twee

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(idea) by conform (2.8 wk) (print) ? I like it! Sat Nov 13 1999 at 14:17:43

As a genre label, originally applied by the notoriously mean British music press (see NME) to refer to sickly-sweet indie pop music like Heavenly and Talulah Gosh. In the States, the best know sources are Slumberland Records and K Records.

(idea) by sschris (4.8 y) (print) ? I like it! Wed Jan 10 2001 at 19:47:07

Twee is actually an older term than the British pop music press. Originally used in reference to opera, the term describes something that is consciously cute. An example in opera would be pretty well anything by Gilbert and Sullivan (such as Pirates of Penzance).

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How my friend embarrassed my stage speech teacher	David Lynch's Cow banned from Cow Parade New York	Twee Pop	Pirates of Penzance
NME	Slumberland Records	K Records	Heavenly
indiepop-list	Gilbert and Sullivan	Afrikaans	Depression is a good thing
Sarah Records	Talulah Gosh	We had a record label	The Field Mice
Aphex Twin	Snow Patrol	indiepop	Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About
The Violet Hour	smoked salmon	Blackheath	Belle and Sebastian

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