Mais j'ai l'impression que nous vivons actuellement une période de forte créativité dans le genre Pop, et plus précisément les sous-genres plus pointus ou plus raffinés...
Je parle ici d'une forme de Pop complètement décomplexée, ni à la traine de papa Rock ni condamnée à passer à la radio...
ART POP
rateyourmusic.comArt pop is a loose subcategory of Pop that is characterized for its manipulation of signs and its synthesis of cultural art forms; where artists reflect an affinity with art school practices or other musical/non-musical art sources such as pop art, literature, cinema, traditional music, theater performances, Experimental, Electronic, and so on. This can be musically expressed through the subversion or deconstruction of various styles, for example, by reimagining historical genres in a disparately contemporary setting, or by adopting traditions from 'serious music' (like those from Western Classical Music). In any case, the music remains in a fairly pop context.
While many art pop examples may also be considered 'experimental pop' or 'avant-garde pop', the music does not have to be challenging or inaccessible. In addition to this, relatively complex or atypical structures (for pop) should not be considered an inherent feature of the genre (unlike Progressive Pop). Art pop's main distinction to Art Rock (a related genre which contains overlapping characteristics) is that it does not confine itself to Rock idioms through the extensive use of guitars, electric bass, drum kits, etc.
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Quelques gros noms, actifs dans le genre, au courant des 5-10 dernières années:
SUFJAN STEVENS
RADIOHEAD
FEVER RAY
THE KNIFE
BJÖRK
BEACH HOUSE
LANA DEL REY
ST. VINCENT
JAMES BLAKE
GRIMES
AUSTRA
PATRICK WATSON
ARCA
ZOLA JESUS
JENNY HVAL
CRYSTAL CASTLES
VANISHING TWIN
TIMBER TIMBRE
LORDE
ATOMS FOR PEACE
OWEN PALLETT
JULIA HOLTER
KLÔ PELGAG
MATTHEW DEAR
FKA TWIGS
ALT-J
IAMAMIWHOAMI
...et j'en passe des tonnes. Soit plus dérivés vers le Rock, le R&B ou l'Électronique...
Mais il me semble que ça fait un sh!tload de noms, à piocher dans le même genre/sous-genre!