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Pop, Rock, Alternative
37.7m all-time streams (7 Aug '26)
Like many other British guitar bands of the early '90s, Catherine Wheel relied heavily on distortion as a way of creating texture and using their airy vocals as atmosphere.

While their melodies are actually quite straight-forward, they are submerged in layers of guitar effects and droning chords.