If you like TV Girl, try these 6 artists

TV Girl built a cult out of a very specific feeling: a sampled 1960 girl-group loop, a half-spoken confession and a chorus that sounds like a shrug. The San Diego band, led today by Brad Petering with drummer Jason Wyman and keyboardist Wyatt Harmon, self-released French Exit on 5 June 2014. "Lovers Rock" off that record found a second life on TikTok from 2022 and charted in several countries in 2023.

If that loop has been living in your head, here are six artists who live in the same room. Every pick is ours, and we skipped the names every "fans also like" row throws at you first.

1. Jordana

Start with Jordana, because she has literally made a record with TV Girl: the 2021 EP Summer's Over. The American singer-songwriter plays guitar, bass and violin, and her own albums (Face the Wall in 2022, Lively Premonition in 2024) turn blunt, funny lyrics into fuzzy pop. Start with "Pressure Point", which has the same dry delivery over a warm, crunchy groove.

2. Eyedress

Eyedress is Idris Vicuña, who was born in Manila and now lives in Los Angeles. He started out recording in his bedroom in FL Studio, and his sound drifts between post-punk, hip-hop and dreamy indie pop. "Jealous" is the way in: it blew up on TikTok and has since gone multi-platinum in the US. If you like the sad-but-smirking side of TV Girl, this is its louder cousin. Read more on his artist page.

3. Yot Club

Yot Club is John Ryan Kaiser, from Mississippi and now based in Nashville. He writes lo-fi pop with surf-rock guitar and a lot of nostalgia, and "YKWIM?" (from the 2019 EP Bipolar) was certified platinum in the US in November 2022. He also teamed up with Jordana on "Safe House" in 2023, so the family tree is tight. Listen to him on a late bus ride home.

4. boy pablo

boy pablo is Nicolás Muñoz, raised in Bergen, Norway, to Chilean parents. He writes, records and produces everything himself, and he has named Mac DeMarco and Tame Impala among his influences. "Everytime" went up on YouTube in May 2017 and took off within weeks, an early blueprint for the bedroom-pop breakout. It is sweeter than TV Girl, but the same lazy, jangly charm. See boy pablo.

5. Still Woozy

Still Woozy is Sven Gamsky from Oakland, California, and his songs wobble like a tape left in the sun. His 2021 debut If This Isn't Nice, I Don't Know What Is and 2024's Loveseat are full of warm, squishy psychedelic pop. Press play on "Goodie Bag", a platinum-certified single that sounds like a sunny day with a slightly sour aftertaste. See Still Woozy.

6. Arjun C

Your home-scene pick: Arjun C, an independent artist from Delhi NCR who started making music in his room during the pandemic. He mixes 80s synth-pop and nu-disco with alt-R&B, and cites Bappi Lahiri and Prince among his influences. His 2024 album is Sense of Human, and his videos are a joy: kitschy, self-directed and shot like a 1980s Japanese infomercial. Start with "Medicine". If TV Girl's winking cool works for you, Arjun C is the Indian answer.

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