The Rondelles are an indie pop band originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Its three members were still in high school when they formed the band in the mid-1990s - Juliet Swango on guitar and vocals, Yukiko Moynihan on bass, and Oakley Munson on drums and keyboard. At live shows, Munson's showcased his signature talent of playing a 3-piece drum set standing up, while playing intricate melodies on the keyboard with his drum stick. This technique, combined with Swango's primitive guitar set-up (a bare-bones 4-string baby blue pawn shop Explorer copy in "drop-D" tuning) allowed for a distinctive garage sound. The band was noted by fans for its prolific recordings during a relatively short period of time.

In Albuquerque, the Rondelles were part of a small cadre of indiepop bands that often played together. Among these other bands were The Shins (and Shins precursor Flake Music), Scared of Chaka, The Drags, The Alarm Clocks, The Young Adults, and The Ponies.