If I wanted to turn someone onto indiepop just by pointing them to a particular label, it would probably be Flying Nun. I'd rate it higher than any other label in terms of the consistent quality of its output over the years - Creation and Sarah put out the occasional dud, even in their heyday, but Flying Nun never really did. Also, while I can sort of understand why people with (otherwise) decent taste might find some Sarah stuff a bit too … well … twee for their liking, Flying Nun just did great pop music.
Now having said that, here's one that isn't quite the pure pop the label was famous for. Snapper were one of their weirder bands - the love child Brian Wilson and Alan Vega might have had. They didn't release much, which is probably just as well because I think this sound would have got tiresome fairly quickly, though it's great in small doses. This is from their self-titled debut EP and is probably their best-known track.
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