# help me find some more cute music.
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-more-cute-music/167048
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [April 7, 2003, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-more-cute-music/167048 "2003-04-07T13:09:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@gex\_gex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gex_gex)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2003, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-more-cute-music/167048/1 "2003-04-07T13:09:51Z")
I’m in a mood for cute music at the moment.
I love pop music. Pop is so great, all those delicious melodies that sparkle and crackle and bounce around. Pop’s got a nasty reputation because of its association with boy bands and dime-a-dozen divas, but I really like it.
So I’m after some cute pop. Indie pop, not in the top40 mtv vein - not that there’s anything wrong with that: I think Destiny’s Child is pretty cool actually, and I don’t mind t.a.T.u’s _Ya Soshla S Uma_ - but I’m after some nice, cute indie pop music.
I’ve been listening to things like Belle and Sebastian, that Mates of State song called _Everyone Needs an Editor_, Aberdeen, The Field Mice, Architecture in Helsinki and They Might Be Giants (I spose - they’re more geeky than cute, even though _Birdhouse In Your Soul_ is kinda cute).
So, anyone have any suggestions? Anyone? Bueller?
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### Author:  [@gex\_gex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gex_gex)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2003, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-more-cute-music/167048/2 "2003-04-07T13:12:59Z")
And I just thought of another example: The White Stripes’ _We’re Going To Be Friends_. Stuff like that.
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### Author:  [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2003, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-more-cute-music/167048/3 "2003-04-07T13:16:54Z")
The _Little Creatures_ album by the Talking Heads has got several warm and funny songs–much lighter than their previous couple of albums.
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### Author:  [@Fingolfin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fingolfin)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2003, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-more-cute-music/167048/4 "2003-04-07T13:17:18Z")
**Dallas Orbiter** : [http://dallasorbiter.com/media.html](http://dallasorbiter.com/media.html)
Also
**Raffi and His Rise & Shine Band**. The guy’s a friggin’ genius!
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### Author:  [@Kantalooppi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kantalooppi)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2003, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-more-cute-music/167048/5 "2003-04-07T13:21:03Z")
**Shonen Knife.** It’s pretty damn hard to get cuter than that.
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### Author:  [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2003, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-more-cute-music/167048/6 "2003-04-07T16:16:47Z")
You took the words right out of my mouth, Kant. **Shonen Knife** are like Hello Kitty crossed with The Ramones.
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### Author:  [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2003, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-more-cute-music/167048/7 "2003-04-07T17:32:43Z")
Takako Minekawa.
Also, I’ve been listening to “cute” music from the past lately: albums by Claudinge Longet, The Swingle Singers. WAAAAY too cute.
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### Author:  [@23skidoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/23skidoo)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2003, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-more-cute-music/167048/8 "2003-04-07T19:50:47Z")
Heavenly is very cute, twee, indie-pop with a female British singer, for extra twee-ness. I would suggest “P.U.N.K Girl” as a very cute starting place.
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### Author:  [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2003, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-more-cute-music/167048/9 "2003-04-07T19:55:56Z")
Pizzicato Five?
St Etienne?
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### Author:  [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2003, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-more-cute-music/167048/10 "2003-04-07T19:58:12Z")
Altered Images, and anything on Sarah Records.
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### Author:  [@hazel-rah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hazel-rah)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-more-cute-music/167048/11 "2003-04-07T20:27:20Z")
It’s too bad Even As We Speak’s “Feral Pop Frenzy” isn’t in print. Once you’ve got The Field Mice and Heavenly you’ve pretty much exhausted the readily available twee Sarah Records stuff. Also have a look at Matineé Records (US) and Siesta Records (Spain).
Let’s see…
Camera Obscura’s “Biggest Blue Hi-Fi” in the B&S vein.
Alsace Lorraine’s “Through Small Windows” is lovely synthpop.
The Lucksmith’s “Staring at the Sky” EP and other albums.
Shoestring’s “Wishing on Planes” is certainly cute and has a Field Mice mood to it.
The Clean’s “Modern Rock” is charming and just a great album.
Scarlet’s Well will take your breath away; “Strange Letters” is the cutest.
Well, I could go on and on.
-fh
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### Author:  [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2003, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-more-cute-music/167048/12 "2003-04-07T21:21:00Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Robot Arm \*
> \*\*You took the words right out of my mouth, Kant. **Shonen Knife** are like Hello Kitty crossed with The Ramones. \*\*
I HATE you. That’s a perfect description. Next to “cute” in the dictionary is a picture of Shonen Knife.
hrh
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### Author:  [@chigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chigger)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2003, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-more-cute-music/167048/13 "2003-04-08T02:39:25Z")
Odie-but-goodie:
Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers
Gauranteed to make you giggle while you dance. Kind of old (ca. late 70’s - mid 80’s), but worth the effort. Look for tunes like “Abominable Snowman in the Supermarket”, “Hey Little Insect”, “Here Come the Martian Martians”, “Chewing Gum Wrapper”.
Joie de vivre!
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### Author:  [@Jervoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jervoise)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2003, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-more-cute-music/167048/14 "2003-04-08T03:00:21Z")
Spiderbait is great indie Australian band with a sickly cute twist.
The singles “Buy Me A Pony”, “Shazam!”, “Calypso”, “Stevie” and “Arse-Huggin’ Pants” are a good start. Their albums _Grand Slam_ and _Ivy and the Big Apples_ are both a lot of fun.
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### Author:  [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2003, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-more-cute-music/167048/15 "2003-04-08T03:14:40Z")
The song “Butterfly” from DDR (the game) is really good… I don’t know who sings it, though.
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### Author:  [@Pantone\_Swatchbook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantone_Swatchbook)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2003, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-more-cute-music/167048/16 "2003-04-08T04:39:29Z")
Thee Headcoatees, Rezillos and the Revillos.
Super cute girl punk/garage with 50’s/60’s rock n roll sound.
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### Author:  [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Universe_Lashes_Out)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2003, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-more-cute-music/167048/17 "2003-04-08T07:19:08Z")
Jonathan Richman is still producing music, and his stuff is just as cute as it was with the Modern Lovers. Go see him in concert if you ever get a chance. There’s nothing quite as fun as when he puts down the guitar to dance. I was smiling for a week after that show.
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### Author:  [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2003, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-more-cute-music/167048/18 "2003-04-08T07:54:46Z")
I second the vote for Pizzicato Five. They’re one of my favorite bands. Unabashedly goofy music that’s a hell of a lot of fun. The one that would probably most qualify as “cute” would be their last release, called _Nonstop to Tokyo_ in Japan; I’m not sure if a US version was ever released.
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### Author:  [@stringy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stringy)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2003, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-more-cute-music/167048/19 "2003-04-08T07:55:12Z")
I’ll second Spiderbait as cute indie pop from Australia, and add Cartman as another band worth a look in for the tracks _Song for Absent Friends_, _Marriage_ and _Drive_ (although they are still new-ish and therefore aren’t as recognised as the fantastic Spiderbait).
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### Author:  [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2003, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-more-cute-music/167048/20 "2003-04-08T19:41:43Z")
Try to find something by Kickstand, if you can.
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