List of jangle pop bands

This is a list of jangle pop bands. Jangle pop is a genre of alternative rock popular in the 1980s.

• Aztec Camera
• Bachelor's Paradise
• The Bangles
• The Bats
• The Beat Farmers
• Belly
• Big Dipper
• The Bongos
• The Brian Jonestown Massacre
• Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
• Camper Van Beethoven
• The Church^[1]
• The Clean
• Close Lobsters
• The Connells
• Cracker
• The Cranberries
• The Counting Crows
• Crowded House
• The Darling Buds
• The dB's
• Mac DeMarco
• Dillon Fence
• Don Dixon
• Tanya Donelly
• Dream Syndicate
• Dreams So Real
• Dumptruck
• Mitch Easter
• The Family Cat
• The Feelies
• Fire Town
• The Fleshtones
• Game Theory
• Gin Blossoms
• The Go-Betweens
• Green on Red
• The Grip Weeds
• Guadalcanal Diary
• Guster
• Hoodoo Gurus
• Hootie & The Blowfish
• The Housemartins
• The House of Love
• The Hummingbirds
• Jason & the Scorchers
• Marti Jones
• Tommy Keene
• The La's
• The Last
• Let's Active
• Lone Justice
• Lloyd Cole & the Commotions
• The Long Ryders
• The Loud Family
• Love Tractor
• The Mighty Lemon Drops
• Miracle Legion
• My Bloody Valentine
• Willie Nile
• The Ocean Blue
• Orange Juice
• The Organ
• The Orion Experience
• Outrageous Cherry
• The Parties
• The Plimsouls
• Polaris
• Preston School of Industry
• Primal Scream
• The Primitives
• Pylon
• The Railway Children
• Rain Parade
• Rainy Day
• Real Estate (band)
• The Reivers
• R.E.M.
• The Rembrandts
• The Smithereens
• The Smiths^[1][2]
• The Soft Boys
• Spooner
• Chris Stamey
• The Stone Roses
• The Sundays
• Teenage Fanclub
• The Three O'Clock
• The Swimming Pool Q's
• The Trash Can Sinatras
• Uncle Green

Other groups

Apart from the All Music encyclopedia's categorization of certain bands as "jangle pop" groups, individual music critics and reviewers have used this label for other bands, including:

• Barenaked Ladies
• The Bats^[3]
• Blake Babies^[4]
• Blind Melon
• The Byrds^[5]
• Marshall Crenshaw
• The Feelies^[6]
• Gin Blossoms^[7]
• Girls
• The Tragically Hip
• Smith Westerns
• 10,000 Maniacs^[8]

References

1. Sullivan, Denise. "Jangle-Pop". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
2. "Jangle Pop". Rhapsody. Rhapsody International. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
3. "Yet another outgrowth of the seminal Clean, the Bats were an institution on the New Zealand music scene, their melancholy jangle-pop sound and infectious melodies consistently defining the kiwi-rock aesthetic at its very best. The Bats were formed in Christchurch in 1982 by ex-Clean bassist Robert Scott, ex-Toy Love bass..." Available at: www.emusic.com/artist/The-Bats-MP3-Download/11598623.html - 22k -
4. "The Blake Babies are back, melodic hooks and great songs in tow. Even if you aren't familiar with their previous work, both individually and collectively, you can jump right in with this one because "God Bless the Blake Babies" is as welcome as the title implies. Juliana Hatfield and crew open the jangle pop gates with 'Disappear.'" Available at: http://shop.mtv.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=1556397
5. A BBC article argues that "...they also helped forge such subgenres as folk rock, space rock, raga rock, psychedelic rock, jangle pop, and –- on their 1968 album Sweetheart of the Rodeo –- country rock." Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artist/9jbd/
6. Blog Critics Magazine writes "The Feelies' first single, sounds a lot like classic jangle pop, with its close harmonies and fuzzy guitar and jumpy, edgy rhythm." Available at http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/07/24/1758013.php
7. All Music review of Gin Blossoms' album "Major Lodge Victory" states "it has the same friendly, relaxed feel as the Gin Blossoms' hits, equal parts power pop, post-REM jangle pop, and mainstream polish...."Heart Shaped Locket" and "Long Time Gone" (both co-written with the Rembrandts' Danny Wilde) are bright, lively, and jangly worthy heirs to "Found Out About You" and help give this album a center." Available at http://www.allmusic.com/album/r843957
8. A music review of SHE'S SO HEAVY (1993) by the 10,000 Maniacs states that "[t]heir brand of pleasant guitar jangle-which sometimes trickles over a dense organ moan or a somber string section..." Available at: www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,308564,00.html