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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016. "Sophisti-Pop Music Genre Overview". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the...

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...

Guitar Player. Inskeep, Thomas; Soto, Alfred. "The Bluffer's Guide – Sophisti-Pop". Stylus. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 29 April...

Week. 27 September 1986. p. 31. Soto, Alfred. "The Bluffer's Guide – Sophisti-Pop > Swing Out Sister – "Breakout" (1987)". Stylus Magazine. Archived from...

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...

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...

July 2021). "Sophisti-pop: The '80s' Most Elegant Genre". Sweetwater. Retrieved 13 September 2022. "Pop/Rock » Punk/New Wave » Sophisti-Pop". AllMusic....

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...

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...

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...

May 2012). "The Quiet Storm". Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 October 2022. "Sophisti-Pop - The Bluffer's Guide". Stylus Magazine. 4 September 2011. Archived from...

slow-building production combining neo soul, R&B, smooth jazz, and sophisti-pop. The jazz-influenced composition consists of a saxophone riff, trap beats...

Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 April 2016. "Pop/Rock » Punk/New Wave » Sophisti-Pop". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 April 2016. "Albums". Swingoutsister...

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...

Adam; Bossenger, A. T.; Prickett, Sam (24 April 2014). "10 Essential Sophisti-pop albums". Treblezine. Retrieved 23 July 2017. "Destroyer - Kaputt". www...

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...

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...

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...

"Paul Weller: A Britpop Titan Lives On". NPR. Retrieved 29 August 2020. "Sophisti-Pop Music Genre Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 October 2021. Gaudiosi...

Biography & History". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 30 April 2016. "Sophisti-Pop Music Genre Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 April 2016. George-Warren...

forgiveness, and was described by some music critics as a psychedelic pop and sophisti-pop "sequel" to his 2002 single "Cry Me a River". The song received generally...

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