Microgenre: Difference between revisions

A '''microgenre''' is a specialized or niche [[genre]].{{sfn|Stevens|O'Donnell|2020|pp=1–6}} The term has been used since at least the 1970s to describe highly specific subgenres of music, literature, film, and art.{{sfn|Stevens|O'Donnell|2020|p=6}} In music, examples include the myriad sub-subgenres of [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] and [[electronic music]].{{sfn|Stevens|O'Donnell|2020|pp=1, 6}} Some genres are sometimes retroactively created by record dealers and collectors as a way to increase the monetary value of certain records, with early examples including [[Northern soul]], [[freakbeat]], [[garage punk]], and [[sunshine pop]]. By the early 2010s, most microgenres were linked and defined through various outlets on the [[Internet]], usually as part of generating popularity and hype for a newly perceived trend.<ref name="Marcus2017"/> Examples of these include [[chillwave]], [[witch house (genre)|witch house]], [[seapunk]], [[shitgaze]], [[vaporwave]], and [[cloud rapvaporwave]].