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The Reivers (formerly known as Zeitgeist)

City of Origin: Austin, TX, USA

Period of Activity: Mid-80s to early-90s, reunion in early 2010s

Members: John Croslin, Kim Longacre, Cindy Toth, Garrett Williams

Related Artists: None that I know of

Discography:

• Zeitgeist EP (1984, as Zeitgeist)
• Translate Slowly (1985, as Zeitgeist)
• Saturday (1987)
• End of the Day (1989)
• Pop Unknown (1991)
• Second Story (2013)

Social Media: None that I know of

The Reivers (formerly known as Zeitgeist, until another band who had the name longer made them change it) were a jangle-poppy, post-punky type band, not too dissimilar from early R.E.M. and others of that ilk. They're admittedly not quite indiepop just yet, but they're obviously moving in that direction relative to their time, and in some songs (especially those with vocals by Kim Longacre), they get really close to being there! I cannot possibly recommend this band highly enough to anyone who likes jangle pop, or especially anyone who is even nearly as obsessed with early R.E.M. as I am!