The Pooh Sticks

The Pooh Sticks formed in Cardiff in 1987, Hue Williams, Trudi Williams, and various collaborators developing a sound rooted in indie pop and twee pop that was immediately joyful and ironic. Their music drew on the C86 tradition and the melodic pop of the 1960s while bringing a knowing, playful sensibility that gave them a distinctive identity within the late-1980s British indie scene.

They were signed to Fierce Records and later City Slang, releasing a series of albums and singles that earned a devoted following. 'The Pooh Sticks' (1990) and 'Million Seller' (1993) were their strongest records — melodically irresistible, playfully ironic, and full of the joyful energy that made them so distinctive.

The Pooh Sticks dissolved in 1995. They are remembered as one of the most charming and distinctive acts of the late-1980s and early-1990s British indie scene — a band whose combination of melodic gifts, playful irony, and genuine joy made them genuinely important within the twee pop and indie pop tradition.