synthpop
Noun
Meaning
synthpop (uncountable)
A style of pop music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument.
Coordinate term: electropop
Examples
By the early 1980s, British journalists largely had abandoned using the term "new wave" in favor of subgenre terms such as "synthpop".
British synthpop performer and producer Thomas Dolby was brought on board.
Manson has cited Queen as an influence on the band's more melodic work, while new wave and synthpop acts such as Depeche Mode citation and Gary Numan citation have been noted as influencing their electronic material.
In Germany, France and other European countries, Depeche Mode were considered teen idols and were regularly featured in European teen magazines, becoming one of the most famous synthpop bands in the mid-'80s.
New wave and synthpop were developed by many British and American artists, and became popular phenomena throughout the decade, especially in the early and mid-eighties.
Several British new wave and synthpop bands also teamed up with freestyle producers or were influenced by the genre, and released freestyle songs or remixes.