ALBUMWords of Wisdom and HopeTeenage Fanclub & Jad Fair
ALBUMHowdy! (Remastered)Teenage Fanclub
ALBUMSongs From Northern BritainTeenage Fanclub
ALBUMGrand PrixTeenage Fanclub
ALBUMThirteenTeenage Fanclub
Teenage Fanclub's Popular Music Videos
Star Sign
Teenage Fanclub
Fallin'
Teenage Fanclub
Hang On
Teenage Fanclub
Everything Is Falling Apart
Teenage Fanclub
The Concept
Teenage Fanclub
What You Do to Me
Teenage Fanclub
Sparky's Dream
Teenage Fanclub
Ain't That Enough
Teenage Fanclub
Ain't That Enough (Top of the Pops '97)
Teenage Fanclub
Radio (Later with Jools Holland '93)
Teenage Fanclub
Artist Playlists
Teenage Fanclub Essentials
Suburban Glasgow's ambassadors of jangle pop.
Teenage Fanclub: Influences
The Scottish band refracts narcotic noise and power pop.
Artist Biography
Since forming in Glasgow in 1989, Teenage Fanclub have proven themselves as adept at creating gentle melodies as at the massive wash of guitars that first captured listeners on their debut, A Catholic Education (1990). That album’s “Everything Flows” is a fan favorite that juxtaposes chugging guitar rock with subtly philosophical and prescient lyrics about aging. Their breakthrough, 1991’s Bandwagonesque, melds power-pop catchiness with snarling fuzz on tracks like “What You Do to Me” and “Star Sign.” Grand Prix (1993) and Songs From Northern Britain (1997) continued to feature instantly hummable melodies and the vocal harmonies that fuel songs like “I Don’t Want Control of You.” Their 21st-century output, like 2016’s Here and 2021’s Endless Arcade, builds on S.F.N.B.’s somewhat folkier sound, leaning toward classic '60s pop on tracks like 2021’s “The Sun Won’t Shine on Me” and 2022’s orchestral, piano-led “I Left a Light On.”