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Originally Posted by Glice
I think, in fairness, there wasn't much in the 80s that sounded like Fischerspooner or Ladytron. In much the same way as 60s rock n' roll doesn't sound anything like the Delta blues but is inspired by it.
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And most "psychedelic/progressive throwback" LPs of the last fifteen-twenty years don't really sound like the psych/prog LPs of the 60s and 70s. In many cases, the albums from the later bands are more solidly psychedelic, doing away with the obligatory blues numbers and overproduced string-section-laden filler tracks that plague many 60s LPs with one or two killer psych tracks on them. Same with progressive music; trimming the fat a bit, cutting down on some cheesy excesses.
I don't really dig on strict revivalism (perennial garage purists who never manage to measure up to the recordings of your idols, I'm looking in your direction and yawning), but a lot of bands taking cues from the past are attempting to rev it up a bit and use old tricks in combination with modern taste and perspective to make forward-thinking music with a sense of familiarity that comes from a passion for sounds of the past.
I also think there are plenty of new acts making music that sounds like now.