synth-pop

noun

1. a type of pop music in which synthesizers are used to create the dominant sound

Example Sentences

The new wave languor of “Two Lovers” was concocted in tandem with synth-pop wizard Vince Clarke.

From Los Angeles Times

Carpenter gave fans a taste of the new project last week with “Manchild,” a twangy synth-pop track that sees the singer questioning, “Why so sexy if so dumb? / And how survive the Earth so long?”

From Los Angeles Times

The news was announced on Wednesday on the Norwegian synth-pop band's official website in an article written by their biographer Jan Omdahl, which also revealed the singer had already undergone brain surgery twice.

From BBC

After wreaking havoc and dishing out dissonance since 1981 — evolving from its early synth-pop dance roots into the industrial thrash metal chaos it’s best known for — Ministry’s band leader Al Jourgensen is finally ready to call it quits.

From Los Angeles Times

For the first time in decades, Jourgensen is performing early songs — largely steeped in synth-pop — which he once dismissed, now embracing the full arc of his career.

From Los Angeles Times