Chamber Pop

A style of pop or rock music characterized by an emphasis on melody and texture, the intricate use of strings, horns, piano, and vocal harmonies, and other components drawn from orchestral and lounge pop. In the mid-1990s, chamber pop developed as a subgenre of indie rock or indie pop, in which musicians opposed the distorted guitars, lo-fi aesthetic, and simple arrangements common to the alternative groups. The genre carries on the spirit of baroque pop. 1966–1990s.