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Many of the early bands hailed from either the American west coast (particularly L.A.) or the upper South (with Athens, Georgia being a particular hotbed). The west coast scene was often referred to as the Paisley Underground (due to its heavy PsychedelicRock influence and the obvious Music/VelvetUnderground connection) and was typified by bands like Music/TheBangles, DreamSyndicate and Rain Parade; the Southern scene was rootsier (often influenced by CountryMusic) and included bands like Music/{{REM}}, The dB's, Pylon, and The Connells. In addition, other bands formed all around the country, with key examples being 10,000 Maniacs, Music/TheReplacements, Throwing Muses and Music/CamperVanBeethoven. Scenes also existed in UsefulNotes/{{Australia}} (Music/TheChurch, Music/HoodooGurus, Music/TheGoBetweens) and UsefulNotes/NewZealand (The Chills, The Bats, The Clean), and in England, TheSmiths became massively popular and spawned many soundalike bands, effectively changing the sound of British AlternativeRock and influencing many later generations of British bands.

Many of the early bands hailed from either the American west coast (particularly L.A.) or the upper South (with Athens, Georgia being a particular hotbed). The west coast scene was often referred to as the Paisley Underground (due to its heavy PsychedelicRock influence and the obvious Music/VelvetUnderground connection) and was typified by bands like Music/TheBangles, DreamSyndicate and Rain Parade; the Southern scene was rootsier (often influenced by CountryMusic) and included bands like Music/{{REM}}, The dB's, Pylon, and The Connells. In addition, other bands formed all around the country, with key examples being 10,000 Maniacs, Music/TheReplacements, Throwing Muses and CamperVanBeethoven. Scenes also existed in UsefulNotes/{{Australia}} (Music/TheChurch, Music/HoodooGurus, Music/TheGoBetweens) and UsefulNotes/NewZealand (The Chills, The Bats, The Clean), and in England, TheSmiths became massively popular and spawned many soundalike bands, effectively changing the sound of British AlternativeRock and influencing many later generations of British bands.

* Music/RainParade (also PsychedelicRock, most notable for featuring later members of MazzyStar)

* Music/The dBs (also PowerPop and {{New Wave|Music}})

* Music/TheWonderStuff7

Many of the early bands hailed from either the American west coast (particularly L.A.) or the upper South (with Athens, Georgia being a particular hotbed). The west coast scene was often referred to as the Paisley Underground (due to its heavy PsychedelicRock influence and the obvious Music/VelvetUnderground connection) and was typified by bands like Music/TheBangles, DreamSyndicate and Rain Parade; the Southern scene was rootsier (often influenced by CountryMusic) and included bands like Music/{{REM}}, The dB's, Pylon, and The Connells. In addition, other bands formed all around the country, with key examples being 10,000 Maniacs, Music/TheReplacements, Throwing Muses and CamperVanBeethoven. Scenes also existed in UsefulNotes/{{Australia}} (Music/TheChurch) and UsefulNotes/NewZealand (The Chills, The Bats, The Clean), and in England, TheSmiths became massively popular and spawned many soundalike bands, effectively changing the sound of British AlternativeRock and influencing many later generations of British bands.

Essentially a derivative of PowerPop, the genre was also quite heavily influenced by Folk Rock (especially Music/TheByrds and Music/SimonAndGarfunkel) and (of course) Music/VelvetUnderground (particularly that band's quieter, folkier songs). The genre was heavily influenced by {{New Wave|Music}} and PostPunk, and JanglePop bands ca be seen as PowerPop or PostPunk bands with Folk and CountryMusic influences, in a nutshell. Jangle Pop's most immediate antecedent was Music/{{Television}}, who are cited by both of the bands mentioned at the top of the page as a key influence.

* Music/ThedBs (also PowerPop and {{New Wave|Music}})

** Music/AllOverThePlace (1984)

** ''Music/{{Murmur}}''

Many of the early bands hailed from either the American west coast (particularly L.A.) or the upper South (with Athens, Georgia being a particular hotbed). The west coast scene was often referred to as the Paisley Underground (due to its heavy PsychedelicRock influence and the obvious Music/VelvetUnderground connection) and was typified by bands like Music/TheBangles, DreamSyndicate and Rain Parade; the Southern scene was rootsier (often influenced by CountryMusic) and included bands like Music/{{REM}}, The dB's, Pylon, and The Connells. In addition, other bands formed all around the country, with key examples being 10,000 Maniacs, Music/TheReplacements, Throwing Muses and CamperVanBeethoven. Scenes also existed in Australia (TheChurch) and NewZealand (The Chills, The Bats, The Clean), and in England, TheSmiths became massively popular and spawned many soundalike bands, effectively changing the sound of British AlternativeRock and influencing many later generations of British bands.

* Music/{{XTC}} (borders on NewWave and Psychedelia, most prominently during the ''English Settlement''-era)

The bands were sometimes influenced by genres outside of the usual FolkRock, PostPunk, New Wave and PowerPop influences- PsychedelicRock (most common in the Paisley Underground bands, but found elsewhere as well), CountryMusic (particularly some of the Southern bands), PunkRock and even weirder things like Music/{{Ska}} and {{Funk}}. The genre's heyday was in TheEighties, and it was mostly dead (with a few exceptions, such as TheChurch, Music/ThrowingMuses and of course Music/{{REM}}) by the time Grunge happened, having been largely superseded on College Radio by harder-edged AlternativeRock genres. However, newer bands did pop up sometimes, and the genre influenced later genres, most obviously AlternativeCountry, {{Slowcore}} and many of the less aggressive Indie Rock bands.

The bands were sometimes influenced by genres outside of the usual FolkRock, PostPunk, New Wave and PowerPop influences- PsychedelicRock (most common in the Paisley Underground bands, but found elsewhere as well), CountryMusic (particularly some of the Southern bands), PunkRock and even weirder things like Music/{{Ska}} and Music/{{Funk}}. The genre's heyday was in TheEighties, and it was mostly dead (with a few exceptions, such as TheChurch, Music/ThrowingMuses and of course Music/{{REM}}) by the time Grunge happened, having been largely superseded on College Radio by harder-edged AlternativeRock genres. However, newer bands did pop up sometimes, and the genre influenced later genres, most obviously AlternativeCountry, Music/{{Slowcore}} and many of the less aggressive Indie Rock bands.

The bands were sometimes influenced by genres outside of the usual FolkRock, PostPunk, New Wave and PowerPop influences- PsychedelicRock (most common in the Paisley Underground bands, but found elsewhere as well), CountryMusic (particularly some of the Southern bands), PunkRock and even weirder things like Music/{{Ska}} and Music/{{Funk}}. The genre's heyday was in TheEighties, and it was mostly dead (with a few exceptions, such as TheChurch, ThrowingMuses and of course Music/{{REM}}) by the time Grunge happened, having been largely superseded on College Radio by harder-edged AlternativeRock genres. However, newer bands did pop up sometimes, and the genre influenced later genres, most obviously AlternativeCountry, Music/{{Slowcore}} and many of the less aggressive Indie Rock bands.

Describe JanglePop here. Well... it's the kind of music Music/{{REM}} and TheSmiths play, basically. Though there's a bit more to it than that...

Essentially a derivative of PowerPop, the genre was also quite heavily influenced by Folk Rock (especially TheByrds and SimonAndGarfunkel) and (of course) TheVelvetUnderground (particularly that band's quieter, folkier songs). The genre was heavily influenced by {{New Wave|Music}} and PostPunk, and JanglePop bands ca be seen as PowerPop or PostPunk bands with Folk and CountryMusic influences, in a nutshell. Jangle Pop's most immediate antecedent was Music/{{Television}}, who are cited by both of the bands mentioned at the top of the page as a key influence.

Many of the early bands hailed from either the American west coast (particularly L.A.) or the upper South (with Athens, Georgia being a particular hotbed). The west coast scene was often referred to as the Paisley Underground (due to its heavy PsychedelicRock influence and the obvious [[TheVelvetUnderground Velvet Underground]] connection) and was typified by bands like TheBangles, DreamSyndicate and Rain Parade; the Southern scene was rootsier (often influenced by CountryMusic) and included bands like Music/{{REM}}, The dB's, Pylon, and The Connells. In addition, other bands formed all around the country, with key examples being 10,000 Maniacs, Music/TheReplacements, Throwing Muses and CamperVanBeethoven. Scenes also existed in Australia (TheChurch) and NewZealand (The Chills, The Bats, The Clean), and in England, TheSmiths became massively popular and spawned many soundalike bands, effectively changing the sound of British AlternativeRock and influencing many later generations of British bands.

* Music/TheWonderStuff

Many of the early bands hailed from either the American west coast (particularly L.A.) or the upper South (with Athens, Georgia being a particular hotbed). The west coast scene was often referred to as the Paisley Underground (due to its heavy PsychedelicRock influence and the obvious [[TheVelvetUnderground Velvet Underground]] connection) and was typified by bands like TheBangles, DreamSyndicate and Rain Parade; the Southern scene was rootsier (often influenced by CountryMusic) and included bands like Music/{{REM}}, The dB's, Pylon, and The Connells. In addition, other bands formed all around the country, with key examples being 10,000 Maniacs, Music/{{TheReplacements}}, Throwing Muses and CamperVanBeethoven. Scenes also existed in Australia (TheChurch) and NewZealand (The Chills, The Bats, The Clean), and in England, TheSmiths became massively popular and spawned many soundalike bands, effectively changing the sound of British AlternativeRock and influencing many later generations of British bands.

Bands that play JanglePop include:

Essentially a derivative of PowerPop, the genre was also quite heavily influenced by Folk Rock (especially TheByrds and SimonAndGarfunkel) and (of course) TheVelvetUnderground (particularly that band's quieter, folkier songs). The genre was heavily influenced by NewWave and PostPunk, and JanglePop bands ca be seen as PowerPop or PostPunk bands with Folk and CountryMusic influences, in a nutshell. Jangle Pop's most immediate antecedent was Music/{{Television}}, who are cited by both of the bands mentioned at the top of the page as a key influence.

* Music/ThedBs (also PowerPop and NewWave)

* Accelerators (also PowerPop)
* The Balancing Act (also FolkRock and PsychedelicRock)
* TheBangles
* The Bats
* Beat Farmers (also Cowpunk)
* The Bible
* Bobby Stuff
* The Bongos
* CamperVanBeethoven
* The Chills
* TheChurch (also PsychedelicRock)
* The Clean
* The Connells
* The dB's (also PowerPop and NewWave)
* Don Dixon (primarily known as a RecordProducer, but his solo work counts as well)
* Dreams So Real
* DreamSyndicate (also PsychedelicRock, and the TropeMaker for the Paisley Underground movement)
* Dumptruck
* The Feelies
* Felt (also PostPunk)
* Fire Town
* The Fleshtones (also GarageRock)
* Game Theory
* The Grapes of Wrath
* Green
* GreenOnRed
* Guadalcanal Diary
* The Housemartins (who featured [[FatboySlim Norman Cook]], of all people)
* Jehova's Witnesses
* Jellyfish (also PowerPop)
* The La's
* Let's Active
* The Long Ryders (also Cowpunk)
* Love Tractor
* Marti Jones
* Mary's Danish
* The Mighty Lemon Drops (also PsychedelicRock, and part of the C86 movement)
* Miracle Legion
* Mitch Easter
* PrimalScream (first album only)
* Pylon (also PostPunk and arguably DancePunk)
* Rain Parade (also PsychedelicRock, most notable for featuring later members of MazzyStar)

* Rank and File (also Cowpunk)
* The Reivers (also FolkRock)

* TheReplacements (who started off as a HardcorePunk band, but became a JanglePop / PunkRock hybrid around 1983 or so)
* Smart Brown Handbag
* TheSmiths (TropeCodifier for the British wing of the genre)
* The Soft Boys (especially on ''Underwater Moonlight'')

* Squalls
* Swimming Pool Q's
* 10,000 Maniacs
* Syd Straw (also FolkRock)
* Thin White Rope (also borderline AlternativeCountry)
* The Three O'Clock (also PsychedelicRock)
* Throwing Muses
** Belly
* Tim Lee
* True West
* Uncle Green
* The Wedding Present
* Wednesday Week
* Wild Flowers
* The Windbreakers
* The Wonder Stuff

* The dB's

Many of the early bands hailed from either the American west coast (particularly L.A.) or the upper South (with Athens, Georgia being a particular hotbed). The west coast scene was often referred to as the Paisley Underground (due to its heavy PsychedelicRock influence and the obvious [[TheVelvetUnderground Velvet Underground]] connection) and was typified by bands like TheBangles, DreamSyndicate and Rain Parade; the Southern scene was rootsier (often influenced by CountryMusic) and included bands like Music/{{REM}}, The dB's, Pylon, and The Connells. In addition, other bands formed all around the country, with key examples being 10,000 Maniacs, Music/{{TheReplacements}}, Throwing Muses and CamperVanBeethoven. Scenes also existed in Australia (TheChurch) and NewZealand (TheChills, TheBats, TheClean), and in England, TheSmiths became massively popular and spawned many soundalike bands, effectively changing the sound of British AlternativeRock and influencing many later generations of British bands.

The bands were sometimes influenced by genres outside of the usual FolkRock, PostPunk, New Wave and PowerPop influences- PsychedelicRock (most common in the Paisley Underground bands, but found elsewhere as well), CountryMusic (particularly some of the Southern bands), PunkRock and even weirder things like Ska and Funk. The genre's heyday was in TheEighties, and it was mostly dead (with a few exceptions, such as TheChurch, ThrowingMuses and of course Music/{{REM}}) by the time Grunge happened, having been largely superseded on College Radio by harder-edged AlternativeRock genres. However, newer bands did pop up sometimes, and the genre influenced later genres, most obviously AlternativeCountry, Music/{{Sadcore}} and many of the less aggressive Indie Rock bands.

* DreamSyndicate
* Housemartins

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JanglePop is a genre of AlternativeRock that first appeared at the tail end of TheSeventies/the beginning of TheEighties. Essentially a derivative of PowerPop, the genre was also quite heavily influenced by Folk Rock (especially TheByrds and SimonAndGarfunkel) and (of course) TheVelvetUnderground (particularly that band's quieter, folkier songs). The genre was heavily influenced by NewWave and PostPunk, and JanglePop bands ca be seen as PowerPop or PostPunk bands with Folk and CountryMusic influences, in a nutshell. Jangle Pop's most immediate antecedent was Music/{{Television}}, who are cited by both of the bands mentioned at the top of the page as a key influence.

Many of the early bands hailed from either the American west coast (particularly L.A.) or the upper South (with Athens, Georgia being a particular hotbed). The west coast scene was often referred to as the Paisley Underground (due to both its heavy PsychedelicRock influence and the obvious [[TheVelvetUnderground Velvet Underground]] connection) and was typified by bands like TheBangles, DreamSyndicate, The Three O'Clock, Rain Parade and Green On Red, among others; the Southern scene was rootsier (often influenced by CountryMusic as well as the other, aforementioned influences) and included bands like Music/{{REM}}, The dB's, Guadalcanal Diary, Pylon, Let's Active and The Connells. In addition, other bands formed all around the country, with key examples being 10,000 Maniacs, Music/{{TheReplacements}}, Throwing Muses and CamperVanBeethoven.