C-86 was a cassette compilation released by the British music magazine New Musical Express in 1986, featuring new bands licensed from independent labels of the time. As a phrase, C86 quickly evolved into shorthand for a guitar-based musical genre characterized by "jangly" guitars and fey melodies, and is synonymous with "indie pop" or "twee", although other musical styles were represented on the tape.
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