Dunedin sound
Dunedin is a Southern New Zealand University Town that spawned "The Dunedin Sound". Similar in many ways to the traditional indie pop sound, the Dunedin sound uses "jingly jangly" guitaring, minimal base lines and loose drumming. Seemingly influenced by bands like "The Velvet Underground", keyboards are often prevalent. Amateur recording techniques also gave this genre a "lo-fi" sound that endeared its earnest music, but occasionally hard to understand vocal accompaniment, to university students worldwide.
New Zealand based Flying Nun Records championed "The Dunedin Sound" and many artists gained a dedicated "college music" following in the USA and Europe. The Californian band "Pavement" claims the Dunedin sound as a major influence.
"Dunedin Sound" bands include
The Verlaines
The Clean
The Chills
The Tall Dwarfs