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The track, which will appear on Perfume Genius’ upcoming album, Glory, is a multi-faceted epic, filled with sudden tempo changes and atmospheric swings from tender folk ballad to resonant alt-rock glory.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
In the late ’80s, the Pixies put out two pivotal alt-rock LPs, Surfer Rosa and Doolittle, that set the template for grunge.
—Joe Kwaczala, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
The instrumentation stayed true to the alt-rock sound, with distorted guitars and driving drums keeping up the pace.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Feb. 2025
Two years passed, the alt-rock revolution was on the horizon, and slick pop hitmakers were falling out of fashion.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
In the late ’80s, the Pixies put out two pivotal alt-rock LPs, Surfer Rosa and Doolittle, that set the template for grunge.
—Joe Kwaczala, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
The instrumentation stayed true to the alt-rock sound, with distorted guitars and driving drums keeping up the pace.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Feb. 2025
Two years passed, the alt-rock revolution was on the horizon, and slick pop hitmakers were falling out of fashion.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for alt-rock
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“Alt-rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alt-rock. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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