List Of Math Rock Bands
Further Info: Something for me to look up as time allows. Do not expect a full article here.
Math rock is a subgenre of indie rock and post-hardcore that emphasizes progressive rock-inspired guitar riffs and unconventional harmonies and time signatures. While most math rock bands have lead vocalists, some math rock songs feature extended instrumental passages. In many ways, the math rock scene recalls elements of 1970s progressive rock, but without progressive rock’s high concept lyrics and with less regard for catchy hooks.
Characteristics of Math Rock
Several key characteristics unify most math rock bands:
Ambitious songwriting
Many math rock songs contain multiple parts and long instrumental passages. Such themes are reminiscent of 1970s progressive rock groups like King Crimson but with a more stark aural aesthetic.
Minimalist production
Math rock rarely features large orchestrations or overdubs. [ Citation Needed ] The principal instruments are guitar, bass, and drums, with one of the instrumentalists often doubling as a lead vocalist. Records feature minimal reverb and compression.
Extended instrumental passages
Math rock is known for its instrumental passages more than it is known for vocal melodies and lyrics. Slint's Spiderland, perhaps the most famous math rock album, is nearly entirely instrumental. Other math rock groups, like Don Caballero and Hella, do not have vocalists.
Mixed meter
Math rock partly gets its name from the odd time signatures that populate many of the genre's songs. While plenty of math rock songs never stray from 4/4 time, math rock songs frequently feature syncopation to keep listeners on their toes at all times.
Bands And Examples
Below, you will find the Math Rock list that I stole from the wikipedia page source. My list is better because I not only list the bands, I give some examples of their songs so that you can make the choice of listening to them or not. I'm such a great guy.
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- 31Knots
- 5th PROJEKT
- 65daysofstatic
- 90 Day Men
- 100 Onces
A
- Acidman
- Adebisi Shank
- Agent Fresco
- Ahleuchatistas
- Algernon Cadwallader
- Alpha Male Tea Party
- American Football (band)|American Football
- aMiniature
- And So I Watch You From Afar
- Arcane Roots
- Autoclave (band)|Autoclave
- Autolux
B
- Battles
- Bats
- Because of Ghosts
- Bellini
- Black Midi
- Black Pus
- Blakfish
- Blind Idiot God
- Botch
- Braid
- Breadwinner
- By the End of Tonight
C
- The Cancer Conspiracy
- Canvas Solaris
- The Cast of Cheers
- Chavez
- Cheer-Accident
- Chochukmo
- Chon
- Circus Lupus
- Colossal
- Colossamite
- Converge
- Yvette Young|Covet
- Crain
- Craw
- Crom-Tech
- The Crownhate Ruin
D
- Dads
- Damiera
- Dance Club Massacre[1]
- Dance Gavin Dance
- Daughters
- Dazzling Killmen
- Death and the Penguin (band)|Death and the Penguin
- Delta Sleep
- Dianogah
- The Dillinger Escape Plan
- The Dismemberment Plan
- Don Caballero
- Drive Like Jehu
- Dutch Uncles
E
- The Edmund Fitzgerald
- El Ten Eleven
- Elephant Gym
- Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)
- Enablers
- The End
- Enemies
- Everyoned
- Everything Everything
- Extra Life
F
- The Fall of Troy (band)|The Fall of Troy
- Fang Island
- Faraquet
- Fear Before
- Fiasco (band)|Fiasco
- Foals (band)|Foals
- The Forms (band)|The Forms
- ¡Forward, Russia!
- Foxing (band)|Foxing
- The Fucking Champs
G
- Gatsby's American Dream
- Gastr Del Sol
- Ghosts and Vodka
- Giraffes? Giraffes!
- El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez
H
- Hail the Sun
- Heavy Vegetable
- Hella (band)|Hella
- Zach Hill
- Hot Club de Paris
I
- Icarus the Owl
- If Lucy Fell (band)|If Lucy Fell
J
- Joan of Arc (band)|Joan of Arc
- Johnny Foreigner (band)|Johnny Foreigner
- June of 44
K
- Keelhaul (band)|Keelhaul
- Kimono (band)|kimono
- King Crimson
L
- Les Savy Fav
- Ling tosite Sigure
- Lite (band)|Lite
- Little Tybee
- Look Mexico
M
- Macseal
- Make Believe (band)|Make Believe
- Maps & Atlases
- Marmozets
- Marnie Stern
- The Mars Volta
- Maserati (band)|Maserati
- Maybeshewill
- Meet Me in St. Louis (band)|Meet Me In St Louis
- The Mercury Program
- A Minor Forest
- Minus the Bear
- My Disco
N
- Nekropsi
- Nomeansno
- The Number Twelve Looks Like You
O
- Oceansize
- Orthrelm
- Owls (band)|Owls
- OXES
- Origami Angel
P
- Pattern Is Movement
- Paul Newman (band)|Paul Newman
- Pele (American band)|Pele
- Piglet (band)|Piglet
- Pinback
- PVT (band)|PVT
- Polvo
- Protest the Hero
- Public Relations Exercise
- Polyphia
Q
- Q and Not U
R
- The Redneck Manifesto (band)|The Redneck Manifesto
- Regulator Watts
- Rhythm of Black Lines
- Roadside Monument
- Rodan (band)|Rodan
- Rolo Tomassi
S
- Shake Ray Turbine
- Sharks Keep Moving
- Shellac (band)|Shellac
- Shiner (band)|Shiner
- Shipping News
- Shorty (band)|Shorty
- Sleeping People
- Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
- Slint
- Snowing (band)|Snowing
- So Many Dynamos
- Speaking Canaries
- Steve Albini
- Storm & Stress
- Sweep the Leg Johnny
T
- Tabula Rasa (Pittsburgh band)|Tabula Rasa
- Tera Melos
- That Fucking Tank
- These Arms Are Snakes
- Thingy (band)|Thingy
- This Town Needs Guns|TTNG (This Town Needs Guns)
- Three Trapped Tigers
- Time of Orchids
- Tiny Moving Parts
- Toe (band)|Toe
- Tom's Story
- Tommy Alto
- Tricot (band)|Tricot
- Tubelord
- Turing Machine (band)|Turing Machine
U
- U.S. Maple
- Ui (band)|Ui
- Unwound
- Upsilon Acrux
- Uzeda
V
- Vessels (band)
- Viet Cong (band)
W
- We Are the Music Makers (band)
- We Be the Echo
- We Versus The Shark
Y
- Yona-Kit
- Yowie (band)
- Yourcodenameis:Milo
- Youthmovies
- Yukon (band)
Z
- Zazen Boys
- Zeus! (band)
- Zu (band)
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