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Avant-pop blends experimental and unconventional production techniques with accessible pop song structures, creating music that challenges listeners while remaining melodically engaging. The genre emerged from the intersection of art rock, electronic music, and mainstream pop, often incorporating unusual instrumentation, abstract lyrics, and innovative sound design. It appeals to audiences seeking intellectually stimulating music that retains emotional immediacy and catchy hooks.
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| 84 | 1971 | Yamasuki | Le Monde Fabuleux Des Yamasuki |
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1971 | I Marc 4 | I Marc 4 |
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1981 | The Residents | Duck Stab/Buster & Glen |
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1981 | The Honeymoon Killers | Les Tueurs De La Lune De Miel |
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| 55 |
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1987-05 | Momus | The Poison Boyfriend |
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| 57 |
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1989-12-25 | After Dinner | Paradise of Replica |
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| 13 |
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1994 | Stereolab | Mars Audiac Quartet |
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| 9 | 1994-08-09 | Stereolab | Mars Audiac Quintet |
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| 63 | 1994-09 | Pram | Helium |
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| 58 | 1995-12-22 | 王菲 | Di-Dar |
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| 70 |
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1996-10-23 | UA | 11 |
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| 67 |
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1996-11-18 | Stereolab | Fluorescences |
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| 82 |
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1997-05 | Björk | Jóga |
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| 77 | 1997-06-09 | Broadcast | Work and Non Work |
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| 28 | 1997-09-22 | Stereolab | Dots and Loops |
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| 98 | 1997-12-01 | Björk | Bachelorette |
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| 10 | 1998-10-19 | Mediæval Bæbes | Worldes Blysse |
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| 64 |
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2000 | Pram | The Museum Of Imaginary Animals |
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| 53 |
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2000-03-20 | Broadcast | The Noise Made by People |
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| 89 | 2000-05-15 | Stereolab | The First of the Microbe Hunters |
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| 27 | 2000-05 | Hoahio | Ohayo! Hoahio! |
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| 42 |
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2000-10-16 | The High Llamas | Buzzle Bee |
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| 80 |
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2003-01-20 | Pram | Dark Island |
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| 34 | 2003-01-25 | Laika | Lost In Space |
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| 40 | 2003-02-26 | Emilie Autumn | Enchant |
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| 91 | 2003-05-05 | Broadcast | Pendulum |
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| 51 | 2004-01-27 | Stereolab | Margerine Eclipse |
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| 29 | 2004-12-20 | Eel | Little Prince |
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| 49 | 2005-04 | Barbara Morgenstern & Robert Lippok | Tesri |
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| 99 |
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2005-05-16 | Róisín Murphy | Plaything / Like |
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| 2 |
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2005-08-20 | RATN | J |
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| 47 | 2005-09-14 | Hazel Nuts Chocolate | CUTE |
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| 61 |
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2005-09-19 | Broadcast | Tender Buttons |
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| 31 |
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2006-03-06 | Stereolab | Fab Four Suture |
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| 86 | 2006-08-21 | Broadcast | The Future Crayon |
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| 17 | 2007-02-19 | The High Llamas | Can Cladders |
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| 50 |
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2007-05-07 | Kobiety | Amnestia |
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| 65 |
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2007-10-01 | Pram | The Moving Frontier |
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| 69 |
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2007-10 | Pram | Moving Frontier |
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| 73 |
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2008-02-05 | Atlas Sound | Orange Ohms Glow EP |
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| 4 | 2008-08-15 | Tujiko Noriko, Lawrence English & John Chantler | U |
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| 19 |
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2009 | Totally Nebular | Boat Boat |
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| 59 | 2009 | chll pll | Aggressively Humble |
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| 23 | 2009-02-27 | ルルティア | Seirios |
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| 96 | 2009-06-01 | Patrick Wolf | The Bachelor |
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| 39 |
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2009-07-05 | Patrick Wolf | Hard Times |
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| 26 |
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2009-08-17 | Tan Dollar | Pink Sky |
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| 8 |
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2009-10-11 | binaria | ALBA |
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| 1 |
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2010 | Erutan | Tarts |
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| 18 |
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2010 | Кассиопея | По колено в любви |
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| 12 | 2010-03 | Chikiss | Медленно |
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| 48 |
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2011-04-11 | Monster Rally | Escape to the Cloud Forest |
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| 35 |
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2011-06-13 | 2muchachos | teplaja EP |
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| 68 |
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2011-09-26 | Lee Noble | Horrorism |
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| 66 | 2012-05-23 | Annabel | Above your hand |
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| 83 |
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2012-08-31 | Róisín Murphy | Exploitation |
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| 14 | 2013-08-12 | Annabel | caracol |
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| 56 |
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2013-11-21 | Stereolab | Cobra & Phases Play Voltage in the Milky Night [Import Bonus Tracks] |
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| 30 | 2015-01-12 | Panda Bear | Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper |
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2015-11-06 | Grimes | Art Angels |
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| 100 |
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2016-02-19 | FKA twigs | Good to Love |
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| 41 |
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2016-08-03 | binaria | 綴 |
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| 93 |
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2016-08-08 | Ayesha Erotica | AYESHA.FM |
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| 52 |
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2016-09-03 | Ayesha Erotica | EROTICA |
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| 6 |
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2016-10-07 | Cécile Corbel | Vagabonde |
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| 74 |
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2017 | Camila Cabello | i luv it |
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| 32 |
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2017-06-16 | Penelope Trappes | Penelope One |
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| 38 |
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2017-10-13 | Surma | Antwerpen |
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| 92 |
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2018-05-03 | Róisín Murphy | All My Dreams / Innocence | ||
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2018-10-19 | Róisín Murphy | The Rumble / World's Crazy |
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| 43 |
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2018-10-26 | Penelope Trappes | Penelope Two |
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| 22 |
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2018-11-20 | Black Nail Cabaret | Pseudopop |
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| 78 |
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2019 | Kazu | Adult Baby |
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| 75 |
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2019-03-29 | Billie Eilish | when we all fall asleep, where do we go? |
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| 16 |
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2019-09-13 | Charli XCX | Charli |
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| 15 |
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2019-09-20 | Sandro Brugnolini | SUPERGROUND |
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| 36 |
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2020-02-21 | Parque de Cometas | Paseo |
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| 7 |
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2020-03-16 | Konstrakta | Biti Zdrava |
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| 76 |
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2020-05-08 | Black Nail Cabaret | Gods Verging On Sanity |
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| 87 |
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2020-06-08 | Jibral | CAT SOUP |
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| 45 |
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2020-11-26 | TR/ST | Unbleached |
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| 79 |
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2020-11-26 | TR/ST | Gone |
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| 5 |
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2021-05-13 | Колибри | Счастья нет |
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| 60 |
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2021-05-28 | Jorja Chalmers | Midnight Train |
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| 72 |
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2021-05-28 | Penelope Trappes | Penelope Three |
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| 95 |
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2021-06-11 | Mahmood | Ghettolimpo |
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| 46 |
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2021-07-16 | Joon | Dream Again |
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| 62 |
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2021-10-22 | Ouri | Frame of a Fauna |
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| 24 |
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2022-09-30 | Björk | Fossora |
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| 94 |
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2022-11-11 | HYD | Clearing |
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| 90 |
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2022-11-25 | Fievel Is Glauque | Flaming Swords |
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| 54 |
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2023-02-10 | Jessica Winter | Limerence |
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| 44 |
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2023-02-14 | Caroline Polachek | Desire, I Want to Turn Into You |
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| 21 |
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2023-02-24 | Die Wilde Jagd | ophio |
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| 88 |
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2024-03-07 | Marina Satti | YENNA |
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| 81 |
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2024-05-17 | of Montreal | Lady On The Cusp |
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| 33 |
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2024-05-24 | mui zyu | nothing or something to die for |
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| 71 |
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2024-06-07 | Angélica Garcia | Gemelo |
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| 11 |
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2024-08-23 | Geneva Jacuzzi | Triple Fire |
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| 25 |
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2024-08-30 | Bent Knee | Twenty Pills Without Water |
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