dreampop
Gauzy, reverberant music
Dreampop is a style of alternative rock characterized by hazy, atmospheric production, ethereal vocals, and shimmering guitars heavy with reverb and delay.
The sound evokes a gauzy, half-conscious state—melodic but diffuse, pretty but detached.
Cocteau Twins and Beach House exemplify the genre.
I've been on a dreampop kick lately.
Prolonged sound reflection
- echoReflected sound wave
- layeringForming successive strata
- textureSurface tactile quality
- washClean using liquid
haze · gauzy · shoegaze · ambient · synth · chillwave · lo-fi · vocals
Distortion-heavy ethereal rock
- indieProduced outside majors
- synthpopElectronic keyboard-based music genre
- chillwaveHazy, nostalgic electronic genre
- electropopSynthesizer-based catchy music
reverb
Prolonged sound reflection
wash · haze · gauzy · shoegaze · ambient · synth · chillwave · lo-fi · vocals · guitar
shoegaze
Distortion-heavy ethereal rock
- indieProduced outside majors
- synthpopElectronic keyboard-based music genre
- chillwaveHazy, nostalgic electronic genre
electropop · ambient · psychedelic · postpunk
ethereal
Delicate beyond earthly measure
- atmosphericOf the air above
- airyLight and well-ventilated
- floatyTending to drift upward
wispy · gossamer · vaporous · luminous · hazy · soft · muted · pastel · nostalgic · wistful
melody
Pleasing sequence of notes
arrangement · chord · layering · tempo · verse · chorus · arpeggio · progression · bridge · crescendo
- microgenresmicrogenre, subgenre, chillwave, vaporwave, synthwave
- GothJoy Division, Bauhaus, Sisters of Mercy, The Damned, Robert Smith
- ShoegazeMy Bloody Valentine, Lush, Loveless, shoegaze, reverb
dreampopnoise rock
Abrasive, distortion-heavy rock subgenre
industrial · post-punk · hardcore punk · thrash metal · grindcore
dreampophardcore punk
Fast aggressive rock subgenre
protest music · agitprop · gangsta rap · battle rap · thrash
dream, pop, dreamy, dreaming, dreamer, daydream, daydreaming, dreamed, dreamland