The Beat Generation: Electropop Playlist

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Consider this a companion piece to last week’s article (if you’re new to what The Beat Generation is about, it’s a good place to start). After mapping out the connections between electronic and pop music, it feels natural to showcase some OurStage artists that straddle the line. The genre these guys fall under even has a nifty name, electropop. Seems rather apropos, no? The formula for songs like these is pretty simple: start with a cup of synth, add two parts chorus, a dash of hooks and garnish with some winsome vocals and you’ve got it. Great electropop is sweet without being too saccharine, light without being insubstantial. It also has to be fun, but that’s a no brainer. Check out the playlist below to hear twelve artists who all fit that description in spades.