Electronic Pop

Electronic Pop:
Now this genre name is somewhat self-explanatory. A fusion between indie pop and some of the more experimental sides of electronic music, this sound exploded in popularity with the release of The Postal Service's massively successful debut Give Up in 2003. Electronic pop is characterized by somber vocals, and atypical, but normally not atonal, electronic backgrounds. Though typically seen as a recent indie phenomenon, the sound of electronic pop had been thriving way before the recent indie rock outbreak, and relies not on the fusion of electronics and instruments like Indielectronic music, but the synthesis of almost, if not wholly, electronic backgrounds and classic indie pop vocals.
Sub/Related Genres:
Indielectronica
Noteworthy Artists:
The Notwist, Khonnor, Styrofoam, Lali Puna, Junior Boys
Noteworthy Albums:
The Postal Service, Give Up (2003) The Notwist, Neon Golden (2002) Lali Puna, Scary World Theory (2001) Junior Boys, Last Exit (2004) Styrofoam, I'm What's There To Show That Something's Missing (2003)

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