I n d i e p o p :  t w e e

GROUP GENRE DATES COUNTRY DESCRIPTION BEST RELEASE
Acid House Kings Twee 1991- Sweden Twee boys. Ex-Red Sleeping Beauty. On Shelflife. Advantage Acid House Kings.
Aikagi Twee 1996- Japan Guitar-and-synth girlie twee. Some punker songs. Waterproof Leaf.
All Girl Summer Fun Band Twee 2000- USA Portland quartet, of you guessed it: all girls! Though principally led by youngster Kim, Jen Sbagia also sings.  
Another Sunny Day >> Harvey Williams Twee   England ASD, an early Sarah band. Harvey is doing solo stuff today.  
Bartlebees Twee 1991- Germany Garagey, lo-fi upbeat fun. What Is It All About?
Blast Off Country Style Twee 1994-95 USA Cute lyrics and girlie vox. Teenbeat. Come On and …
Boyish Charms Twee 1995-00 USA Twee boy/girl duo from Riverside, CA who sound sorta like the Softies. The Extended-Play Paradox.
Brighter Twee 1989-92 England Quintessentially Sarah. Drippy boy sadness, but so beautifully done! Laurel.
Bulldozer Crash Twee 1991-95 England Noisy.  
Bunnygrunt Twee 1995 - 00 USA Cutesy "kiddiecore" from St. Louis. Jen-Fi.
Cat's Miaow >> Bart & Friends, Huon, Pencil Tin Twee 1994-99 Australia Twee stuff from Melbourne. Pretty girl vocals and rushing guitars. Some spacey keyboards too. Songs for Girls to Sing.
Confetti Twee 1991-95 England Twee girl pop. Very pretty. On Vinyl Japan. Retrospective EP.
Crayon Twee 1994-95 USA Pre-Tullycraft. Punky with fun lyrics. Brick Factory.
Cub>>I Am Spoonbender/Buck Twee 1992-96 USA Cub was a "Cuddlecore" girl trio from Vancouver. They spawned IAS' synth-rock and Buck's pop-punk. Come Out Come Out.
Delightful Little Nothings Twee   USA Cute very lovely 7" on the now defunct SF label, Candy Floss records  
Dolly Mixture Twee 1979-83 England Gal trio do low-fi sweet pop tunes. Debsy's in Birdie now. A Sides.
Even as We Speak Twee 1986-93 England Ambitious and fun synths. Catchy tunes on Sarah. Feral Pop Frenzy.
Fat Tulips >> Slumber Twee 1987-94 England Fast and fuzzy guitars and great girl vocals. Clever lyrics. Super! Starfish.
Gaze Twee 1997- USA Vancouver band of 3 girls doing lo-fi songs. Rose Melberg is the drummer and only sings a little. Mitsumeru.
Girls at Our Best Twee 1979-82 England Leads punk band the Butterflies evolved into this synthy/punky group. Great high girly vox and political lyrics. Pleasure.
Haywains Twee 1988-95 England Bouncy, modish pop with ba ba vox. Desperately Seeking Something.
Heavenly >>
Marine Research, Sportique
Twee 1990-96 England Amelia and Matthew Fletcher (both ex-Talulah Gosh) formed essential twee outfit Heavenly. Great girl group vocals and fast guitar melodies. Matthew committed suicide in '96; the rest of the band formed MR, which went bust in '99. Operation Heavenly.
Hit Parade Twee 1985-94 England Cute twee on Vinyl Japan. With Love From…
Holiday Flyer >>
California Oranges
Twee 1995- USA From Sacramento, a brother/sister team.. Too twee? Rainbow Confection.
Jumprope Twee 1995- USA Bossa nova twee with girl vocals. Bookshelf Adventures.
Marine Girls >>
Grab Grab the Haddock, Everything but the Girl, Jane
Twee 1981-83 England Strummy minimalist sweetness by this all-girl trio. Major influence on twee bands to come. EBTG became huge. Lazy Ways/Beach Party CD.
Maybellines Twee 2000- USA Twee girl vocals and some post-punk-lite guitar/organ. On Shelflife.  
Milk Twee   Japan Synth and organ driven samba/soul-ish songs with breathy girl vocals. Milk.
Nelories >> Moonrace Twee 1991-94 Japan Twee and girly. Very pretty. Mellow Yellow Fellow Nelorie.
Pearly Gatecrashers Twee 1992-95 Australia Twee and very delightful indiepop! New Fluffy Delicious.
Penelopes Twee 1990- Japan Psychedelic shimmery pop and ambient sounds. Tatsuhiko Watanabe mixes 60s with 80s pop. Touch the Ground.
Po! Twee 1987-98 England From Leicester. Lovely quiet folky pop with occasionally annoying girl vocals. Past Perfect Tense.
Red Go Cart Twee   Japan All-girl pop from Northern Japan "Pop Jingu" comp
Red Sleeping Beauty >>
Acid House Kings
Twee 1989-97 Sweden Twee and pretty pop with a Sarah records sensibility. Singles.
Sisterhood of Convoluted Thinkers Twee 1998- USA Ex-Egg Robert Christiansen makes twee synthtronic pop with girl vocals. Ume Sour.
Slumber Twee   England Twee girl pop. Very pretty. On Vinyl Japan.  
Strawberry Story Twee 1988-94 England Hayley's high pitched twee voice complements the fast Shop Assistants style jangle. True indiepop. Nommi loves this band! On Vinyl Japan. Clamming for It.
They Go Boom! Twee 1991-97 England Upbeat. On Sunday.  
Tra La La Twee   Australia Pre-Cat's Miaow  
Tullycraft Twee 1994- USA Either annoying or cute, depending on your outlook. Kinda punky in spots. Fun lyrics. Ex-Crayon folks. Old Traditions, New Standards.
Tuscadero Twee 1994-96 USA Snotty girl pop from Washington DC. With childish lyrics. The Pink Album.
Wolfie Twee 1991- USA Cute boy/girl new wavey.