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.
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Similar to: c-86 • twee • jangle pop • sound of leamington spa • jangly
