neo-psychedelia
Eighties acid revival
Neo-psychedelia is a broad musical movement that emerged in the 1980s, reviving and reinterpreting the sounds, production techniques, and aesthetic sensibilities of 1960s psychedelic rock.
Artists in this category typically incorporate swirling guitars, studio effects like reverb and delay, dreamy or distorted vocals, and experimental song structures.
The genre spans from jangly guitar pop to heavier, more abrasive sounds, with bands drawing on everything from the Beatles to Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd.
Their latest album leans heavily into neo-psychedelia, all washed-out vocals and backward guitar loops.
Distortion-heavy ethereal rock
- dream popAtmospheric, reverb-heavy musical style
- Tame ImpalaAustralian psychedelic rock act
- MGMTExecutive team abbr.
- reverbProlonged sound reflection
phaser · flanger · fuzz · distortion · delay · synthesizer · drone · ambient
Showing constantly changing patterns
- fluorescentEmitting light when energized
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
- vibrantFull of life, intensity
prismatic · swirling · pulsating · fractals · mandala · op art · trippy · morphing
Longing for the past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
- flower powerNonviolent resistance ideology
- paisleyCurved teardrop textile motif
tie-dye · mod · throwback · reinterpretation · homage · influence · Summer of Love · post-punk
Innovative cultural pioneers
- boundary-pushingExceeding accepted limits
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- exploratorySeeking to discover
sampling · manipulation · deconstruction · genre-blending · noise · lo-fi · tape loops · improvisation
Broadening mental awareness
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- hallucinatorySeeming falsely perceived
- dreamlikeHazy and fantastical
surreal · trance · meditation · introspection · euphoria · dissociation · synesthesia · otherworldly
shoegaze
Distortion-heavy ethereal rock
- dream popAtmospheric, reverb-heavy musical style
- Tame ImpalaAustralian psychedelic rock act
- MGMTExecutive team abbr.
reverb · phaser · flanger · fuzz · distortion · delay · synthesizer · drone · ambient · space rock
kaleidoscopic
Showing constantly changing patterns
- fluorescentEmitting light when energized
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
vibrant · prismatic · swirling · pulsating · fractals · mandala · op art · trippy · morphing · warped
nostalgia
Longing for the past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
- flower powerNonviolent resistance ideology
paisley · tie-dye · mod · throwback · reinterpretation · homage · influence · Summer of Love · post-punk · new wave
avant-garde
Innovative cultural pioneers
- boundary-pushingExceeding accepted limits
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
exploratory · sampling · manipulation · deconstruction · genre-blending · noise · lo-fi · tape loops · improvisation · sound design
mind expansion
Broadening mental awareness
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- hallucinatorySeeming falsely perceived
dreamlike · surreal · trance · meditation · introspection · euphoria · dissociation · synesthesia · otherworldly · cosmic
neo-psychedelialo-fi
Imperfect audio quality, informally
minimalism · garage rock · unplugged · singer-songwriter · punk rock
neo-psychedeliaprotest music
Songs advocating social change
riot grrrl · realism · social realism · agitprop · folk protest
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