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• The Digital Collegian: Cuddlecore - Article by Jason Cherkis regarding the musical genre.
• Language of Flowers, The - Member profiles, news, MP3s, lyrics, links, images, contact information, and release schedule.
• Orchidelirium - Images, track list, contact information, and links.
• Twee Kitten - Insanely cute pop label and zine. Scott Brookman, Pedestal, Jumprope and others. Based in Walnut Creek, CA, US.

• Canadian Indie Band Database: Cub - History, discography, who's who and contact information.
• Cub Home Page - Discography, interviews, links, guitar tabs, breakup information, FAQ, images, photographs, and MP3s. twee
• Cygnals: Cub Home Page - Discography, interviews, links, guitar tablatures, images and sounds, information on the break up and current projects.
• Tweekitten: Cub - Brennan Sang's review of a show in Kalamazoo, Michigan. twee
• MetroActive Music: Cub Hits - Article by Todd S. Inoue with quotes and a brief history. (November 16, 1995) twee

Twee pop is a type of indie pop that is known for simple, sweet melodies and lyrics, often with jangling guitars and a noted emphasis on childlike naivete. The genre began in 1986, when New Musical Express released C86, a compilation of bands including the Pastels and Primal Scream; see 1986 in music.

The 1970s-1980s Post-Punk Band The Television Personalities are often cited as a major influence on the genre, along with Buzzcocks and The Ramones. This was more evident in the more punk influenced bands, like Shonen Knife.

In the United Kingdom, where twee pop was most popular, Sarah Records was home to most of the bands in the field, including Heavenly and the Orchids. In the United States, the movement was championed by K Records out of Olympia, Washington and was headed by the band Beat Happening.

Although 'twee pop' is a widely accepted term for this style of music it did not come into use until the 1990s. In the 1980s 'twee' bands were simply described to as 'indie' or 'shambling'.

Although Belle & Sebastian have been described as a twee pop band, this is a description the band have rejected.

"Twee", a baby-talk alteration of "sweet", is an English term for something that is overly sweet or knowingly cute.

A more punk-influenced, American variant of twee pop is also sometimes referred to as cuddlecore and is exemplified by bands such as Cub and Go Sailor.

List of Twee Pop Bands
Architecture In Helsinki
All Girl Summer Fun Band
Baby Calendar
The Bartlebees
Beachwood Sparks
Beat Happening
Blueboy
The Bodines
The Boy Least Likely To
Boyracer
The Brilliant Corners
The Chesterfields
Close Lobsters
Courtneys
Cub
The Desert Wolves
Dressy Bessy
The Farmers Boys
Felt
The Field Mice
The Flatmates
The Gentle Waves
Heavenly
Holiday
Lois
Look Blue Go Purple
Love Parade
The Man From Delmonte
McCarthy
Merricks
Moving Pictures
My Bloody Valentine
My Little Airport
The Pastels
The Primitives
Red Sleeping Beauty
The Siddeleys
Small Factory
Strawberry Switchblade
Talulah Gosh
Tiger Trap
Tsunami
Tullycraft
The Velvet Crush
Voxtrot
Would-Be-Goods

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