C86
by Various Artists
Originally released as a mail-order cassette compiled by the NME, this compilation fundamentally codified the British indie-pop sound. Showcasing bands heavily reliant on Rickenbacker guitars, abrasive fuzz, and deeply melodic sensibilities, the release eventually became synonymous with an entire subgenre of independent music.
Genres
- C86
- Post-Punk
Tracklist
- Velocity Girl
- Happy Head
- Pleasantly Surprised
- Feeling So Strange Again
- Therese
- Law
- Buffalo
- Run to the Temple
- Sharpened Sticks
- Breaking Lines
- From Now On, This Will Be Your God
- It’s Up to You
- Firestation Towers
- Sport Most Royal
- I Hate Nerys Hughes (From the Heart)
- Transparent
- Big Jim (There’s No Pubs in Heaven)
- New Way (Quick Wash and Brush Up with Liberation Theology)
- Console Me
- Celestial City
- Bullfighter’s Bones
- This Boy Can Wait (A Bit Longer!)