post-rock en · NOUN
Etymology
From post- + rock. Coined by Simon Reynolds in issue 123 of The Wire (May 1994).
Meanings
- (uncountable) A genre of music which uses rock instrumentation for songs with gradually unfolding structures that depend more on ambience and timbre than melody.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| postrock | alternative | lexicographic | |
| post rock | alternative | lexicographic |