Hypnagogic Pop

Standing on the Corner [Standing on the Corner, 2016]

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lo-fi, psychedelic, surreal, mellow, androgynous vocals, lethargic, lush, ethereal, hypnotic, warm, atmospheric, dense, eclectic, melancholic, summer, sampling, calm, soothing, sentimental, bittersweet, urban, male vocalist, nocturnal, longing, avant-garde

We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves [John Maus, 2011]

favourite tracks:

1. Keep Pushing On
2. Cop Killer
3. Head for the Country

descriptors:

nocturnal, cold, hypnotic, atmospheric, male vocalist, melancholic, surreal, dark, philosophical, bittersweet, psychedelic, lo-fi, anxious, ethereal, longing, melodic, repetitive, rain, quirky, lonely, playful, lush, deadpan, rhythmic, winter, introspective, uplifting

pom pom [Ariel Pink, 2014]

favourite tracks:

1. Black Ballerina
2. White Freckles

descriptors:

psychedelic, eclectic, quirky, playful, melodic, humorous, male vocalist, sarcastic, sexual, surreal, lo-fi, satirical, uplifting, summer, hypnotic, progressive, ethereal, lush, bittersweet, nocturnal, abstract

The Redeemer [Dean Blunt, 2013]

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breakup, sampling, minimalistic, melancholic, lonely, sparse, cold, cryptic, concept album, dark, avant-garde, mysterious, surreal, suspenseful, atmospheric, deadpan, male vocalist, lush, sombre, eclectic, apathetic, soft, anxious, ominous, mellow, spiritual, disturbing

HiLo [Jack Stauber, 2018]

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quirky, melodic, psychedelic, surreal, male vocalist, playful, rhythmic, lo-fi, abstract, energetic, eclectic, anxious, humorous, melancholic, warm, sentimental, mellow, longing, lonely, depressive, introspective, existential

A Collection of Rarities and Previously Unreleased Material [John Maus, 2012]

favourite tracks:

1. Mental Breakdown
2. All Aboard
3. Bennington
4. The Law

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Love Letters From Hell [John Maus, 2000]

favourite tracks:

1. Love Letters from Hell
2. I've Got Problems Man
3. Big Dumb Man
4. It's Time to Die

descriptors:

nocturnal, psychedelic, hypnotic, atmospheric, lo-fi, deadpan, male vocalist, quirky, mellow, ethereal, cold, humorous, bittersweet, apathetic, anxious, surreal, anthemic, minimalistic, eclectic, philosophical, introspective, lonely, existential, longing, self-hatred, manic

Songs [John Maus, 2006]

favourite tracks:

1. Just Wait Til Next Year
2. Time to Die
3. Don't Be a Body
4. Blowing in the Mind

descriptors:

surreal, lo-fi, humorous, ethereal, quirky, romantic, male vocalist, melancholic, sexual, satirical, playful, introspective, nocturnal, atmospheric, anxious, lonely, love, cryptic, hypnotic, longing, melodic, psychedelic, anthemic, minimalistic, repetitive, self-hatred, depressive, existential, alienation, passionate, manic, deadpan, winter

Love Is Real [John Maus, 2007]

favourite tracks:

1. Heaven Is Real
2. Rights for Gays
3. Love Letters From Hell
4. Times Is Weird

descriptors:

surreal, lo-fi, anxious, psychedelic, male vocalist, deadpan, ethereal, quirky, melancholic, cryptic, love, Christian, nocturnal, repetitive, hypnotic, rhythmic, philosophical, manic, lonely, introspective

PDA [Part Time, 2013]

favourite tracks:

1. Staring at a Gun
2. Soñando De Ti
3. I Belong to You

descriptors:

melodic, mellow, lethargic, lo-fi, psychedelic

Virgo's Maze [Part Time, 2015]

favourite tracks:

1. The Garvo623 (My Robots Brain)
2. The Cost of Living
3. My Jamey
4. Touch Me Responsibly

descriptors:

psychedelic

Spell #6 [Part Time, 2018]

favourite tracks:

1. Silent Franchine (MRF)
2. Shattered Love
3. Spell #6
4. It's Alright With Me

descriptors:

melancholic, ethereal, psychedelic, romantic, breakup, melodic, love

Lamaze [Geneva Jacuzzi, 2010]

favourite tracks:

1. Runaway DNA
2. Clothes on the Bed
3. Greek Ambassador
4. Do I Sad?

descriptors:

psychedelic, minimalistic, nocturnal, lo-fi, surreal, female vocalist, quirky, ominous, humorous, rhythmic, melodic, energetic, playful, party, apathetic, abstract, dark, repetitive, cold, mechanical, romantic, hypnotic, mysterious

Spent Passions 2 [18 Carat Affair]

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hypnotic, psychedelic, sampling, urban, ominous, nocturnal, dark, cold, lo-fi, atmospheric, androgynous vocals, male vocalist, disturbing, ethereal, mysterious, cryptic, lethargic

Midnight Snack [Homeshake, 2015]

favourite tracks:

1. Faded
2. What Did He Look Like?
3. Heat

descriptors:

warm, nocturnal, romantic, mellow, anxious, sexual, androgynous vocals, sensual, love

In the Shower [Homeshake, 2014]

favourite tracks:

1. Chowder
2. Slow

descriptors:

psychedelic, melodic

The Homeshake Tape [Homeshake, 2013]

favourite tracks:

1. Moon Woman
2. Haters
3. Northern Man
4. Sally

descriptors:

rhythmic, male vocalist, melodic

Rock and Roll Night Club [Mac Demarco, 2012]

favourite tracks:

1. (106.2 Breeze FM)
2. Me and Mine
3. She's Really All I Need
4. Moving Like Mike

descriptors:

lo-fi, nocturnal, mellow, psychedelic, surreal, humorous, quirky, male vocalist, sensual, love, urban, bittersweet, melancholic, rhythmic, romantic, lethargic, hypnotic, longing, sexual

Loverboy [Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, 2009]

favourite tracks:

1. Don't Talk to Strangers
2. She's My Girl
3. So Glad
4. Loverboy

descriptors:

lo-fi, psychedelic, male vocalist, playful, surreal, sarcastic, abstract, melodic, lethargic, drugs, vulgar, melancholic, lonely, noisy, quirky, raw, atmospheric, lush, eclectic, humorous, dissonant, avant-garde, bittersweet

St. Catherine [Ducktails, 2015]

favourite tracks:

1. Krumme Lanke
2. Headbanging in the Mirror
3. The Disney Afternoon
4. Into the Sky

descriptors:

psychedelic, mellow, male vocalist, romantic, peaceful, warm, bittersweet

Worn Copy [Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, 2003]

favourite tracks:

1. Credit
2. Immune to Emotion
3. One on One

descriptors:

lo-fi, psychedelic, playful, surreal, humorous, male vocalist, quirky, sarcastic, warm, lethargic, dense, sentimental, hypnotic, melancholic, lonely, atmospheric, bittersweet, progressive, eclectic, melodic, nocturnal, sexual, mellow, summer