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synthpop

American  
[sinth-pop] / ˈsɪnθˌpɒp /

noun

  1. popular music played with synthesizers and having light upbeat melodies and lyrics.


Etymology

Origin of synthpop

First recorded in 1980–85; synth(esizer) + pop 2


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It’s a bright and shiny synthpop confection with a steady 4/4 house beat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025

It’s synthpop swells and arpeggios feel like a pure-white LCD sunrise over a William Gibson landscape.

From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2025

Jimin’s sophisticated synthpop, Jungkook’s neo-disco acrobatics, V’s misty R&B and Suga’s ferocious rapping all proved their mettle outside the context of the band.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2023

A juddering, disorientating slice of synthpop, it was inspired by the siege Azovstal, and the civilians who defended the town's steel works.

From BBC ● May 12, 2023

To wit, LA synthpop artist Miya Folick’s latest single, where a soaring falsetto high enough to tickle God’s beard bursts unexpectedly from her brow-furrowed verses about feeling a bit drab.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 10, 2018

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