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i heart twee
E. Spaceman:
I like pretty much everything by Belle and Sebastian. Camera Obscura is also good.
thedevilissix:
For the benefit of this discussion, I'd include "Mr. Blue Sky" by ELO in this category. It fights the world and wins. :)
(probably because I'm thinking of I Heart Huckabees as well.
What about some of Jon Brion's singer/songwritery solo stuff?)
Paper Beats Rock:
Hell yeah, I love that song.
nescience:
I've never made twee a big part of my life, but I've gotten into some groups that are or were at least on the fringe of the scene. Older bands like 14 Iced Bears and the Vaselines probably fit more closely with the post-punk scene, but both definitely have twee elements. As far as newer stuff goes, much of the cutesy twee stuff tends to be more electronic in nature, like Figurine or PINE*am.
Of course, Belle and Sebastian is always worth mention, though for being the flagship for twee they tend to take a more mature, arranged approach to their music than most other artists in the scene. Our musicologist at Gracenote won't even classify them as Twee Pop, instead throwing them into Baroque Pop. I disagree on the grounds that their aesthetics and audience strongly identify them as Twee Pop, but whatever.
Praeserpium Machinarum:
What the hell is baroque pop?
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