: rock music that incorporates elements of traditional or classical music
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Much like Clark herself, St. Vincent’s Grammy Award-winning output — which has run the gamut from twee indie to ass-kicking art-rock to conceptual electropop — is an arresting mix of the intellect and the id.
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Joe Lynch, Billboard, 17 June 2024
The American art-rock band Gastr del Sol was dining inside.
—Grayson Haver Currin, New York Times, 20 May 2024
In recent years, Fat Dog claimed their stake in London’s vibrant art-rock scene with gonzo shows fueled by visceral energy and, once upon a time, boasting canine masks and nun costumes.
—Ryan Leas, SPIN, 22 Apr. 2024
So how Mitski takes the show further into art-rock territory with her visual presentation bears a bit more consideration.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
The English bassist, born Christopher Allen, was a founding member of Tiger Lily, the group that became Ultravox in the late 1970s, and took its cues from the electronics-curious post-punk and art-rock of the era.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Concert review:Tool unleashes dystopian art-rock spectacle in Glendale on 'Fear Inoculum' tour
Reach the reporter at ed.masley@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-4495.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 5 Feb. 2024
The eight-track new set features more blends of knotty art-rock melodies, psychedelic instrumental flourishes, Krautrock grooves and alt-funk jams, and has already attracted some of the early year’s strongest critical notices, including a Best New Music designation in Pitchfork.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2024
Everyone’s Crushed, Water From Your Eyes Nate Amos and Rachel Brown’s wry and disillusioned art-rock feels as indebted to meme accounts as to their historical forebears in Sonic Youth or Pavement.
—David Renshaw, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2023
Joe Lynch, Billboard, 17 June 2024
The American art-rock band Gastr del Sol was dining inside.
—Grayson Haver Currin, New York Times, 20 May 2024
In recent years, Fat Dog claimed their stake in London’s vibrant art-rock scene with gonzo shows fueled by visceral energy and, once upon a time, boasting canine masks and nun costumes.
—Ryan Leas, SPIN, 22 Apr. 2024
So how Mitski takes the show further into art-rock territory with her visual presentation bears a bit more consideration.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
The English bassist, born Christopher Allen, was a founding member of Tiger Lily, the group that became Ultravox in the late 1970s, and took its cues from the electronics-curious post-punk and art-rock of the era.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Concert review:Tool unleashes dystopian art-rock spectacle in Glendale on 'Fear Inoculum' tour
Reach the reporter at ed.masley@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-4495.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 5 Feb. 2024
The eight-track new set features more blends of knotty art-rock melodies, psychedelic instrumental flourishes, Krautrock grooves and alt-funk jams, and has already attracted some of the early year’s strongest critical notices, including a Best New Music designation in Pitchfork.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2024
Everyone’s Crushed, Water From Your Eyes Nate Amos and Rachel Brown’s wry and disillusioned art-rock feels as indebted to meme accounts as to their historical forebears in Sonic Youth or Pavement.
—David Renshaw, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2023
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“Art-rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/art-rock. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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