Sophisti-pop (sophisticated pop) is a slick, expensive studio-produced style of pop heavy on the brass, synthesizers, smooth vocals and sharp, fitted suits. Influences range from the Doobie Brothers' yacht rock, Steely Dan's jazz/pop fusion, and virtually everything by David Bowie and Bryan Ferry from the '80s to now.
Originated in the early '80s out of the new wave movement by artists like ABC, Everything But the Girl, the Style Council and Prefab Sprout, it expanded into adult contemporary and quiet storm, thanks to chart-toppers Simply Red and Sade, respectively. The refined, clean production of Saint Etienne, Rhye and Jessie Ware have resurrected the term.
Tracklist:
Bryan Ferry - Kiss And Tell
Simply Red - Money’s Too Tight To Mention
Naked Eyes - Promises, promises
The Blow Monkeys - It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way
Aztec Camera - Oblivious
Spandau Ballet - Only When You Leave
Matt Bianco - Yeh Yeh
Deacon Blue - Fergus Sings The Blues
Swing Out Sister - Breakout
Hue & Cry - Labour Of Love
Haircut 100 - Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)
The Kane Gang - Closest Thing To Heaven
Culture Club - Time (Clock Of The Heart)
When In Rome - The Promise
Haim - If I Could Change Your Mind
The Big Dish - Slide
The Dream Academy - Life In A Northern Town
Jaakko Eino Kalevi - Hush Down
Double - The Captain Of Her Heart
Woman’s Hour - Conversations
Reacties
Een reactie posten