Noise Pop
Noise Pop is a genre that took shape around 1980s. Defining acts include My Bloody Valentine, Lush, Pale Saints and Medicine, and their records are the quickest way into the sound. Noise Pop grew out of Indie rock, Noise rock and Noise. Its influence carried into Shoegaze and Grunge, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 5 connections around Noise Pop. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Noise Pop came from and where it led.
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Noise Pop connections
Noise Pop grew out of Indie rock, Noise rock and Noise, went on to shape Shoegaze and Grunge. 5 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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