schizoid pop
schizoid pop noun: music that is erratic, chaotic, or genre-defying, yet anchored by catchy pop structures.
Noun
schizoid pop (uncountable)
- Music that is erratic, chaotic, or genre-defying, yet anchored by catchy pop structures.
- Game Theory plays schizoid pop.1987, Howard Wuelfing, Jr., “BIG SHOTS - GAME THEORY SHAKES ITS ALEX CHILTON ALBATROSS”, in Spin Magazine #22 (February 1987), page 11
- While a few songs could be trimmed down (the schizoid pop/rap of "New Agenda" and the trie "Funky Big Band"), for the most part, the grooves are so solid here that they carry any weak parts.1993, Bill Peterson, “Jackson Puts new "janet" CD on the Top of the Charts”, in Latest Issue Vol. 5, No. 2, page 19
- Synonyms:
- schizo pop
Examples of schizoid pop in a sentence
- Enjoyably schizoid pop-rock stylings from this Minneapolis quartet.2004, Unattributed, “The Owls”, in Shredding Paper 18 (2004 Fall):
- The sneering public school humour of Viv Stanshall and Peter Cook was a major factor in The Instant Automatons' brilliantly schizoid pop, as it was for many others.2007, Everett True, “Dance this mess around”, in Plan B Magazine Issue 20, page 51:
- Catch Twenty One Pilots all buttoned up: Twenty One Pilots fire piano-driven schizoid pop at the Mid¬ dle East Downstairs on June 22.2013, Hannah Lott-Schwartz, “Impulses / Music”, in The improper Bostonian, page 63:
- “Our music has been described as schizophrenic pop or schizoid pop,” smiled 27-year-old Tyler.2016 January 18, Geoffrey Rowlands, “Twenty One Pilots and the duo’s schizoid pop”, in Gulf Times, archived from the original on 18 Jan...
Synonyms of schizoid pop
Origin of schizoid pop
From schizoid + pop; short for schizophrenic pop. While the term has seen usage before the 2010s, it gained prominence between 2012-2013 as a descriptor for the hard-to-categorize musical style of the American band Twenty One Pilots.
Questions about schizoid pop
- What does schizoid pop mean?
- Schizoid pop means music that is erratic, chaotic, or genre-defying, yet anchored by catchy pop structures.
- How do you use schizoid pop in a sentence?
- Enjoyably schizoid pop-rock stylings from this Minneapolis quartet.
- What part of speech is schizoid pop?
- Schizoid pop is a noun.
Words near schizoid pop in the dictionary
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