Recommend some twee 80’s jangle, please.

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Re: Recommend some twee 80’s jangle, please.

Post by FrankRay » Tue Nov 30, 2021 8:16 am

and orange juice felicity

I'm enjoying this

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Re: Recommend some twee 80’s jangle, please.

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Re: Recommend some twee 80’s jangle, please.

Post by Cornelius Plum » Tue Nov 30, 2021 9:42 am

PorkyPrimeCut wrote:
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The Field Mice - Sensitive
That reminds me of the Pale Saints.

Pale Saints - Time Thief


They're more dream pop or shoegaze than jangle pop, but there are elements of all that in their music.

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Re: Recommend some twee 80’s jangle, please.

Post by stevejamsecono » Tue Nov 30, 2021 9:53 am

Gavanti wrote:
Tue Nov 30, 2021 7:07 am
stevejamsecono wrote:
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Really digging The Bats so far. That’s right up my alley for sure. I like the bass playing. Not sure why that’s so often overlooked in this kind of music.
They seem to get short shrift compared to the other Flying Nun bands for sure. I feel like most people go for the Clean, Chills, or Verlaines first.
It's funny—I've had several occasions where I've played "North by North" and someone has randomly declared that this was their absolute favorite song but they thought no one else knew The Bats. That bass line is unreal good.

I heard The Goon Sax recently and some songs reminded me of 80's NZ/Australian bands (the guitarist/singer is the son of one of the Go-Betweens). I had no idea dolewave, with which they've been associated, was a thing. I suspect someone here could jump in with more useful info about it, and from the playlists I heard, it sounds like (as with most genre labels) it groups a lot of bands that are more different than alike, but some playlists turned up bands with a similar jangle and drive to The Bats and The Clean, so that might be a rabbit hole to go down

The Connells and Guadalcanal Diary? Maybe less upbeat than what you're looking for but also jangly college rock from that era. Some Paisley Underground stuff like True West and The Three O'Clock might also work.
Hahhaha, I imagine dolewave is the Normcore of UK/AUS.

Also those first few Bangles releases (i.e. the Bangs EP through All Over the Place) are pretty fun jangily garage stuff too. Really underrated, imo.
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Re: Recommend some twee 80’s jangle, please.

Post by Tafarel » Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:05 am

You might want to check out The Pale Fountains: https://youtu.be/p6RFhVib1uw
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Re: Recommend some twee 80’s jangle, please.

Post by Tafarel » Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:08 am

...oh, and how could I forget The Bluebells: https://youtu.be/e7n53nIBb3g
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Post by Tafarel » Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:10 am

...and The Cannanes: https://youtu.be/tiyTaQAnzDg
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Re: Recommend some twee 80’s jangle, please.

Post by PorkyPrimeCut » Tue Nov 30, 2021 11:38 am

Cornelius Plum wrote:
Tue Nov 30, 2021 9:42 am
PorkyPrimeCut wrote:
Tue Nov 30, 2021 8:47 am
The Field Mice - Sensitive
That reminds me of the Pale Saints.

Pale Saints - Time Thief


They're more dream pop or shoegaze than jangle pop, but there are elements of all that in their music.
Takes me back!! They're from my hometown (Leeds).
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Post by Trout » Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:01 pm

Mary-Go-Round from Sweden. I’m afraid Spotify has mixed up and put another MGR on the same page. But here are two songs We made.

https://open.spotify.com/track/29I8Pf88 ... 2ksMHbuuoQ

https://open.spotify.com/track/0gItiOwO ... qtNH1X74nw
#sitdownrock at https://staffanandersson.bandcamp.com/album/det-hemliga-namnet

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Re: Recommend some twee 80’s jangle, please.

Post by Cornelius Plum » Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:40 pm

PorkyPrimeCut wrote:
Tue Nov 30, 2021 11:38 am
Cornelius Plum wrote:
Tue Nov 30, 2021 9:42 am
PorkyPrimeCut wrote:
Tue Nov 30, 2021 8:47 am
The Field Mice - Sensitive
That reminds me of the Pale Saints.

Pale Saints - Time Thief


They're more dream pop or shoegaze than jangle pop, but there are elements of all that in their music.
Takes me back!! They're from my hometown (Leeds).
Leeds, eh? I'm a big Red Lorry Yellow Lorry fan. And, if I'm not mistaken, The Mekons and The Wedding Present are from Leeds too. And, of course, Gang of Four!

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Re: Recommend some twee 80’s jangle, please.

Post by PorkyPrimeCut » Tue Nov 30, 2021 1:26 pm

FrankRay wrote:
Tue Nov 30, 2021 8:11 am
Able Tasmans Sour Queen fits the bill...
Woah, this is great!!

Kinda strange too as it has that "twee" vibe but also a curiously Love (Arthur Lee) feel to it.
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Re: Recommend some twee 80’s jangle, please.

Post by PorkyPrimeCut » Tue Nov 30, 2021 2:01 pm

Cornelius Plum wrote:
Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:40 pm
PorkyPrimeCut wrote:
Tue Nov 30, 2021 11:38 am
Cornelius Plum wrote:
Tue Nov 30, 2021 9:42 am


That reminds me of the Pale Saints.

Pale Saints - Time Thief


They're more dream pop or shoegaze than jangle pop, but there are elements of all that in their music.
Takes me back!! They're from my hometown (Leeds).
Leeds, eh? I'm a big Red Lorry Yellow Lorry fan. And, if I'm not mistaken, The Mekons and The Wedding Present are from Leeds too. And, of course, Gang of Four!
Correct.

I'd completely forgotten about Red Lorry Yellow Lorry so thank's for that gig link. Decent sound quality too.
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Re: Recommend some twee 80’s jangle, please.

Post by PorkyPrimeCut » Tue Nov 30, 2021 2:06 pm

I know you were looking for older stuff but Sunny Sunday Afternoon by Youngteam is worth a shout. I love this track!
If you know the band this is kind of a one-off. They usually have a guy singing..
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Re: Recommend some twee 80’s jangle, please.

Post by FrankRay » Tue Nov 30, 2021 2:12 pm

PorkyPrimeCut wrote:
Tue Nov 30, 2021 1:26 pm
FrankRay wrote:
Tue Nov 30, 2021 8:11 am
Able Tasmans Sour Queen fits the bill...
Woah, this is great!!

Kinda strange too as it has that "twee" vibe but also a curiously Love (Arthur Lee) feel to it.
yeah, it's quite sophisticated. Perhaps 'twee but nerdy'.

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Re: Recommend some twee 80’s jangle, please.

Post by windmill » Tue Nov 30, 2021 2:53 pm

Twee ?

HEAVENLY - Our Love Is Heavenly

If this what you are after, try fossicking through the Elafant records back catalogue, particularly the older stuff.
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