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What is psychedelic pop?

Psychedelic pop is a psychedelic musical style inspired by the sounds of psychedelic folk and psychedelic rock, but applied to a pop music setting. It reached its peak during the late 1960s, declining rapidly in the early 1970s.

Artists to start with

  1. Djo
  2. Mild High Club
  3. Crumb
  4. Vanishing Twin
  5. Connan Mockasin
  6. Mid-Air Thief
  7. Glass Animals
  8. Foxygen
  9. Weyes Blood
  10. LOVING

Albums to hear first

  • Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal CollectiveMerriweather Post PavilionAnimal Collective
  • Odessey and Oracle by The ZombiesOdessey and OracleThe Zombies
  • Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots by The Flaming LipsYoshimi Battles the Pink RobotsThe Flaming Lips
  • Skylarking by XTCSkylarkingXTC
  • Strawberry Jam by Animal CollectiveStrawberry JamAnimal Collective
  • Surf's Up by The Beach BoysSurf's UpThe Beach Boys
  • Diamond Jubilee by Cindy LeeDiamond JubileeCindy Lee
  • Person Pitch by Panda BearPerson PitchPanda Bear

Psychedelic Pop songs

  1. The Less I Know the Better by Tame Impala
  2. Eventually by Tame Impala
  3. Loser by Tame Impala
  4. Sundress by A$AP Rocky
  5. Kill Bill by SZA
  6. Disciples by Tame Impala
  7. Borderline by Tame Impala
  8. When You Die by MGMT
  9. Heat Waves by Glass Animals
  10. Lost in Yesterday by Tame Impala

Psychedelic Pop on Risocast

  • Currents by Tame ImpalaCurrentsTame Impala · 2015
  • The Slow Rush by Tame ImpalaThe Slow RushTame Impala · 2020
  • Cracker Island (Deluxe) by GorillazCracker Island (Deluxe)Gorillaz · 2023
  • Dedicated to Bobby Jameson by Ariel PinkDedicated to Bobby JamesonAriel Pink · 2017
  • Slow Air by Still CornersSlow AirStill Corners · 2018
  • Aestheticadelica by Bloodbath64, TV GirlAestheticadelicaBloodbath64, TV Girl · 2020
  • Painting With by Animal CollectivePainting WithAnimal Collective · 2016
  • II by HorsebeachIIHorsebeach · 2015
  • The Less I Know The Better by Tame ImpalaThe Less I Know The BetterTame Impala · 2015
  • Borderline by Tame ImpalaBorderlineTame Impala · 2020
  • New Person, Same Old Mistakes by Tame ImpalaNew Person, Same Old MistakesTame Impala · 2015
  • Feels Like We Only Go Backwards by Tame ImpalaFeels Like We Only Go BackwardsTame Impala · 2012

Neighbouring genres

In the pop family. All genres

art popbedroom popbritpopalt-poppopbubblegum popjangle poppop punkconfessional popeuropophypnagogic popindie pop

Questions

What is psychedelic pop?
Psychedelic pop is a psychedelic musical style inspired by the sounds of psychedelic folk and psychedelic rock, but applied to a pop music setting. It reached its peak during the late 1960s, declining rapidly in the early 1970s.
Who are the best-known psychedelic pop artists?
By Last.fm listening: Djo, Mild High Club, Crumb, Vanishing Twin, Connan Mockasin and Mid-Air Thief.
What genres are similar to psychedelic pop?
On Risocast it sits with art pop, bedroom pop, britpop, alt-pop, pop and bubblegum pop.

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