Artist artifact
Indie Rock
The Smiths
Manchester indie group pairing Morrissey's literary wit with Johnny Marr's jangling guitar architecture.
Biography
Manchester indie group pairing Morrissey's literary wit with Johnny Marr's jangling guitar architecture.
Influence
Wrote the emotional and guitar vocabulary of 1980s British indie; still a reference for literate guitar pop.
Historical context
Manchester indie group pairing Morrissey's literary wit with Johnny Marr's jangling guitar architecture. Wrote the emotional and guitar vocabulary of 1980s British indie; still a reference for literate guitar pop. They refused synthesizers as identity politics—jangle as manifesto in a synth decade.
Associated instruments
- Electric Guitar
- Vocals
- Bass
- Drums
Specimen note
They refused synthesizers as identity politics—jangle as manifesto in a synth decade.