“There should be a word for the musical subculture of bands influenced by Stereolab,” a friend mentioned offhand last year. He’s not wrong. “Labphonica?” In the 36 years since Stereolab, or “The Groop” played their first show, dozens of artists have drawn from the band’s immediately identifiable combination of krautrock, lounge music and vintage electronica. Stereolab still sound recognisably indebted to Neu!, The United States of America and As…
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