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Known for blending alt-pop and indie rock with diaristic, emotionally raw songwriting, sombr has quickly built momentum over the past year with a run of globally resonant releases. Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2026 Shake’s sound been described as a cross between rap, alt-pop and ambient. Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 1 Dec. 2025 Since signing to Matador, the band has sharpened its sound into a quirky, exhilarated alt-pop, too uncanny to be dance-punk and too lively to be slacker rock. Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025 Her Instagram announcement featured a set of photos of the alt-pop artist and her then-fiancé embracing, along with an image of a tea tray with an engagement ring on it — a hint as to how Daniel popped the question. Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for alt-pop

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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 4 Feb. 2026.

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