Frogtoon

Genre: C86

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Close Lobsters
Close Lobsters
The Pastels
The Pastels
McCarthy
McCarthy
The Wolfhounds
The Wolfhounds
The Brilliant Corners
The Brilliant Corners
Talulah Gosh
Talulah Gosh
The Mighty Lemon Drops
The Mighty Lemon Drops
Mighty Mighty
Mighty Mighty
Shop Assistants
Shop Assistants
The Bodines
The Bodines
The June Brides
The June Brides
The Dentists
The Dentists
Miaow
Miaow
The Servants
The Servants
The Siddeleys
The Siddeleys
The Jasmine Minks
The Jasmine Minks

About C86

C86 is/was a cassette compilation released by the British music magazine New Musical Express (NME) in 1986, featuring new bands licensed from independent labels of the time. As a phrase, C86 quickly evolved into shorthand for a guitar-based musical genre characterised by "jangly" guitars and fey melodies, and is now often used synonymously with "indie pop" or "twee", although other musical styles were represented on the tape. Read more on Last.fm.
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C86 is/was a cassette compilation released by the British music magazine New Musical Express (NME) in 1986, featuring new bands licensed from independent labels of the time. As a phrase, C86 quickly evolved into shorthand for a guitar-based musical genre characterised by "jangly" guitars and fey melodies, and is now often used synonymously with "indie pop" or "twee", although other musical styles were represented on the tape. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.