyrics by Los Angeles lass. | Chrominence Decoder |
| Mascott | Polished | 1996- | USA | Woman sings laid back, breezy songs. Produced by Stars, Shoestrings, Ladybug Transistor. | Follow the Sound. |
| 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. |
| Phillipe, Louis | Polished | 1986- | France | The founding father of the El label, a major influence to late 90s, early 00s cocktail-lounge pop | |
| Saint Etienne >> Sarah Cracknell | Polished | 1989- | England | Lounge croony girl pop meets disco and electronica. | Too Young to Die - The Singles. |
| Spring | Polished | 1993- | France | Loungey clubpop with female vox. On March. | Spring & Friends. |
| Statton, Alison & Spike | Polished | 1993-95 | England | Duo from Weekend and Young Marble Giants. Delightful simple pop. On Vinyl Japan. | Tidal Blues. |
| Super | Polished | Sweden | Muscular St. Etienneish with female vox. | ||
| Sushi >> Perfect Teeth | Polished | USA | Very wispy, early 80s Britsh sounding. From Oakland | ||
| 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. |
| Weekend | Polished | 1982-83 | England | Similar to Marine Girls. Sweet quiet pop with singer Alison Statton from Young Marble Giants. | La Variete. |
| Would Be Goods | Polished | England | International pop in a wide variety of styles! | The Camera Loves Me! |