technopop
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of technopop
First recorded in 1980–85
Example Sentences
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In the chorus, he’s a relentless Gary Numan–esque technopop metronome, dropping bars less like a rapper than like a crooning automaton: “Callmewhenyouwant/ Callmewhenyouneed/ Callmeinthemorning/ I’llbeontheway.”
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2021
He ends his set with a track that is equal parts dub and technopop, like Yello stuck in a Swiss studio with King Tubby.
From The Guardian • Nov. 6, 2016
Hit and Run is fizzily addictive technopop aimed at the shopping mall massive, not the Hoxton passive.
From The Guardian • Feb. 28, 2013
Ringing cash registers and everything from rap music to technopop.
From Time Magazine Archive
But unvarnished Vega fans need not fret: the album still sports tunes like Blood Sings, in which she breaks from technopop and delivers straight folk with Dylanesque force.
From Time Magazine Archive
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