Math Rock

Math rock is a genre characterized by complex, intricate rhythms, often incorporating polyrhythms and unconventional time signatures, and featuring extended instrumental passages. Emerging in the late 1980s and 1990s, primarily in the US and Japan, math rock drew from post-punk, indie rock, and progressive rock traditions. The genre's heyday in the 1990s and early 2000s saw a surge in popularity, with bands pushing the boundaries of technical musicianship and creative experimentation. Math rock's cultural significance lies in its blend of intellectualism and emotional intensity, appealing to fans seeking a more challenging and immersive listening experience. Distinct from similar styles like prog rock and indie rock, math rock's unique blend of complexity and melody has influenced a wide range of genres, from post-rock to emo and beyond, cementing its status as a innovative and enduring force in underground music.

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The Mustache Stays (LP retail version)
Album - 11 Tracks - Released February 21, 2025

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A Burial At Sea
A.M. Overcast
Aiming for Enrike
Amateurish
Ambiente
American Football
Analog Bow
And So I Watch You from Afar
And so On
Apebreeder
Ask My Bull
Aspasia
Atticus Chimps
Austin TV
Baikonur
Bangladeafy
Big'n
Billy Mahonie
Bobbing
Brontide
Cat Soup
Cats and Cats and Cats
Cola de Zorro
Colour
Cucs de Llum
DGD
DRØNSOND
Dejima
Delta Sleep
Drill for Absentee
Drongo
Emma Harner
Fata
Fifth Period Science Class
Flax Frets
Freak Motel
Gaytheist
Gentleman Surfer
Geordie Greep
Glad for Today
HATAMITSUNAMI
Humble Braggers
Humdrum
Hyper Tensions
I Love Your Lifestyle
If I May
Ikigai
Iliad
Kerosene 454
Kittyhawk
Ledetraad
Looming
Manuel Gardner Fernandes
Market
Maru Martinez
McWeakerton
Melt-Banana
Motherhood
Mylets
Numan
Odd
Oh Hiroshima
Orchid
Palinopsia
Plini
RODAN
Rolo Tomassi
Sairen
Septa
Shiner
Silly Function
Skramz
Slint
Soup
The Fierce & the Dead
The Martial Arts
The Mind is a Terrible Thing
The Polar Dream
The Super Smart Trio
The Volta
Their Dogs Were Astronauts
Trico
Unwound818
Vann's Nebula
Victoria
Vojdi
Wildation
Wohl
Yvette Young
Zeus
Zs
emotionally spoonfed
jizue
mouse on the keys
piglet
toe
tortuganónima
tricot
トゲナシトゲアリ
Polyphia
トゲナシトゲアリ
The Buttress
toe
American Football
Plini
Animals As Leaders
Intervals
Delta Sleep
black midi
Ledetraad
Slint
tricot
Ikigai
Minus the Bear
Covet
Moray Pringle
Elephant Gym
I Built the Sky
Polvo
Kurt Travis
Austin TV
Dismemberment Plan
Analog Bow
Strawberry Girls
TTNG
HATAMITSUNAMI
Yvette Young
jizue
Oh Hiroshima
Stage Kids
Chinese Football
Dream Sitch
Feed Me Jack
Melt-Banana
And So I Watch You from Afar
standards
Maybeshewill
Dejima
Owane
Manuel Gardner Fernandes
Unwound818
Sithu Aye
Catbamboo
Rolo Tomassi
Totorro
Bobbing
mouse on the keys
Vitalism
Hella
Floral
Geordie Greep
Via Luna
Suis La Lune
LITE
Victoria
Their Dogs Were Astronauts
Maps & Atlases
Atticus Chimps
Don Caballero
Small Leaks Sink Ships
Adult Jazz
feline empire
Hikes
Emma Harner
Seam
a picture of her
The Helix Nebula
Tera Melos
shade of sienna
Squirrel Bait
Giraffes? Giraffes!
Clever Girl
You Slut!
Forests
3nd
Monobody
Drive Like Jehu
Rafa Rodriguez
Enemies
Khaki Cuffs
Faraquet
The Slip
RODAN
Koro Ilustrado
The Physics House Band
Yellow The Sun
tsosis
Three Trapped Tigers
Rodan
Tangled Hair
LYRRE
Trico
Invalids
Shiner
Sunda Arc
These Arms Are Snakes
Mock Orange
tortuganónima
Mark D. Pencil