Twee pop is a subgenre of indie pop[1] that originates from the 1986 NME compilation C86.[3] It is an offshoot of the Twee movement,[4] characterized by its simplicity and perceived innocence, some of its defining features are boy–girl harmonies, catchy melodies, and lyrics about love. For many years, prominent independent record labels associated with twee pop were Sarah Records (in the UK) and K Records (in the US).[3]
Cub, which was dubbed the "most confrontationally twee band of them all" by Pitchfork, was a trio of girls from Vancouver who played shows in their pajamas and wrote childlike songs like "My Chinchilla."
Twee pop gained popularity in the 1990s. An offshoot, freak folk, gained popularity in the 2000s. Twee was never a completely insular genre. However, twee pop and cuddlecore's narrative changed with the dispersion of the indie and pop movements.[4]
The definition of twee is something "excessively or affectedly quaint, pretty, or sentimental," supposedly born from a childish mispronunciation of the word sweet.[5] With the Twee movement's embrace of innocence and femininity, the genre has strong associations with feminism and queer activism.
Indie pop was a space for women to exist around other women and not be sexualized. Artists such as Heavenly, Talulah Gosh, and Marine Girls, were primarily women who wrote about love, relationships, and personal empowerment. While the music sounded lighthearted and naive, the subject matter was often gritty and dark. Twee pop has been seen as a feminist response to tough, invulnerable, masculine punk and post-punk music scenes of the time.
Many Twee artists, such as the Field Mice, were openly queer. In the 1990s, Indiepop and Twee scenes rejected the sexist, homophobic, and racist attitudes of mainstream music.[4]
A retrospective fascination with the genre in the US saw Americans eagerly defining themselves as twee.[6] According to The A.V. Club's Paula Mejia:
The difference between "twee" and "indie pop" is slight but polarizing. Both styles of music transcended genre, became a tape-trading lifestyle, and have similar influences, drawing from the Ramones' minimalist three-chord structures as much as The Jesus And Mary Chain's salty pop harmonies. Everyone varies slightly on origins ... Twee itself began as a vast collection of sounds, gathering the threads where luminaries left off, and carving out divergent avenues in their wake.[2]
AllMusic says that twee pop is "perhaps best likened to bubblegumindie rock – it's music with a spirit of D.I.Y. defiance in the grand tradition of punk, but with a simplicity and innocence not seen or heard since the earliest days of rock & roll".[3] The author Marc Spitz suggests that the roots of twee stem from post-war 1950s music.[7] While the culture categorized itself under the moniker of "indie" (short for independent), many major twee powerhouses gained mainstream critical acclaim for their contributions to the twee movement.[8]
Cuddlecore is a movement that emerged as a consequence of twee pop[2] that was briefly prominent in the mid-1990s.[9] This label described a style marked by harmony vocals and pop melodies atop a punk-style musical backing.[10] Cuddlecore bands were usually, although not always, all female and essentially represented a more pop-oriented variation on the contemporaneous riot grrrl scene.[9] In cuddlecore's earlier stages, it had moments of regressiveness and cartoonish cutesy behavior due to the escapism in embracing innocence.
Slumberland Records of Berkeley, California, compiled a collection of records representative of the various strains of cuddlecore in 1994's "Why Popstars Can't Dance."[4]
^"Definition of TWEE". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
^Twee; Paul Morley's Guide to Musical Genres, BBC Radio 2, 10 June 2008
^Spitz, Marc (2014). Twee: The Gentle Revolution in Music, Books, Television, Fashion, and Film. It Books. p. abstract. ISBN978-0062213044.
^Abebe, Nitsuh (24 October 2005), , Pitchfork, archived from the original on 28 February 2016, retrieved 9 July 2016
^ ab"Cute. Real Cute : The Look Is Dainty, but Cuddle Core Followers Are Brashly Telling the World They'll Grow Up the Way They Please". Los Angeles Times, 28 June 1995.
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Twee pop is a subgenre of indie pop 1 that originates from the 1986 NME compilation C86 3 It is an offshoot of the Twee movement 4 characterized by its simplicity and perceived innocence some of its defining features are boy girl harmonies catchy melodies and lyrics about love For many years prominent independent record labels associated with twee pop were Sarah Records in the UK and K Records in the US 3 Twee popStylistic originsIndie pop 1 post punk 2 pop 2 guitar pop 3 girl groups 3 Cultural originsc 1986 United KingdomOther topicsAnorak Math rockCub which was dubbed the most confrontationally twee band of them all by Pitchfork was a trio of girls from Vancouver who played shows in their pajamas and wrote childlike songs like My Chinchilla Twee pop gained popularity in the 1990s An offshoot freak folk gained popularity in the 2000s Twee was never a completely insular genre However twee pop and cuddlecore s narrative changed with the dispersion of the indie and pop movements 4 Characteristics EditFurther information Indie pop The definition of twee is something excessively or affectedly quaint pretty or sentimental supposedly born from a childish mispronunciation of the word sweet 5 With the Twee movement s embrace of innocence and femininity the genre has strong associations with feminism and queer activism Indie pop was a space for women to exist around other women and not be sexualized Artists such as Heavenly Talulah Gosh and Marine Girls were primarily women who wrote about love relationships and personal empowerment While the music sounded lighthearted and naive the subject matter was often gritty and dark Twee pop has been seen as a feminist response to tough invulnerable masculine punk and post punk music scenes of the time Many Twee artists such as the Field Mice were openly queer In the 1990s Indiepop and Twee scenes rejected the sexist homophobic and racist attitudes of mainstream music 4 A retrospective fascination with the genre in the US saw Americans eagerly defining themselves as twee 6 According to The A V Club s Paula Mejia The difference between twee and indie pop is slight but polarizing Both styles of music transcended genre became a tape trading lifestyle and have similar influences drawing from the Ramones minimalist three chord structures as much as The Jesus And Mary Chain s salty pop harmonies Everyone varies slightly on origins Twee itself began as a vast collection of sounds gathering the threads where luminaries left off and carving out divergent avenues in their wake 2 AllMusic says that twee pop is perhaps best likened to bubblegum indie rock it s music with a spirit of D I Y defiance in the grand tradition of punk but with a simplicity and innocence not seen or heard since the earliest days of rock amp roll 3 The author Marc Spitz suggests that the roots of twee stem from post war 1950s music 7 While the culture categorized itself under the moniker of indie short for independent many major twee powerhouses gained mainstream critical acclaim for their contributions to the twee movement 8 Related movements EditCuddlecoreStylistic originsTwee pophardcore punkCultural originsMid 1990sOther topicsRiot Grrrl TullycraftCuddlecore is a movement that emerged as a consequence of twee pop 2 that was briefly prominent in the mid 1990s 9 This label described a style marked by harmony vocals and pop melodies atop a punk style musical backing 10 Cuddlecore bands were usually although not always all female and essentially represented a more pop oriented variation on the contemporaneous riot grrrl scene 9 In cuddlecore s earlier stages it had moments of regressiveness and cartoonish cutesy behavior due to the escapism in embracing innocence Slumberland Records of Berkeley California compiled a collection of records representative of the various strains of cuddlecore in 1994 s Why Popstars Can t Dance 4 References Edit a b Indie Pop AllMusic a b c d Mejia Paula 1 May 2014 A wistful walk through the precious world of twee pop The A V Club a b c d e Twee Pop AllMusic a b c d Twee as Fuck Page 2 Pitchfork Definition of TWEE www merriam webster com Retrieved 11 January 2021 Twee Paul Morley s Guide to Musical Genres BBC Radio 2 10 June 2008 Spitz Marc 2014 Twee The Gentle Revolution in Music Books Television Fashion and Film It Books p abstract ISBN 978 0062213044 Abebe Nitsuh 24 October 2005 Twee as Fuck The Story of Indie Pop Pitchfork archived from the original on 28 February 2016 retrieved 9 July 2016 a b Cute Real Cute The Look Is Dainty but Cuddle Core Followers Are Brashly Telling the World They ll Grow Up the Way They Please Los Angeles Times 28 June 1995 Kaitlin Fontana Fresh at Twenty The Oral History of Mint Records ECW Press 2012 ISBN 978 1770900523 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Twee pop amp oldid 1178396744, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
