The Association is a pop music band from California in the sunshine pop ...

As this apolitical music grew in popularity, dozens of groups began recording sunshine pop, with widely varying degrees of success.

In the early 1970s, the popularity of sunshine pop quickly started to wane.

As a result, a wide audience has been able to get acquainted with sunshine pop and many of its key acts.

In short, sunshine pop is most often characterized by a cheerful attitude, harmony singing, and sophisticated production.

However, the term actually has a broader use in practice: sunshine pop can sound relentlessly cheerful, but also more subdued or even sad.

Artists generally regarded as part of sunshine pop or associated with this music include:

As with classic sunshine pop, some of the songs of these newer acts are intended as lightweight fun.

The albums include sunshine pop and the groovy side of jazz in many odd time signatures.

It is now generally considered to be a classic of sunshine pop.