Previously known as Zaius, New York City-based indie pop duo Class comprised vocalist/guitarist Peter Green -- also the founder of the indie label Double Agent, as well as the publisher of the fanzine Splashdown -- and vocalist/violinist Leigh Tsai. Class debuted in early 1997 with an eponymously-titled seven-inch EP spotlighting their delicate,... [+] Read More

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The power pop/punk "cuddle-core" trio Dear Nora is comprised of Katy Davidson (vocals/guitar), Ryan Wise (bass), and Marianna Ritchey (drums). All three bandmembers had gone to college together at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, OR, where they had each played in various bands, including the Navins, Ring of Seventeen, and Junction City. Wise,... [+] Read More

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Rising out of the ashes of indie-pop five-piece Skypark, singer/guitarist Brent Kenji assembled the Fairways in San Francisco in the late 1990s with fellow Skypark members Jen Cohen and Andrew Leavitt. After recruiting Keiko Kayamoto and Zac Stanley, they released the ten-song Is Everything All Right? album in 2000 on Paris Caramel Records. The... [+] Read More

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Former frontwoman of Boston indie pop bands Drop Nineteens, Boy Wonder, and Hot Rod, not to mention a sometime member of the Bee Gees tribute band the Boy Joys, Paula Kelley is a genuine pure pop auteur who is not in need of bandmates to confirm her considerable talents. In the process, she has emerged as an impressively versatile songwriter,... [+] Read More

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Based in Sterling Heights, MI, the indie pop duo Shoestrings comprised singer/multi-instrumentalist Mario Suau and singer/keyboardist Rose Uytuico. Their debut album, the lovely Wishing on Planes, appeared on the Le Grand Magistery label in 1997. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

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Featuring ex-members of Glo-Worm, Black Tambourine and The Sharpiros, the Washington DC quartet of The Castaway Stones brought on their own sensation of 60's inspired indie-pop. Debuting with the Leave No Stone Unturned EP in 1999, Shelflife Records helped capture the Stones sound that eventually resulted in the comparisons of The Byrds, Love... [+] Read More

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Toystore was the alias of the enigmatic twee-popster Jenky, a notoriously reclusive figure about whom almost nothing is known. According to legend, his demo tapes arrived unsolicited on the doorstep of the tiny Michigan-based indie label Janeane Records sometime in early 1998, accompanied only by a letter reading "At the very most, please... [+] Read More

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Led by singer/songwriter/pianist Sara Lapsley, Vancouver Nights' folky indie pop marks a departure from the riot-grrrl punk of Lapsley's previous band, Kreviss. Formed, logically enough, in Vancouver, the band also includes guitarist Dan Bejar (also of Destroyer), bassist Steve Ballough, and drummer Sean Mrazek. Their self-titled debut was... [+] Read More

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