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post-rock

British  

noun

  1. a type of music that often varies from traditional rock in terms of form and instrumentation

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to this type of music

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Glasgow post-rock band Mogwai, who are Celtic fans, feature on the green-and-white men's away shirt.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

But the U.K. branch of the polyglot style sometimes called post-rock included Bristol groups such as Movietone and Crescent, who mixed and matched dub rhythms, folk instrumentation, and electronics.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

Something is eerily wrong in the world of this indie-art-folk post-rock fusion debut from My New Band Believe.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2026

The quartet, which bills their music as “shoegazing with various genres such as post-rock, post-punk, and dreampop,” has been picking up steam since 2018.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 13, 2024

Riley’s work hearkens to Krautrock and what would be coming in post-rock.

From New York Times Mar. 6, 2024

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