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Pop American Style
''Pop American Style'' is a double disc indie pop compilation album, released in 1996 by March Records and subtitled, "40 Original Artists, 40 Original Hits". The label said that "the idea behind the project was to show off most of the deserving acts who created music from their bedrooms, dormrooms, and garages." A follow-up album, ''Moshi Moshi: Pop International Style'', followed in 1999. Critical reception AllMusic's Stephen Cramer said it "set the benchmark for indie pop and twee pop compilations" and that it "began a trend of independently released pop in the late '90s." AllMusic's Tim Sendra made it a staff pick, saying that "Not all of he songs He or HE may refer to: Language * He (pronoun), an English pronoun * He (kana), the romanization of the Japanese kana へ * He (letter), the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets * He (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic script called ''He'' in ...are hits, but enough are that the combined slugging percentage is hall of fame wort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Pop
Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and subsequently generated a thriving fanzine, Independent record label, label, and club and gig circuit. Compared to its counterpart, indie rock, the genre is more melodic, less abrasive, and relatively angst-free. In later years, the definition of ''indie pop'' has bifurcated to also mean bands from unrelated DIY scenes/movements with pop leanings. Subgenres include chamber pop and twee pop. Development and characteristics Origins and etymology Both ''indie'' and ''indie pop'' had originally referred to the same thing during the late 1970s. Inspired more by punk rock's DIY ethos than its style, guitar bands were formed on the then-novel premise that one could record and release their own music instead of having to procure a record contra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elf Power
Elf Power is an American indie rock band that originated in Athens, Georgia, United States. The line-up consists of guitarist/vocalist Andrew Rieger, keyboardist Laura Carter, guitarist Dave Wrathgabar, bassist Bryan Poole, and drummer Peter Alvanos. They are part of the Elephant Six Collective. History The band began as a four-track recording project of Rieger, Carter, Raleigh Hatfield and Dave Wrathgabar, later of Fablefactory. These recording sessions eventually resulted in the first incarnation of their debut album ''Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs''. The band's line-up expanded when Rieger and Carter recruited Elephant Six musician Bryan Poole, also known as The Late B.P. Helium. While the band occasionally played live shows and continued to record, Poole chiefly stayed in Athens to continue work with Of Montreal while Rieger and Carter moved to New York City. Mid–late 1990s After residing in New York for some time, the band released ''The Winter Hawk EP'' in 1995. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Compilation Albums
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Flowchart (band)
Flowchart was an American band from Philadelphia. The group originally consisted of Sean O'Neal, Craig Bottel, and Brodie Budd in 1994. Their first album, ''Multi-Personality Tabletop Vacation'', was released in 1995 on Carrot Top Records, garnering negative reviews from critics who found their music to be too similar to the group Stereolab. They followed the album with several EPs that moved away from the Stereolab-styled sound. In 1997, O'Neal met Erin Anderson at a DJ gig. This meeting led to the duo collaborating on music and eventually having Anderson join Flowchart while Bottel and Budd left the group. Their second album, ''Cumulus Mood Twang'', received positive reviews from Allmusic, Pitchfork Media, and ''CMJ'', as well as having the group placed on URB's "Next 100" list. The following releases from Flowchart included ''Commercial'' in 1999 and ''Broken and Blue'' in 2003, where the group began to have more of an experimental techno and house music sound. They later rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tullycraft
Tullycraft is an American indie pop band from Seattle, Washington, that formed in 1995. They have been associated with the genre of twee pop; in fact, they are considered to be one of the true pioneers of the American twee pop movement. They are known for their DIY ethic, only releasing albums on independently owned and operated record labels. History Formation and early recordings The band's original line-up was Sean Tollefson (bass/vocals), Gary Miklusek (guitar/vocals), and Jeff Fell (drums). Prior to forming Tullycraft, both Tollefson and Fell played in the band Crayon in Bellingham, Washington and Miklusek played in the band Wimp Factor 14 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They met each other while their respective bands were on tour together. On February 28, 1995, Tullycraft played their first show at ReBar, a small club in Seattle. Joining them on the bill that evening was the band Incredible Force of Junior. Eventually, Chris Munford (from Incredible Force of Junior) wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motorhome (band)
Motorhome was formed in the early 1990s by Josiah Mazzaschi after he moved from Boston to Chicago to attend the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Josiah met Kristen Thiele at art school. They were joined by Laura Masura on drums. They were initially courted and groomed for a major label deal that never panned out. Motorhome released two albums, "Sex Vehicle" on the Dirt label, and "Man of the Future" by themselves. Josiah Mazzaschi later formed Light FM (band) Light FM are an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles, CA. The band has released four full-length albums and one EP. Their most recent album, “Buzz Kill City”, was released on October 4, 2011. History Former Motorhome guitarist/vocalis .... External links * Musical groups from Chicago {{US-metal-band-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godzuki
Godzuki was an American rock band from Detroit, Michigan, United States, together between 1993 and 1999. History The band was formed in 1991 by Erika Hoffmann (vocals, bass guitar, Farfisa organ, also of His Name Is Alive, Saturday Looks Good To Me), Chris "Crispy" Fachini (lead guitar, bass guitar also of The Dirtbombs, His Name is Alive, Teach Me Tiger, Detroit Cobras, and Rocket 455), Dion Fischer (guitar, Moog, also of The Go, Infinity People, F' ke Blood, Tranzistors, The Dirtbombs, Wildbunch, and His Name Is Alive), and Scott Michalski (drums).Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 770 They described their music as 'science rock'.Pahres, Heather''Trail of the Lonesome Pine'' Review, Allmusic, retrieved 2011-06-25 The band's debut release was the "Toast" single in 1995. After two further singles, they released debut album ''Trail of the Lonesome Pine'' in 1996 on March Records, produced by Dave Trumfio, Warren Defever, and Matthew S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunnygrunt
Bunnygrunt are an American indie pop band from St. Louis, Missouri composed of guitarist/vocalist Matt Harnish and drummer Karen Ried. History 1993–1998 The band formed in early 1993, with Wally Schwartz on bass. Their first release, the "Criminal Boy" 7", came in the same year, on Silly Moo Records. In short order Rene Dullum took over the duties on bass. They continued to release 7"s and EPs, drawing attention for this and for their rapid release schedule, until they recorded their debut full-length in 1995, titled ''Action Pants!'', released on No Life Records. This release was not without its problems. Dullum was fired from the band before the album was released, taking her songs with her. This meant that the album's running time was rather short – now being only 8 songs long, and around 20 minutes in length (partly due to the 10-minute-long "Open Wide and Say Oblina", the album's closer). The band then recruited bassist Jen Wolfe, and continued to release 7"s, including ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kleenex Girl Wonder
Kleenex Girl Wonder (or Kleenexgirlwonder or Kleen Ex-Girl Wonder in Japan) is an indie rock band, originally from the suburbs of Chicago but now based in New York City. The band's central and sole consistent member since its inception is Graham Smith (born July 14, 1979). The original backing band consisted of neighborhood friends from his hometown of Downers Grove, Illinois Downers Grove is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1832 by Pierce Downer, whose surname serves as the eponym for the village. It is a south-west suburb of Chicago. The village is located between I-88 and I-55. .... This lineup consisted of Adam Blake (guitar), Rafeeq Hasan (bass), Quinn Goodwillie (guitar), Christian Goodwillie (bass) and Jeff Giba (drums). The band of the past decade largely featured Smith on bass and vocals, Thayer McClanahan on guitar, and Matt LeMay on drums. Upon LeMay's departure following the completion of Vana Mundi (2018), the band brought in Ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holiday Flyer
Holiday Flyer was an American Indie pop band formed in June 1993 by siblings John and Katie Conley. The band released their debut album in 1995. The band grew by one member for each of their next three records. Verna Brock (an alumna of Rocketship, Beanpole, and later the California Oranges) joined the group for 1997's ''The Rainbow Confection''; Michael Yoas for 2000's ''You Make Us Go''; and Jim Rivas (also of Rocketship) on, ''I Hope''. Holiday Flyer disbanded in October 2002, with leaders John Conley and Katie Conley devoting more time to other projects, The California Oranges and The Sinking Ships. Discography Albums * ''Try Not to Worry'', 1995 (Silver Girl, SG-021) * ''The Rainbow Confection'', 1997 (Silver Girl, SG-030) * ''You Make Us Go'', 2000 (Darla, DRL 088) * ''I Hope'', 2001 (Darla, DRL 119) EPs and Singles * ''Snowballing'', 1994 ( Fingerpaint) * ''Sweet and Sour'', 1996 (Darla, DRL 017) * ''Blue Harvest'', 1998 (Darla, DRL 058) Compilations * '' Pop American Styl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Further (band)
Further was an American indie rock band from Los Angeles, California, United States, that evolved from an earlier band, Shadowland. They released several albums during the 1990s. History Further evolved from Shadowland, a sixties-influenced band led by brothers Brent and Darren Rademaker, that released two albums for Geffen Records in 1989 and 1990 (''Shadowland'' and ''The Beauty of Escaping'' respectively). Unlike Shadowland, Further were very much an indie rock band, gaining comparisons with the likes of Dinosaur Jr and Sonic Youth (Lee Ranaldo even guesting on their debut album). Their second album, '' Sometimes Chimes'', contained 25 tracks, and drew comparisons to Beck, Unrest, Pavement and Sebadoh. Fitzgerald left the group before the release of their third album, ''Grimes Golden'', and the three remaining members traded off on the drumming duties in a volleyball rotation a la Sebadoh. The band became sufficiently popular in the United Kingdom to have records released on C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Push Kings
The Push Kings (sometimes simply Push Kings) were an American rock band from Cambridge, Massachusetts. The group released several albums of Beatles-influenced power pop in the late 1990s and early 2000s before disbanding in 2001. History Brothers Carrick and Finn Moore Gerety founded the group in the early 1990s with David Benjamin and Matt Fishbeck; they all met as students at Harvard University.GERETY BOYS BACK IN TOWN '''', September 13, 2001. The Geretys are the sons of former |
