Twee pop

Twee pop is a subgenre of indie pop that originates from the 1986 NME compilation C86. ^[1]

29 relations: AllMusic, Anorak (slang), BBC Radio 2, Blueboy (band), Bubblegum music, C86, Feminism, Genre, Girl group, Heavenly (British band), Independent record label, Indie pop, Indie rock, K Records, London Review of Books, Marc Spitz, Marine Girls, Math rock, NME, Pitchfork (website), Pop music, Pop rock, Post-punk, Post-war, Punk rock, Sarah Records, Stephanie Burt, Talulah Gosh, The A.V. Club.
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AllMusic

AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database.

Anorak (slang)

"Anorak" is a British slang term which refers to a person who has a very strong interest, perhaps obsessive, in niche subjects.

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BBC Radio 2

BBC Radio 2 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC.

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Blueboy (band)

Blueboy were an indie pop band formed in Reading, Berkshire who were signed to Sarah Records and later Shinkansen Recordings.

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Bubblegum music

Bubblegum (also called bubblegum pop) is pop music in a catchy and upbeat style that is marketed for children and adolescents. Twee pop and bubblegum music are pop music genres.

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C86

C86 is a cassette compilation released by the British music magazine NME in 1986, featuring new bands licensed from British independent record labels of the time.

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Feminism

Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes.

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Genre

Genre (kind, sort) is any style or form of communication in any mode (written, spoken, digital, artistic, etc.) with socially agreed-upon conventions developed over time.

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Girl group

A girl group is a music act featuring several female singers who generally harmonize together.

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Heavenly (British band)

Heavenly are a twee pop band, originally forming in Oxford, England in 1989.

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Independent record label

An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME.

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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. Twee pop and indie pop are 20th-century music genres, British styles of music, pop music genres and rock music genres.

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Indie rock

Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Twee pop and Indie rock are 20th-century music genres.

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K Records

K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington founded in 1982.

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London Review of Books

The London Review of Books (LRB) is a British literary magazine published bimonthly (twice a month) that features articles and essays on fiction and non-fiction subjects, which are usually structured as book reviews.

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Marc Spitz

Marc Spitz (October 2, 1969 – February 4, 2017) was an American music journalist, writer and playwright.

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Marine Girls

Marine Girls were an English post-punk group from Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England.

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Math rock

Math rock is a style of alternative and indie rock with roots in bands such as King Crimson and Rush.

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NME

New Musical Express (NME) is a British music, film, gaming, and culture website and brand.

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Pitchfork (website)

Pitchfork (formerly Pitchfork Media) is an American online music publication founded in 1996 by Ryan Schreiber in Minneapolis.

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Pop music

Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom.

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Pop rock

Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre and form of rock music characterized by a strong commercial appeal, with more emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than standard rock music. Twee pop and pop rock are pop music genres and rock music genres.

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Post-punk

Post-punk (originally called new musick) is a broad genre of music that emerged in 1977 in the wake of punk rock. Twee pop and Post-punk are 20th-century music genres, British styles of music and rock music genres.

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Post-war

A post-war or postwar period is the interval immediately following the end of a war.

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Punk rock

Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Twee pop and punk rock are 20th-century music genres and rock music genres.

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Sarah Records

Sarah Records was a British independent record label active in Bristol between 1987 and 1995, best known for its recordings of indie pop, which it released mostly on 7" singles.

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Stephanie Burt

Stephanie Burt is a literary critic and poet who is Donald P. and Katherine B. Loker Professor of English at Harvard University.

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Talulah Gosh

Talulah Gosh were an English guitar-pop group from Oxford, and one of the leading bands of the indiepop movement, taking their name from the headline of an NME interview with Clare Grogan.

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The A.V. Club

The A.V. Club is an online newspaper and entertainment website featuring reviews, interviews, and other articles that examine films, music, television, books, games, and other elements of pop-culture media.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twee_pop

Also known as Anorak pop, Cuddlecore, Twee music, Twee-pop.

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