I was made aware of The Haywains when I was doing a review of The Westfield Mining Disaster (for Paul Towler of The WMD was once a Haywain) for my Lostmusic site. And when I played the songs on The Haywains My Space I instantly thought they were ideal for Indie MP3. This is the sound of indie pop from a bygone era. The band's My Space page explains it better than I could - "Formed way back in 1988, The Haywains, based near Bristol, played three-chord buzzy guitar indie-pop with bittersweet lyrics and sixties style melodies. Part of the 'twee' pop underground and the fanzine culture that held the scene together, The Haywains were familiar faces at London's 'Waaaaaah!' nights aswell as Bristol's Tropic Club and Louisiana."
Paul Towler now plays in a new band, as already mentioned, The Westfield Mining Disaster. A more grown up take on indie pop I'd argue. But still rather good.
The Haywains - Dusty Springfield
The Haywains - Bye Bye Boyfriend
The Westfield Mining Disaster - Not Everybody Gets To Be A Rolling Stone
The Haywains are amazing...the 60's influence and the guitar make me fly on their music...