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{{Short description|Music style}}
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{{Infobox music genre
| name = Wonky pop
| stylistic_origins = {{hlist|[[Synth-pop]]|[[dance-punk]]|[[post-punk revival]]}}
| color = black
| cultural_origins = Mid -2000s, Europe▼
| bgcolor = #87CEEB
| stylistic_origins = {{hlist|[[Post-punk revival]]|[[dance-punk]]|[[dance-pop]]|[[synthpop]]|[[New wave music|new wave]]|[[alternative hip hop]]}}
▲| cultural_origins = Mid 2000s, Europe
| instruments = {{hlist|[[Electric guitar]]|[[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]]|[[synthesizer]]|[[bass guitar|bass]]|[[programming (music)|programming]]|[[Drum kit|drums]]|[[Singing|vocals]]}}
| popularity derivatives = Late 2000s
| derivativessubgenres =
| subgenrelistfusiongenres =
| subgenresregional_scenes = =
| other_topics = {{hlist|[[Alternative dance]]|[[dance-pop]]|[[dance-rock]]}}
| fusiongenres =
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| other_topics = [[Dance-rock]]
}}
 
'''Wonky pop''' was a loose grouping of musical acts that played what the [[BBC]] called "quirky, catchy and credible [[pop music|pop]]", rooted in the eccentric side of 1980s pop music, which was briefly popular in the late 2000s.<ref name="Petridis2008">{{cite web |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |authorlinkauthor-link=Alexis Petridis |url=httphttps://www.guardiantheguardian.co.ukcom/music/2008/may/02/popandrock.alexispetridis |title='We are the outsiders with this music' |work=[[The Guardian]] |publisher=[[guardian.co.uk]] |date=2 May 2008 |accessdateaccess-date=2 July 2009 |archive-date=3 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403232608/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/may/02/popandrock.alexispetridis |url-status=live }}</ref> Artists associated with the genre include [[Mika (singer)|Mika]], [[Alphabeat]] and [[Frankmusik]].<ref name="Petridis2008"/>
 
==Definitions==
[[File:Alphabeat .jpg|thumb|right|150px|Alphabeat are a wonky pop band.]]
"[[wiktionary:wonky|Wonky]]" is a [[British English]] word meaning unsteady, shaky, awry, or wrong. The BBC reported that the term "wonky pop" was both coined by and is owned by [[Mika (singer)|Mika]]'s manager,<ref name="Youngs2009">{{cite web |last=Youngs |first=Ian |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7784486.stm |title=Electric dreams for pop in 2009 |publisher=[[BBC News Online]] |date=1 January 2009 |accessdateaccess-date=6 February 2009 |archive-date=27 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027232403/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7784486.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> while ''[[The Independent]]'' reported the term was coined by [[Peter Robinson (journalist)|Peter Robinson]], founder of the blog [[Popjustice]].<ref name="Price">{{cite web |last=Price |first=Simon |url=httphttps://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/pop-and-rock-in-2008-keep-it-wonky--it-worked-for-leonard-1213412.html |title=Pop and rock in 2008: Keep it wonky ... it worked for Leonard |work=[[The Independent]] |date=28 December 2008 |accessdateaccess-date=6 February 2009 |archive-date=4 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204205030/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/pop-and-rock-in-2008-keep-it-wonky--it-worked-for-leonard-1213412.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Kate Bush at 1986 Comic Relief (cropped).png|thumb|right|150px|[[Kate Bush]], pictured here in 1986, is cited as one of the major influences on wonky pop. ]]
The BBC describes a UK wonky -pop club night as involving "cutting-edge pop, dance, hip hop and everything in between"; the club organiser René Symonds states that "the [[iPod Shuffle|iPod shuffle]] generation will not be limited to one genre and wants a return to authenticity after years of manufactured pop".<ref name="ClubScenes">{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8142998.stm |title=Club Scenes: Wonky Pop |publisher=[[BBC News Online]] |date=14 July 2009 |accessdateaccess-date=12 December 2009 |archive-date=17 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090717170151/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8142998.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> The wonky pop website sets out a manifesto that states, "We want to show the world that pop is not a four letter word, and for every flaky [[reality TV]] winner there's a myriad of cool, credible and weird acts."<ref name="ClubScenes"/>
 
==Style==
A May 2008 article by ''The Guardian'' contrasted wonky pop performers with mainstream pop performers, noting that "Wonky Pop artists are unmanufactured but unashamedly melodic and capable of playing live without recourse to lashings of dry ice, troupes of dancers and an interlude during which they fly around the stage on wires."<ref name="Petridis2008"/> ''The Independent'' stated that wonky pop caused a change in "pop's division of labour ... away from focus-grouped, production-line pop, and towards [[DIY]] [and] ... fresh flavours", which is rejuvenating pop in the 2000s in the way that [[Britpop]] gave a shot in the arm to pop in the 1990s.<ref name="Price"/> Major influences cited for wonky pop acts include [[David Bowie]], [[Kate Bush]], [[Kylie Minogue]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] and [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]].<ref name="Petridis2008"/><ref name="Youngs2009"/> Wonky pop was credited with causing a shift in popular musical tastes from male-driven guitar acts to female-driven 1980s -style pop music seen in the [[synthpop]] revival of the later 2000s.<ref name="g2">{{cite web |last=Sullivan |first=Caroline |url=httphttps://www.guardiantheguardian.co.ukcom/music/2008/dec/17/electro-pop-female-artists |title=Slaves to synth |work=[[The Guardian]] |publisher=[[guardian.co.uk]] |date=17 December 2008 |accessdateaccess-date=9 February 2009 |archive-date=28 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228140507/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/dec/17/electro-pop-female-artists |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=McCormick |first=Neil |url=httphttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/5978573/La-Roux-Lady-Gaga-Mika-Little-Boots-the-80s-are-back.html |title=La Roux, Lady Gaga, Mika, Little Boots: the 80s are back |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=5 August 2009 |accessdateaccess-date=6 August 2009 |archive-date=27 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027012310/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/5978573/La-Roux-Lady-Gaga-Mika-Little-Boots-the-80s-are-back.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
==List of artists==
{{colbegin|3}}
* [[Alphabeat]]<ref name="Petridis2008"/><ref name="Price"/><ref name="g3">{{cite web |last=Lester |first=Paul |authorlink=Paul Lester |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/jun/11/popandrock2 |title=New band of the day – No 331: Das Pop |work=[[The Guardian]] |publisher=[[guardian.co.uk]] |date=11 June 2008 |accessdate=9 February 2009}}</ref>
* [[Annie (Norwegian singer)|Annie]]<ref name="Sparks">{{cite web |last=Lester |first=Paul |authorlink=Paul Lester |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/dec/15/new-band-tommy-sparks |title=New band of the day – No 450: Tommy Sparks |work=[[The Guardian]] |publisher=[[guardian.co.uk]] |date=15 December 2008 |accessdate=13 March 2012}}</ref>
* [[Beth Jeans Houghton]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Strachan |first=Donald |url=http://www.therocktologist.com/beth-jeans-houghton--the-hooves-of-destiny---yours-truly-cellophane-nose.html |title=Beth Jeans Houghton & the Hooves of Destiny – Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose |publisher=The Rocktologist |accessdate=16 May 2012}}</ref>
* [[The Big Pink]]<ref name="Youngs2009"/>
* [[Dan Black]]<ref name="Youngs2009"/>
* [[Dolly Rockers]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/entertainment/Hello-Dollies-rockers-make-big-model-village/article-984791-detail/article.html |title=Hello Dollies as rockers make it big in model village |work=[[Herald Express]] |publisher=[[Northcliffe Media]] |date=12 May 2009 |accessdate=6 June 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Lester |first=Paul |authorlink=Paul Lester |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/apr/10/new-band-dolly-rockers |title=New band of the day – No 525: Dolly Rockers |work=[[The Guardian]] |publisher=[[guardian.co.uk]] |date=10 April 2009 |accessdate=6 June 2009}}</ref>
* [[Electrelane]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Allan |first=Louise |url=http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2011/08/electrelane |title=Electrelane at Scala |publisher=[[The F-Word (feminist blog)|The F-Word]] |date=10 August 2011 |accessdate=4 September 2011}}</ref>
* [[Empire of the Sun (band)|Empire of the Sun]]<ref name="Youngs2009"/>
* [[Florence and the Machine]]<ref name="Youngs2009"/>
* [[Frankmusik]]<ref name="Petridis2008"/><ref name="Youngs2009"/><ref name="g3"/>
* [[Hot Chip]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ilikemusic.com/news/Hot_Chip_Night_And_Day |title=LISTEN: Hot Chip – Night And Day |publisher=[[ILikeMusic]] |date=20 April 2012 |accessdate=16 May 2012}}</ref>
* [[Kid Cudi]]<ref name="Youngs2009"/>
* [[La Roux]]<ref name="Youngs2009"/><ref name="g2"/>
* [[Lady Gaga]]<ref name="Youngs2009"/><ref name="g2"/>
* [[Ladyhawke (musician)|Ladyhawke]]<ref name="g2"/>
* [[Little Boots]]<ref name="Youngs2009"/><ref name="g2"/>
* [[Lykke Li]]<ref name="Sparks"/>
* [[Marina and the Diamonds]] <ref>http://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/sep/23/marina.and.the.diamonds</ref>
* [[Master Shortie]]<ref name="Youngs2009"/>
* [[Metronomy]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Almack |first=Willie |url=http://www.cmj.com/live/metronomy-irving-plaza-march-30-2012/ |title=Metronomy @ Irving Plaza: March 30, 2012 |work=[[CMJ]] |date=2 April 2012 |accessdate=4 June 2012}}</ref>
* [[Mika (singer)|Mika]]<ref name="Youngs2009"/>
* [[Mystery Jets]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Hoban |first=Alex |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/ladyhawke/9739 |title=Dot To Dot Festival |work=[[NME]] |publisher=[[IPC Media]] |date=5 June 2008 |accessdate=4 June 2012}}</ref>
* [[New Young Pony Club]]<ref name="ClubScenes"/>
* [[Passion Pit (band)|Passion Pit]]<ref name="Youngs2009"/>
* [[Queens of Noize]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timeout.com/london/clubs/event/127320/smash-and-grab-present-wonky-pop |title=Smash and Grab present Wonky Pop |work=[[Time Out (company)|Time Out London]] |year=2009 |accessdate=19 November 2011}}</ref>
*[[Robyn]]
* [[Shitdisco]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Naylor |first=Tony |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/shitdisco/8428 |title=Shitdisco |work=[[NME]] |publisher=[[IPC Media]] |date=17 April 2010 |accessdate=28 May 2010}}</ref>
* [[Tommy Sparks]]<ref name="Sparks"/>
* [[Sam Sparro]]<ref name="Price"/>
* [[The Ting Tings]]<ref name="Price"/>
* [[Tune-Yards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.noripcord.com/features/top-50-albums-2011-part-two |title=Top 50 Albums of 2011 (Part Two) |publisher=No Ripcord |date=16 December 2011 |accessdate=25 December 2011}}</ref>
* [[V V Brown]]<ref name="Youngs2009"/><ref>{{cite web |last=Lester |first=Paul |authorlink=Paul Lester |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/jul/10/bandoftheday.culture |title=New band of the day – No 347: VV Brown |work=[[The Guardian]] |publisher=[[guardian.co.uk]] |date=10 July 2008 |accessdate=9 February 2009}}</ref>
{{colend}}
 
==See also==
* [[Post-punk revival]]
* [[New wave music|New wave]]
* [[Synthwave]]
 
==References==
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==External links==
* [httphttps://wwwweb.archive.org/web/20160306195947/http://thisiswonky.com/ Wonky Pop website]
 
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