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Its'''Pop Revival''' is a subgenre of Indie Rock distinctive of [[The New Tens]] that rose out of mid-2000s [[New Wave (Music)|New Wave]] revival, [[Power Pop]], Indie Pop and the twee bands of the late 80's/early 90's (namely [[Beat Happening]], [[Belle and Sebastian]] and the Sarah Records bands). Pop Revival incorporates elements of [[Music/Rockabilly|Rockabilly]], [[Soul Music|Soul]], [[Surf Rock]], [[Punk Rock]], [[Shoegaze]] and Lo-Fi. The result is something that sounds old, but isn't easily comparable to earlier music. The popularity of Pop Revival coincides with [[Mad Men|a sudden pervasive and unexplained interest in 1960s clothing, music and design]]. The genre is based mainly in [[Los Angeles]], especially Sunset Boulevard and the East Side.

Though many of the genre's pioneers were male, [[Girl Group|Girl Groups]] dominate, as well as [[One-Book Author|many one-off side projects]]. Several older bands such as [[Arctic Monkeys]], The Black Keys, and MGMT have also begun dabbling in the style. Overlaps with Soul Revival.

== Early Adopters: ==

* The Kooks (2002-present2002–present)

* [[The Like]] (2001-present2001–present), originally a [[Los Angeles]]-based [[New Wave (Music)|New Wave]] group who finally achieved success with ''Release Me''.

* [[Los Campesinos (Music)|Los Campesinos]] (2006 - present2006–present), originally a twee-influenced band and an early pioneer of the pop revival genre, [[Genre Shift|they've long since left the genre behind]] as their music became [[Darker and Edgier|darker, noisier and wittier]].

* [[Zooey Deschanel|She and Him]] (2006-present2006–present)

* [[The Shins]] (1996-present1996–present), An older band whose indie-pop sound and relative success in the world of indie rock led to them being a massive influence on the sound of later Pop Revival bands, who have in turn influenced the Shins' more recent recordings.

* Vampire Weekend (2006-present2006–present), critical darlings who were also the first band in the genre to make any sort of headway in the mainstream.

* Vivian Girls (2007-present2007–present), the [[Trope Codifier]] for their use of harmonies, echo-y effects, and [[The Sixties|sixties]]-throwback aesthetics.

== Notable Later Artists: ==

* [[Fun (Music)|Funfun.]], which features former Format (ibid.) singer Nate Ruess.

* [[Gotye]]

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