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Intro

SynthPop

A subgenre of New Wave and pop music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. While most current popular music in the industrialized world is realized via electronic instruments, Synth Pop has its own stylistic tendencies which differentiate it from other music produced by the same means. Synth Pop is epitomized by the band Depeche Mode.

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Parents	Pop	Popular music, for lack of a better term. Consists almost entirely of short-to-medium length songs, with heavy use of verse-chorus structures and a strong emphasis on melodicism and catchiness. Has no singular sound - often incorporates the popular sounds of the day (thus pop was synonymous with rock through the 60s, picked up elements of EDM in the late 2000s/early 2010s, and often features trap beats in the late 2010s). UMG's bread and butter.
Belongs to AVS	avs:SubGenre	A Type of SubGenre.

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