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art rock

American  

noun

  1. a type of rock music, often with poetic lyrics, characterized by sophisticated harmonic, dynamic, and technical complexity based on forms derived from classical music and requiring performers of considerable training and skill.


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Hotly-tipped art rock band the Last Dinner Party and indie veterans the Courteeners are among other acts booked for the festival.

From BBC Nov. 21, 2023

In making their performance art rock, the four members of Pylon drew on what they had learned in art school about the ways that tensions between materials, mediums, and expectations could animate art.

From Slate Jul. 8, 2020

The jaggy, pent-up energy in Deerhoof’s caustic art rock owes a lot to Dieterich’s guitar playing.

From New York Times Oct. 24, 2019

Their music remains a perplexing brew of art rock and mellow schmaltz — as if Peter Gabriel’s and Phil Collins’s solo careers had collided into a single act.

From Washington Post Jun. 10, 2018

Nearly 40 years into their career, the best ever art rock band from Pacific Palisades issued one of its best records.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 15, 2017

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