Oxford, England's Heavenly became avatars of the bouncy and
saccharine indie-rock style known variously as "shambling," "twee
pop," and "cuddlecore," and became an important influence on
British and American indie rock, most notably Belle &
Sebastian. Though the quartet had already recorded as Tallulah Gosh
in the late '80s, lead singer Amelia Fletcher still sounded like a
prep-school freshman on ...