To my mind, the last forward-thinking movements in psychedelic-pop music occurred in the 80s through the early 90s. In the UK, bands in the wall-of-sound, shoegaze/dream pop scene layered loads of fuzzy, noisy guitars with breathy, androgynous vocals, while in the U.S. bands associated with the Paisley Underground took influence from 60s groups such as the Byrds and the Beau Brummels—often filtered through the intensity of punk.…
To my mind, the last forward-thinking movements in psychedelic-pop music occurred in the 80s through the early 90s. In the UK, bands in the wall-of-sound, shoegaze/dream pop scene layered loads of fuzzy, noisy guitars with breathy, androgynous vocals, while in the U.S. bands associated with the Paisley Underground took influence from 60s groups such as the Byrds and the Beau Brummels—often filtered through the intensity of punk.…