East Village were a short-lived London band who combined the timeless 12-string jangle of the Byrds with the classic songwriting chops of Postcard Records stalwarts Orange Juice into something emotionally resonant and dryly sophisticated. Though they released only two singles during their short career, then a posthumous album, Drop Out, they are one of the most representative U.K. guitar pop bands of the late '80s/early '90s.