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I think I'm having a jangle pop kick right now. The last couple of days my listening has been pretty much dominated by R.E.M., The Smiths, The Housemartins and The Byrds. Alright, there was some Dashboard Confessional thrown in, but you don't have to tell anyone.

Alrighty. Do you know any good jangle bands? What are your favourite jangle pop albums? What should I check out next?

Here's some album recommendations to help you on your way:

Lloyd Cole and The Commotions - Rattlesnakes
http://www.kindamuzik.net/gfx/lloydcole-cvr-1104.JPG

The Sundays - Reading, Writing & Arithmetic
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...arithmetic.jpg

Felt - The Strange Idols Pattern and Other Short Stories
http://www.geocities.co.jp/MusicStar...6/strange.jpeg

The Field Mice - Snowball
http://rymimg.com/lk/f/l/4738d744fb1...71/3749609.jpg

The Chills - Submarine Bells
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WHRSj0TJlX...rine+Bells.jpg

what on earth is jangle pop?

Google not working for you Manky? :)

Power pop/post-punk with "jangly" or thin/treble-y sounding guitars, often high strung or 12 strings. Folksie strumming patterns inspired by stuff like the Byrds.



The Records, especially this song, are great:



The Smiths are obligatory, though I'm sure you know them:



The La's wrote one of the most misunderstood songs about heroin ever:



Vivian Girls teeter-totter between twee, indie-pop, and jangle-pop. Not that there's much a difference:

Am i the only one who thinks sub-genres are getting outta hand?

i know R.E.M as alternative not jangle pop and i don't wanna call R.E.M jangle pop cause no offence Briks, it sounds stupid to me, it's like renaming the same sh*t with a different name.

Who is creating all these sub genres? is it the bands themselves or is it fans trying to force their individuality simply by labeling it differently?

How else would you describe pop music with jangly guitars?
Besides the term has been around in one form or another since the mid 80s, it's not exactly a new thing.

As for Briks, you need to get your hands on this 5CD box set....

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l9...ry-of-Indi.jpg

College rock?

is Hootie Jangle pop? are the spin doctors Jangle pop?

Briks you know im horrible with genres so forgive the ignorance :p:

It's not rock music though

Dude, of course I know The Smiths, they're my favourite band. :p:

Today I learned alternative rock is not rock.
Very misleading name if I do say so myself.

I'm relieved to see The Sundays were already mentioned. Those guys are great...Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic is one of my favorite albums from 1990. How about some...

Rocketship:



Off of A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness...great damn album.

Good call on Rocketship. A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness is what I'd imagine My Bloody Valentine would sound like if they went in a twee direction after Strawberry Wine and Ecstasy rather than experiment with noise.