Hypnagogic Pop · GenresWhat is hypnagogic pop?
Coined by David Keenan in the August 2009 issue of the Wire magazine, hypnagogic pop is a broad term covering a constellation of artists that, while having many different "styles", have a similar music making approach: (sometimes extremely) low fidelity production (that is intentional in a different way than that of Lo-Fi Indie) filtering, more often than not, reminiscences of pop culture in various degrees (ranging from transparent, blatant pastiches to nearly abstract filtering
Artists to start with
Albums to hear first
Diamond Jubilee
The Narcissist II
My Skyscraper
Standing On The Corner
Virtue
Tyranny
We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves
ENTERTAINMENT, DEATHHypnagogic Pop songs
- Mrs Magic by Strawberry Guy
- Not Allowed by TV Girl
- Make It Forever by George Clanton
- Human Sadness by The Voidz
- She Works Out Too Much by MGMT
- 100 by Dean Blunt
- 5 by Dean Blunt
- Norton Commander (Album V) by Men I Trust
- Cupid by Jack Stauber's Micropop
- FUCKING YOUNG / PERFECT (feat. Charlie Wilson, Chaz Bundick, Sydney Bennett & Kali Uchis) by Tyler, The Creator
Hypnagogic Pop on Risocast
Lies in the Eyes of LovePart Time · 2019
SlideGeorge Clanton · 2018
Dedicated to Bobby JamesonAriel Pink · 2017
BLACK METAL 2Dean Blunt · 2021
FauxllenniumTV Girl, George Clanton · 2024
Fauxllennium (Japanese Deluxe Edition)TV Girl, George Clanton · 2025
Fauxllennium (Japanese Deluxe Edition)TV GirlTracey Denimbar italia · 2023
LouiseTV Girl100Dean Blunt · 2014
LimerenceYves Tumor
Neighbouring genres
In the pop family. All genres
art popbedroom popbritpopalt-poppopbubblegum popjangle poppop punkconfessional popeuropopindie poppop rockQuestions
- What is hypnagogic pop?
- Coined by David Keenan in the August 2009 issue of the Wire magazine, hypnagogic pop is a broad term covering a constellation of artists that, while having many different "styles", have a similar music making approach: (sometimes extremely) low fidelity production (that is intentional in a different way than that of Lo-Fi Indie) filtering, more often than not, reminiscences of pop culture in various degrees (ranging from transparent, blatant pastiches to nearly abstract filtering
- Who are the best-known hypnagogic pop artists?
- By Last.fm listening: Jack Stauber, Yves Tumor, George Clanton, Puma Blue, Cindy Lee and Dean Blunt.
- What genres are similar to hypnagogic pop?
- On Risocast it sits with art pop, bedroom pop, britpop, alt-pop, pop and bubblegum pop.
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Updated 6 October 2026
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