Editing Dream pop (section)

===1960s–1970s: Origins===
Author Nathan Wiseman-Trowse writes that the "approach to the sheer physicality of sound" integral to dream pop was "arguably pioneered in popular music by figures such as [[Phil Spector]] and ([[Beach Boys]] founder) [[Brian Wilson]]."<ref name="class"/> The Beach Boys recorded an early dream pop song, "[[All I Wanna Do (The Beach Boys song)|All I Wanna Do]]", for their 1970 album ''[[Sunflower (The Beach Boys album)|Sunflower]]''.<ref name="Allen21"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Deriso |first1=Nick |title=Top 10 Post-'Pet Sounds' Beach Boys Songs |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/post-pet-sounds-beach-boys-songs/ |website=[[Ultimate Classic Rock]] |date=May 16, 2021}}</ref><ref name="violet">{{cite web |title=Violet's 'tracks to listen to on tour' playlist, feat. Spinn, Kylie, Swim Deep and more |url=https://readdork.com/features/violets-tracks-to-listen-to-on-tour-playlist/ |website=Dork |date=May 16, 2019}}</ref> Critic Jim Allen, who cites the Beach Boys as the "godfathers" of the style, says that the song's unprecedented "cinematic dream sequence" production style marks the point "where the dream pop family tree starts to come into focus."<ref name="Allen21">{{cite web |last1=Allen |first1=Jim |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/beach-boys-godfathers-of-dream-pop/ |title=How The Beach Boys Became The Godfathers Of Dream Pop |website=UDiscover Music |access-date=July 30, 2022 |date=December 13, 2021}}</ref> However, the Beach Boys' impact on the genre was not widely acknowledged until after the 2000s.<ref name="Allen21"/> 

The 1960s work of [[the Byrds]] would influence the "swoony harmonies" of later British dream pop groups.<ref name="ReynoldsNYT" /> The music of [[the Velvet Underground]] in the 1960s and 1970s, which experimented with repetition, tone and texture over conventional song structure, was also an important touchstone in the genre's development.<ref name="class">{{cite book|last1=Wiseman-Trowse|first1=Nathan|title=Performing Class in British Popular Music|date=30 September 2008|publisher=Springer|pages=148–154|isbn=9780230594975|url=https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=egeMDAAAQBAJ&rdid=book-egeMDAAAQBAJ&rdot=1&source=gbs_vpt_read}}</ref> Their 1967 debut ''[[The Velvet Underground & Nico]]'' incorporated what music critic Marc Beamount terms "[[psychedelic music|psychedelic]] dream pop" in addition to a variety of other styles.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Beaumont |first1=Marc |title=The Velvet Underground's Loaded at 50 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-velvet-underground-s-loaded-at-50-how-being-ignored-birthed-a-classic-album-b1720985.html |website=The Independent |date=13 November 2020 |access-date=27 June 2021}}</ref> Elements of dream pop could also be found in Velvet Underground songs such as "[[Candy Says]]" (1969).<ref name=keymag>{{cite web |last1=Evans |first1=Nathan |title=Gateway to Dream Pop |url=https://www.keymag.co.uk/features/gateway-to-dream-pop |website=Keymag |access-date=3 August 2024}}</ref>

Music journalist John Bergstrom recognises [[George Harrison]]'s 1970 track "[[Let It Down]]" as a progenitor of the genre, while stating that its Spector-produced parent album ''[[All Things Must Pass]]'' influenced "many guitar-driven, echo-drenched bands have come around since, mixing powerful rave-ups with moody, reflective down-tempo numbers and a spiritual bent.<ref>{{cite web|first=John|last=Bergstrom|url=https://www.popmatters.com/135411-george-harrison-all-things-must-pass-2496093467.html |title=George Harrison: All Things Must Pass|work=[[PopMatters]]|date=14 January 2011|access-date=1 April 2012}}</ref>