post-rock

British  

noun

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

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adjective

1. of or relating to this type of music

Example Sentences

At the time, the catch-all term “post-rock,” which has been used to describe a wide range of styles from acts on both sides of the Atlantic, seemed the most efficient way to convey its sound.

From The Wall Street Journal

Key also produced a post-rock electronic-heavy project called Jedha with Mendez, and the pair also does a lot of TV and film scoring work.

From Los Angeles Times

Its brainy combination of jazz, classical, post-rock and dreamy synths could easily scare the most conservative faction of Latin Grammy voters — and that would be a grave mistake.

From Los Angeles Times

His two originals, “Cleopatra” and especially “Lucy & Dixie,” have the all-caps emotionalism of the local post-rock veterans Explosions in the Sky.

From New York Times

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