Sophisti-pop is a pop music subgenre that developed during the mid-1980s out of the British new wave era. It originated with acts who blended elements...
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artists retrospectively classified under the genre sophisti-pop. The term has been applied to pop music that emerged during the mid-1980s in the UK which...
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Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. During the...
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sound of the band's later work. It has been credited with pioneering the sophisti-pop genre. The first single, "More Than This", preceded the album and was...
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swing, urban contemporary, yacht rock, sophisti-pop — related music genres Blistein, Jon (2 May 2019). "City Pop: Why Does the Soundtrack to Tokyo's Tech...
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album contained a variety of musical elements including soul, jazz and sophisti-pop, mostly with love lyrics. The album spawned four singles, including "Your...
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List of music genres and styles (section Pop)
rave Dance-punk Electronic pop Dance-pop Freestyle Disco polo Hyperpop Sophisti-pop Synth-pop Electroclash Electropop Wonky pop Indietronica Krautrock New...
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Sade (singer) (category Sophisti-pop musicians)
Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016. "Sophisti-Pop Music Genre Overview". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the...
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Sade (band) (category Sophisti-pop musical groups)
band's music features elements of soul, quiet storm, smooth jazz and sophisti-pop. All of the band's albums, including compilations and a live album, have...
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Level 42 (category Sophisti-pop musical groups)
Guitar Player. Inskeep, Thomas; Soto, Alfred. "The Bluffer's Guide – Sophisti-Pop". Stylus. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 29 April...
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Week. 27 September 1986. p. 31. Soto, Alfred. "The Bluffer's Guide – Sophisti-Pop > Swing Out Sister – "Breakout" (1987)". Stylus Magazine. Archived from...
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Paul Weller (category Sophisti-pop musicians)
machines to create their musical style, which would later be labelled as sophisti-pop. Many of the Style Council's early singles performed well in the UK charts...
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Prefab Sprout (category Sophisti-pop musical groups)
July 2021). "Sophisti-pop: The '80s' Most Elegant Genre". Sweetwater. Retrieved 13 September 2022. "Pop/Rock » Punk/New Wave » Sophisti-Pop". AllMusic....
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False God (song) (category Sophisti-pop songs)
slow-building production combining neo soul, R&B, smooth jazz, and sophisti-pop. The jazz-influenced composition consists of a saxophone riff, trap beats...
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May 2012). "The Quiet Storm". Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 October 2022. "Sophisti-Pop - The Bluffer's Guide". Stylus Magazine. 4 September 2011. Archived from...
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upbeat 1980s-style pop song, "I'm in Love with You" incorporates elements of disco, synth-pop, electropop, bubblegum pop and sophisti-pop. The song's acoustic...
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Confessions of a Pop Group is the fourth full-length studio album by English sophisti-pop band the Style Council, released 20 June 1988 by Polydor. After...
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Everything but the Girl (category Sophisti-pop musical groups)
and singer Ben Watt. The group's early works have been categorized as sophisti-pop with jazz influences before undergoing an electronic music turn following...
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list of 10 essential sophisti-pop albums; in his review for Pitchfork, Troussé cited it as "the defining record of 1985 sophisto-pop". Steve McQueen has...
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Bryan Ferry (category Sophisti-pop musicians)
years. Later that summer the band made its television debut on Top of the Pops, performing their first hit single, "Virginia Plain", marking one of the...
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Swing Out Sister (category Sophisti-pop musical groups)
Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 April 2016. "Pop/Rock » Punk/New Wave » Sophisti-Pop". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 April 2016. "Albums". Swingoutsister...
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musical styles, from new wave, art rock and gothic rock through the sophisti-pop of some of their 1980s output. They had major mainstream success with...
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Adam; Bossenger, A. T.; Prickett, Sam (24 April 2014). "10 Essential Sophisti-pop albums". Treblezine. Retrieved 23 July 2017. "Destroyer - Kaputt". www...
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November 2020). "Almost anarchy: The Style Council and the smooth sounds of sophisti-pop". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 April 2021. Crockford, J.M. (20 June...
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Mary's Prayer (category Sophisti-pop songs)
Prayer". 45cat.com. Inskeep, Thomas; Soto, Alfred. "The Bluffer's Guide – Sophisti-Pop". Stylus. Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 28...
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Robin (9 April 1988). "News". Record Mirror. p. 4. ISSN 0144-5804. "Sophisti-Pop - The Bluffer's Guide". Stylus Magazine. 4 September 2011. Archived from...
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The Style Council (category Sophisti-pop musical groups)
"Paul Weller: A Britpop Titan Lives On". NPR. Retrieved 29 August 2020. "Sophisti-Pop Music Genre Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 October 2021. Gaudiosi...
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The Party's Over (Talk Talk album) (category Sophisti-pop albums)
June 2024. ...the New Romantic-aligned synth-pop of their 1982 debut The Party's Over... "Top 15 Sophisti-Pop Albums". 25 August 2021. "The Party's Over...
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Basia (category Sophisti-pop musicians)
Biography & History". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 30 April 2016. "Sophisti-Pop Music Genre Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 April 2016. George-Warren...
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