Wonky Pop is a term used to describe a loose grouping of musical acts that play what the BBC calls "quirky, catchy and credible pop". The style is rooted in the eccentric side of 1980s pop music. The BBC has reported that the term was both coined and is owned by the manager of Mika while The Independent has reported the term was coined by Peter Robinson founder of the blog Popjustice.

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  • Wonky Pop is a term used to describe a loose grouping of musical acts that play what the BBC calls "quirky, catchy and credible pop". The style is rooted in the eccentric side of 1980s pop music. The BBC has reported that the term was both coined and is owned by the manager of Mika while The Independent has reported the term was coined by Peter Robinson founder of the blog Popjustice. Wonky Pop has been credited with causing a shift in popular musical tastes from male driven guitar acts to female driven 1980's style pop music. is a British English word meaning unsteady, shaky, awry, or wrong.
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  • mid 2000s, worldwide
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  • Wonky techno
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  • Wonky Pop is a term used to describe a loose grouping of musical acts that play what the BBC calls "quirky, catchy and credible pop". The style is rooted in the eccentric side of 1980s pop music. The BBC has reported that the term was both coined and is owned by the manager of Mika while The Independent has reported the term was coined by Peter Robinson founder of the blog Popjustice.
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