Twee-Pop

Twee - Pop [ twi ː -] (of English baby talk twee " pretty, sweet, cute .") Is a variant of indie-pop, which is characterized by simple, pretty melodies and lyrics.

This genre was born in 1986, when the British music magazine New Musical Express the sampler C86 brought out, on which, among other bands like The Pastels and Primal Scream were included. It is often said, the post-punk band Television Personalities, which was active in the 70s and 80s, have worked with the Buzzcocks and the Ramones a great influence on the genre, of course, especially on the more punk- influenced bands as Shonen Knife.

The greatest popularity has the Twee - Pop in the UK. Many representatives of this genre appeared there on the label Sarah Records, for example Heavenly (not to be confused with the music label ), The Field Mice and The Orchids. In the U.S., many bands of this genre appeared on the label K Records, such as Beat Happening. The style of the band Belle and Sebastian is often described as Twee pop, the band itself rejects this.

Although the term ' Twee - Pop' is the most widely used term for this genre, it is used only since about 1990. In the 80s, the style was referred to simply as indie or in the Anglo-Saxon as Shambling. A North American version of Twee - Pop, which was more influenced by punk is sometimes referred to as Cuddlecore. Representatives of these are bands like Cub and Go Sailor.

List of known Twee - pop bands

Independent music NME C86 (album) The Brunettes Camera Obscura (Band)
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