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Over his now decade-and-a-half-long career, fans of the alt-pop auteur—real name Mike Hadreas—have only seen his work grow in scale and power, evolving from twinkling piano bedroom ballads to ambitious blasts of sonic splendor that careen through the gray areas between genre. Liam Hess, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2025 Nowell, who also records alt-pop under the band name Jakobs Castle, isn’t interested in modernizing Sublime’s sound. Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025 When alt-pop singer Holly Humberstone had Medium Build open for her last year, she was struck by Carpenter’s ability to connect with fans who likely didn’t know his music. Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025 Canadian alt-pop artist's debut matches sonic surrealism with defiantly vulnerable lyrics February 19, 2025 Is self-preservation futile? Gabrielle MacAfee, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for alt-pop

Word History

Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of alt-pop was in 1994

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“Alt-pop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alt-pop. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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