Wonky pop

[1] "Wonky" is a British English word meaning unsteady, shaky, awry, or wrong.

The BBC reported that the term "wonky pop" was both coined by and is owned by Mika's manager,[2] while The Independent reported the term was coined by Peter Robinson, founder of the blog Popjustice.

[3] The BBC describes a UK wonky-pop club night as involving "cutting-edge pop, dance, hip hop and everything in between"; club organiser René Symonds states that "the iPod shuffle generation will not be limited to one genre and wants a return to authenticity after years of manufactured pop".

[4] The wonky pop website sets out a manifesto that states, "We want to show the world that pop is not a four letter word, and for every flaky reality TV winner there's a myriad of cool, credible and weird acts.

[3] Major influences cited for wonky pop acts include David Bowie, Kate Bush, Kylie Minogue, Prince and Madonna.

Alphabeat are a wonky pop band.
Kate Bush , pictured here in 1986, is cited as one of the major influences on wonky pop.