[1] It appropriated the effects associated with straight psychedelic music, applying their innovations to concise pop songs.
[1] The music was occasionally confined to the studio, but there existed more organic exceptions whose psychedelia was bright and melodic.
[12][verification needed] Psychedelic influences lasted a little longer in pop music, stretching into the early 1970s.
There were occasional mainstream acts that dabbled in the genre, including Prince's mid-1980s work and some of Lenny Kravitz's 1990s output, but it has mainly been the domain of alternative and indie rock bands.
[2] Animal Collective saw commercial success in the 2000s; their 2009 album Merriweather Post Pavilion featured a reverb-heavy psychedelic pop sound that exerted a wide influence on music of the subsequent decade.