: rock music that incorporates elements of traditional or classical music
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The quartet, like many of its peers, attracted attention for its raucous shows at the Windmill in Brixton, as much informed by art-rock hooks and post-hardcore melody as Greep and Simpson’s time cutting their teeth in church bands around London.
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 12 Aug. 2024
Much like Clark herself, St. Vincent’s Grammy Award-winning output — which has run the gamut from twee indie to ass-kicking art-rock to conceptual electropop — is an arresting mix of the intellect and the id.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 17 June 2024
The American art-rock band Gastr del Sol was dining inside.
—Grayson Haver Currin, New York Times, 20 May 2024
In recent years, Fat Dog claimed their stake in London’s vibrant art-rock scene with gonzo shows fueled by visceral energy and, once upon a time, boasting canine masks and nun costumes.
—Ryan Leas, SPIN, 22 Apr. 2024
So how Mitski takes the show further into art-rock territory with her visual presentation bears a bit more consideration.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
The English bassist, born Christopher Allen, was a founding member of Tiger Lily, the group that became Ultravox in the late 1970s, and took its cues from the electronics-curious post-punk and art-rock of the era.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Concert review:Tool unleashes dystopian art-rock spectacle in Glendale on 'Fear Inoculum' tour
Reach the reporter at ed.masley@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-4495.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 5 Feb. 2024
The eight-track new set features more blends of knotty art-rock melodies, psychedelic instrumental flourishes, Krautrock grooves and alt-funk jams, and has already attracted some of the early year’s strongest critical notices, including a Best New Music designation in Pitchfork.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2024
Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 12 Aug. 2024
Much like Clark herself, St. Vincent’s Grammy Award-winning output — which has run the gamut from twee indie to ass-kicking art-rock to conceptual electropop — is an arresting mix of the intellect and the id.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 17 June 2024
The American art-rock band Gastr del Sol was dining inside.
—Grayson Haver Currin, New York Times, 20 May 2024
In recent years, Fat Dog claimed their stake in London’s vibrant art-rock scene with gonzo shows fueled by visceral energy and, once upon a time, boasting canine masks and nun costumes.
—Ryan Leas, SPIN, 22 Apr. 2024
So how Mitski takes the show further into art-rock territory with her visual presentation bears a bit more consideration.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
The English bassist, born Christopher Allen, was a founding member of Tiger Lily, the group that became Ultravox in the late 1970s, and took its cues from the electronics-curious post-punk and art-rock of the era.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Concert review:Tool unleashes dystopian art-rock spectacle in Glendale on 'Fear Inoculum' tour
Reach the reporter at ed.masley@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-4495.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 5 Feb. 2024
The eight-track new set features more blends of knotty art-rock melodies, psychedelic instrumental flourishes, Krautrock grooves and alt-funk jams, and has already attracted some of the early year’s strongest critical notices, including a Best New Music designation in Pitchfork.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2024
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“Art-rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/art-rock. Accessed 9 Sep. 2024.
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