History Main / MathRock

* Music/{[Faraquet}}

* UrExample: NoMeansNo are an obvious antecedant to the genre, but aren't usually considered part of it proper, and predate bands like Music/{{Slint}}, Crain, Dazzling Killmen and Bastro by a number of years.

* Music/NinetyDayMen

* UncommonTime: Very common, to the point of being considered a defining characteristic of the genre.

The genre started in several different places - Chicago had Bastro and Shellac (a SteveAlbini project), for example, while Pittsburgh sported Don Caballero, San Diego had Antioch Arrow and Drive Like Jehu, and Washington DC offered Shudder to Think and Jawbox. Other places had groups as well, such as Chapel Hill, North Carolina's Polvo and Louisville featured math rock/[[PostRock post-rock]] legends Slint, who released the classic album ''Spiderland'' in 1991. New York also sported math rock pioneers Chavez.

* PerishingAltRockVOice: Common in the genre, but not universal.

* Music/{{PrettyAndNice}], although it's more like math pop.

* Music/{[Autoclave}}

* Music/{{Slint}}

* Music/TheForCarnation

* HarshVocals: [[{{Instrumental}} When bands even have vocals at all]], it's not uncommon for them to alternate between screaming or shouting and PerishingAltRockVoice and [[SpokenWordInMusic spoken passages]].
* IndecipherableVocals: Common.
* {{Instrumental}}: Many bands have at least a few of these, and some (such as Don Caballero) are basically completely instrumental.

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* Music/90DayMen

* Music/{{Foals}}

* Antioch Arrow
* Bastro

* Black Moth Super Rainbow
* Chavez
* Don Caballero
* Drive Like Jehu
* Giraffes? Giraffes!
* June of 44
* Hella

* Knot Feeder
* Lite
* Polvo
* Rodan

* Shudder to Think

* Sweep the Leg Johnny
* Tera Melos
* The For Carnation
* Toasted Plastic
* Youthmovies

* Shellac

The genre is still alive today, with bands such as Hella, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Giraffes? Giraffes!, Lite, Knot Feeder, Sleeping People, June of 44, Rodan, The For Carnation, and [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters probably a million other bands]] offering new music.

* Jawbox

* {{Slint}}

The genre started in several different places - Chicago had Bastro and Shellac (a {{Steve Albini}} project), for example, while Pittsburgh sported Don Caballero, San Diego had Antioch Arrow and Drive Like Jehu, and Washington DC offered Shudder to Think and Jawbox. Other places had groups as well, such as Chapel Hill, North Carolina's Polvo and Louisville featured math rock/[[PostRock post-rock]] legends Slint, who released the classic album ''Spiderland'' in 1991. New York also sported math rock pioneers Chavez.

The genre is still alive today, with bands such as Hella, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Knot Feeder, Sleeping People, June of 44, Rodan, The For Carnation, and [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters probably a million other bands]] offering new music.

'''Math rock''' is a subgenre of [[AlternativeRock alternative rock]] that first materialized in the early 90s, characterized by [[UncommonTime unusual time signatures]], atypical rhythms (stopping and starting are common), angular melodies, and dissonance. The genre is influenced by [[ProgressiveRock prog rock]], [[HardcorePunk hardcore]], jazz, and experimental composers such as Steve Reich and John Cage. It usually only features guitar, bass, and drums, with vocals not being a priority.

The genre started in several different places - Chicago had Bastro and Shellac (a [[BigBlack Steve Albini]] project), for example, while Pittsburgh sported Don Caballero, San Diego had Antioch Arrow and Drive Like Jehu, and Washington DC offered Shudder to Think and Jawbox. Other places had groups as well, such as Chapel Hill, North Carolina's Polvo and Louisville featured math rock/[[PostRock post-rock]] legends Slint, who released the classic album ''Spiderland'' in 1991. New York also sported math rock pioneers Chavez.