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{{Short description|Music style}}
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{{Infobox Musicmusic genre
| name = Wonky Poppop
| stylistic_origins = {{hlist|[[Synth-pop]]|[[dance-punk]]|[[post-punk revival]]}}
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| cultural_origins = Mid [[2000s (decade)|-2000s]], Europe▼
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| instruments = {{hlist|[[Electric guitar]] - |[[ElectronicKeyboard instrument|keyboard]] - |[[synthesizer]]|[[Bassbass guitar|bass]] - |[[Computerprogramming (music)|programming]] - |[[Drum kit|Drumsdrums]] - |[[Singing|Vocalsvocals]] }}▼
|stylistic_origins = [[Post-punk revival]], [[dance-pop]], [[alternative hip hop]], [[New Wave music|New Wave]], [[synthpop]]
| derivatives = ▼
▲|cultural_origins =Mid [[2000s (decade)|2000s]], Europe
| subgenres = ▼
▲|instruments =[[Electric guitar]] - [[Electronic keyboard]] - [[Bass guitar]] - [[Computer]] - [[Drum kit|Drums]] - [[Singing|Vocals]]
|popularity fusiongenres = Late 2000s
| regional_scenes = ▼
▲|derivatives =
| other_topics = {{hlist|[[Alternative dance]]|[[dance-pop]]|[[dance-rock]]}}
|subgenrelist =
▲|subgenres =
|fusiongenres =
▲|regional_scenes =
|other_topics =
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'''Wonky Poppop''' was a term used to describe 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="Petridis2009Petridis2008">{{cite newsweb |last=Petridis url|first=Alexis |author-link=Alexis httpPetridis |url=https://www.guardiantheguardian.co.ukcom/music/2008/may/02/popandrock.alexispetridis | title = 'We are the outsiders with this music' | first work=[[The AlexGuardian]] | last publisher= Petridis[[guardian.co.uk]] | date =2 May 2008-05-02 | accessdate access-date= 2 July 2009| publisher |archive-date=3 TheApril Guardian2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403232608/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/may/02/popandrock.alexispetridis location|url-status=Londonlive }}</ref> ActsArtists describedassociated as beingwith in thisthe genre include [[Mika (singer)|Mika]], [[Alphabeat]] and [[Frankmusik]].<ref name="Petridis2009Petridis2008"/>
 
==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 the manager of [[Mika (singer)|Mika]]'s manager,<ref name="Youngs2009">{{cite newsweb |last=Youngs url |first=Ian |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7784486.stm | title = Electric dreams for pop in 2009 | first publisher=[[BBC IanNews | lastOnline]] |date=1 YoungsJanuary |2009 |access-date =6 February 2009-01-01 |archive-date=27 accessdateOctober =2018 2009|archive-02-06url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027232403/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7784486.stm | publisher url-status=live BBC News}}</ref> while ''[[The Independent]]'' reported the term was coined by [[Peter Robinson (journalist)|Peter Robinson]], founder of the blog [[Popjustice]].<ref name="iPrice">{{cite newsweb |last=Price url |first=Simon http|url=https://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 | first work=[[The SimonIndependent]] | last = Price | date = 2008-12-28 |December accessdate2008 |access-date=6 February 2009-02-06 | publisher archive-date=4 [[TheFebruary Independent]]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 location|url-status=Londonlive }}</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 awonky-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=BBC2009"ClubScenes">{{cite news|web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8142998.stm | work=BBC News | title=Club Scenes: Wonky Pop |publisher=[[BBC News Online]] |date=14 July 2009 |access-07date=12 December 2009 |archive-14date=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 Wonkywonky Poppop website sets out a manifesto that states that, "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=BBC2009"ClubScenes"/>▼
 
==Style==
▲The BBC describes a UK Wonky Pop a club night as involving "cutting-edge pop, dance, hip hop and everything in between; the club organiser René Symonds states that "the iPod shuffle generation will not be limited to one genre and wants a return to authenticity after years of manufactured pop".<ref name=BBC2009>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8142998.stm | work=BBC News | title=Club Scenes: Wonky Pop | date=2009-07-14}}</ref> The Wonky Pop website sets out a manifesto that states that "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=BBC2009/>
A May 2008 article inby ''The Guardian'' contrasted Wonkywonky Poppop 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="Petridis2009Petridis2008"/> ''The Independent'' stated that Wonkywonky 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>{{cite news| url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/pop-and-rock-in-2008-keep-it-wonky--it-worked-for-leonard-1213412.html | work=The Independent | location=London | title=Pop and rock in 2008: Keep it wonky ... it worked for Leonard | first=Simon | lastname="Price | date=2008-12-28}}<"/ref> Major influences cited for Wonkywonky Poppop acts include [[David Bowie]], [[Kate Bush]], [[Kylie Minogue]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] and [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]].<ref name="Youngs2009Petridis2008"/><ref name="Petridis2009Youngs2009"/> Wonky Poppop 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="telegraphg2">{{cite web |last=Sullivan |first=Caroline |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/dec/17/electro-pop-female-artists |title=Slaves to synth |work=[[The Guardian]] |publisher=[[guardian.co.uk">[]] |date=17 December 2008 |access-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=https://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 |access-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>▼
 
== See also==▼
▲A 2008 article in ''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="Petridis2009"/> ''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>{{cite news| url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/pop-and-rock-in-2008-keep-it-wonky--it-worked-for-leonard-1213412.html | work=The Independent | location=London | title=Pop and rock in 2008: Keep it wonky ... it worked for Leonard | first=Simon | last=Price | date=2008-12-28}}</ref> Major influences cited for Wonky Pop acts include [[David Bowie]], [[Kate Bush]], [[Kylie Minogue]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] and [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]<ref name="Youngs2009"/><ref name="Petridis2009"/> 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="telegraph.co.uk">[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/5978573/La-Roux-Lady-Gaga-Mika-Little-Boots-the-80s-are-back.html "La Roux, Lady Gaga, Mika, Little Boots: the 80s are back"], ''The Telegraph'', 5 August 2009.</ref>
* [[Post-punk revival]]▼
 
* [[New Wavewave music|New Wavewave]]▼
==List of acts==
* [[Synthwave]]
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*[[Alphabeat]]<ref name="Petridis2009"/><ref name="i"/><ref name="g3">{{cite news | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/jun/11/popandrock2 | title = New band of the day - No 331: Das Pop | first = Paul | last = Lester | date = 2008-06-11 | accessdate = 2009-02-09 | publisher = The Guardian | location=London}}</ref>
*[[Annie (Norwegian singer)|Annie]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisiswonky.com/past-events.php |title=WonkyPop |publisher=Thisiswonky.com |date= |accessdate=2010-09-05}}</ref>
*[[The Big Pink]]<ref name="Youngs2009"/>
*[[Dan Black]]<ref name="Youngs2009"/>
*[[Beth Jeans Houghton]]<ref>http://www.therocktologist.com/beth-jeans-houghton--the-hooves-of-destiny---yours-truly-cellophane-nose.html</ref>
*[[The Dolly Rockers]]<ref>{{cite news | 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 | date=12 May 2009 | work=Herald Express | accessdate=2009-06-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/apr/10/new-band-dolly-rockers|title=New band of the day: Dolly Rockers (No 525)|last=Lester|first=Paul|date=10 April 2009|work=The Guardian|accessdate=2009-06-06 | location=London}}</ref>
*[[Electrelane]]<ref>http://www.evri.com/media/article?title=Electrelane+at+Scala&page=http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2011/08/electrelane&referring_uri=/concept/wonky-pop-0x3a2cb3&referring_title=Evri</ref>
*[[Empire of the Sun (band)|Empire of the Sun]]<ref name="Youngs2009"/>
*[[Everything Everything]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://epigrammusic.blogspot.com/2010/01/everything-everything-in-their-right.html |title="Everything Everything in their right place"}}</ref>
*[[Example (rapper)|Example]]<ref name="Youngs2009"/>
*[[Flamboyant Bella]]<ref>[http://hangout.altsounds.com/features/108098-altsounds-interviews-with-flamboyant-bella.html Altsounds Interviews: With ... FLAMBOYANT BELLA 7 June, 2009]</ref>
*[[Florence and the Machine]]<ref name="Youngs2009"/>
*[[Frankmusik]]<ref name="Petridis2009"/><ref name="Youngs2009"/><ref name="g3"/>
*[[Girls Aloud]]<ref>{{ cite news | url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article606260.ece | title=Girls Aloud: The Trojan horses of pop | first=Pete | last=Paphides | work=[[The Times]] | publisher=[[News Corporation]] | date=2006-10-20 | accessdate=2010-05-21 | quote=Such was the clamour to see them sing a canon of wonky pop beauties... | location=London}}</ref>
*[[Hot Chip]]<ref>http://www.ilikemusic.com/news/Hot_Chip_Night_And_Day</ref>
*[[Lady Gaga]]<ref name="Youngs2009"/><ref name="g2">{{cite news | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/dec/17/electro-pop-female-artists | title = Slaves to synth | first = Caroline | last = Sullivan | date = 2008-12-17 | accessdate = 2009-02-09 | publisher = The Guardian | location=London}}</ref>
*[[Ladyhawke (musician)|Ladyhawke]]<ref name="g2"/>
*[[La Roux]]<ref name="Youngs2009"/><ref name="g2"/>
*[[Little Boots]]<ref name="Youngs2009"/><ref name="g2"/>
*[[Lykke Li]]<ref>http://www.thisiswonky.com/news.php?item=88</ref><ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/dec/15/new-band-tommy-sparks</ref>
*[[Kid Cudi]]<ref name="Youngs2009"/>
*[[Master Shortie]]<ref name="Youngs2009"/>
*[[Metronomy]]<ref>http://livemusic.fm/gig/wonky-pop-tour-tickets-o2-academy-newcastle-newcastle-upon-tyne-30-may-2009</ref>
*[[Mika (singer)|Mika]]<ref name="Youngs2009"/>
*[[New Young Pony Club]]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8142998.stm | work=BBC News | title=Club Scenes: Wonky Pop | date=2009-07-14}}</ref>
*[[Mystery Jets]] <ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll Dot To Dot Festival NME 5 June 2008]</ref>
*[[Passion Pit (band)|Passion Pit]]<ref name="Youngs2009"/>
*[[Queens of Noize]]<ref>http://www.timeout.com/london/clubs/event/127320/smash-and-grab-present-wonky-pop</ref>
*[[Sam Sparro]]<ref name="i"/>
*[[Shitdisco]]<ref>[http://www.nme.com/reviews/shitdisco/8428 Shitdisco NME 17 April 2010]</ref>
*[[The Ting Tings]]<ref name="i"/>
*[[Tommy Sparks]]<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/dec/15/new-band-tommy-sparks</ref>
*[[tUnE-yArDs]]<ref>http://www.noripcord.com/features/top-50-albums-2011-part-two</ref>
*[[V V Brown]]<ref name="Youngs2009"/><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/jul/10/bandoftheday.culture | title = New band of the day - No 347: VV Brown | first = Paul | last = Lester | date = 2008-07-10 | accessdate = 2009-02-09 | publisher = The Guardian | location=London}}</ref>
{{colend}}
 
▲== See also==
*[[Pop music]]▼
▲*[[Post-punk revival]]
▲*[[New Wave music|New Wave]]
 
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
 
==External links==
*Wonky pop website http[https://wwwweb.archive.org/web/20160306195947/http://thisiswonky.com/ Wonky Pop website]
 
▲*[[{{Pop music]]}}
 
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