A microgenre is a specialized genre consisting of a comparatively small number of stylistically similar artists. The microgenre of electronic music known as hyperpop emerged in the 2010s, with American musician Laura Les as an early exponent. Her combination of dense synthesizer arrangements and metallic percussion with vocals electronically shifted in pitch above her natural range exemplifies the hyperpop sound. More recently, British recording artist Charli XCX has contributed to that sound by incorporating pop melodies into it.
Which choice best describes the function of the underlined sentence?
Explanation
Context: The text defines a microgenre, then traces hyperpop to Laura Les, whose dense synthesizers, metallic percussion, and pitch-shifted vocals exemplify the sound. The task is to state the function of the underlined sentence about Charli XCX.
Answer: D) It identifies an artist who has contributed a new stylistic element to the hyperpop sound.
Why? Pop melodies are absent from the sound as Les defined it, so reporting that Charli XCX "has contributed to that sound by incorporating pop melodies into it" names both a later practitioner and the new ingredient she brought.
Traps:
- A) Saying the sound has been contributed to is the opposite of saying it has not changed.
- B) Nothing negative is said about Charli XCX, and she is credited with adding to Les's sound rather than imitating it.
- C) One contribution by one artist is reported; there is no praise and no account of evolution across the years.