| GROUP | GENRE | DATES | COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION | BEST RELEASE |
| Aden | Slow | 1995- | USA | Senator Phil Gramm's son, Jeff Gramm, leads this sleepy pop group from Washington DC./Chicago. | Black Cow |
| Bedhead >> New Year | Slow | 1995 - 00 | USA | This Texas band defined American "slo-core"-- quiet Galaxie 500/Feelies strums leading to controled chaos. Brilliant. New Year is midtempo but still nice. | Transaction de Novo. |
| Butterflies of Love | Slow | 1996- | USA | New Haven, CT Yalies swipe liberally from VU, Galaxie 500, and Go-Betweens. Good influences all. | How to Know the Butterflies of Love. |
| Cocteau Twins | Slow | 1982- | Scotland | Elizabeth Fraser's ethereal, ungraspable vocals lead this 4AD band (Robin Guthrie's guitars help the moody lullabies). | Heaven or Las Vegas. |
| Empress | Slow | England | Quiet subdued project of Nicola Hodgkinson (ex-Boyracer). Naïve and pretty. | Empress. | |
| Field Mice >> Northern Picture Library, Trembling Blue Stars |
Slow | 1988-91 | England | The Field Mice are one of the most influential and favoured bands from the Sarah stable that guide indie pop today: soft male vocals, quiet guitar, and Casio drum machine | Where'd You Learn to Kiss That Way? |
| Marine Time Keepers | Slow | England | Bristol band in Field Mice vein. | ||
| Migala | Slow | 1997- | Spain | Pretty, quiet, almost countryish tunes with a Galaxie 500 feel. On Sub Pop in US. | Arde. |
| Mojave 3 >> Slowdive | Slow | 1995- | England | Ex-Slowdive singers add dusty folk and AM pop to swirly feedback and hazy vocals. | Out of Tune. |
| Montgolfier Brothers | Slow | England | Slow, beautiful guitarscapes with 80's man vox. Features Quigley. Sexy. | Montgolfier Brothers. | |
| Nord Express | Slow | 1995-98 | USA | Lovely drowsy melancholia from Maryland duo (one ex-Whorl guy). Mixes acoustic/electric guitars and two distinctive vox. On Slumberland. | Central. |
| Novasonic Down Hyperspace | Slow | 1995- | USA | Very spacey, mellow psych sounds -- like a twee Art Garfunkel fronting late-period Flaming Lips. | Mathing Moonlight. |
| Quigley | Slow | England | Ethereal vox and guitar. | ||
| Smith, Elliott (Heatmiser) | Slow | 1994- | USA | Smith began crafting evocative minimalist folk while still in Portland altrock band Heatmiser. Now he's on a major, been nominated for an Oscar, and moved to LA. Nice songs; huge Beatles fixation. | Either/Or. |
| Sugarplant | Slow | 1993- | Japan | Soft twee dreamy psych pop duo. | Hiding Place. |
| Sweetest Ache | Slow | 1990-94 | England | Mopey saturated guitar from Sarah Records. | Jaguar. |
| 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. |
| Tram>>Broken Dog | Slow | 1998- | England | Slow, swoony, sparse somgs with woozy female vox. | Heavy Black Frame. |
| Yeah Yeah Noh | Slow | 1984-86 | England | Arty dark pop with smartass lyrics. From Leicester | When I Am a Big Girl. |