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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Don't Tell My Parents
Album - 13 Tracks - Released May 23, 2025

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A Burial At Sea
Aiming for Enrike
Am Fost La Munte Și Mi-a Plăcut
Ambiente
An Honest Mistake
Andorra
Apebreeder
Arm's Length
Atticus Chimps
Audiotree
Berried Alive
Cara Calma
Cassels
Charlie Griffiths
Ciao Kennedy
Club Night
Cody・Lee(李)
Colossal John
Crime Caqui
Crowd Of Chairs
Dissocia
Dowsing Rod
Drongo
FOAM
Fallsheeps
Fire Antlers
FiveEight Fever
For My Epitaph
GING NANG BOYZ
Gaytheist
HATAMITSUNAMI
HEISA
In Theory
Jone Reena
KASHIWA Daisuke
KLÄMP
LOGuitarist
LONGMAN
Last Leaf Down
Lechuga
Mange Ferraille
Memória De Peixe
Orchards
Owls
PLATFORM
Palinopsia
Panzerballett
Paperfriend
Pet Symmetry
Pili Coït
Plini
RAY
Reserve de Marche
Ripship
Roses!Hands!
Ruins
Sairen
Sal Gallegos
Salem's Corydalis
Simon Jermyn
Skram
Skramz
Sleep State
Sokoninaru
Star 99
Sunda Arc
TOGENASHI TOGEARI
TRAUMA KIT
TRSH
Talk Heavy
Terraformer
The Otals
The Shiawase
The Traveling Theory
Total-Empty
Trunk Space
Uklao
Unrest
Unwed Sailor
Up is the Down is the
Voracious
Wildation
Wipes
Yellow The Sun
Yowie
Zu
akutagawa
downt
elizabeth whitington
ex. happyender girl
hey, nothing
kinoue64
mil ataris por segundo
mssv
rillrail
son of deni
the HIATUS
wracaj bo ciemno
yubiori
文雀
Mom Jeans.
Polyphia
Audiotree
TOGENASHI TOGEARI
MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS
hey, nothing
The Buttress
Arm's Length
Ichika Nito
Intervals
toe
Plini
Eidola
American Football
TRSH
Animals As Leaders
Sunny Day Real Estate
Ling tosite sigure
black midi
Delta Sleep
God Is An Astronaut
Ledetraad
Pet Symmetry
GING NANG BOYZ
Berried Alive
Slint
LONGMAN
Your Arms Are My Cocoon
tricot
Parannoul
Ikigai
Minus the Bear
Number Girl
Covet
Cody・Lee(李)
TTNG
I Hate Myself
Yannis
MONO
Moray Pringle
Fiesta Bizarra
Polvo
Silver Mt. Zion
SEAPOOL
It Looks Sad.
the HIATUS
Kurt Travis
Asian Glow
Austin TV
I Built the Sky
Analog Bow
Dikembe
HATAMITSUNAMI
Milledenials
Tortoise
Strawberry Girls
Omar Rodríguez-López
Elephant Gym
Dismemberment Plan
Sokoninaru
Oh Hiroshima
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
Chinese Football
jizue
Stage Kids
Yvette Young
Sithu Aye
the band apart
Coaltar Of The Deepers
A Great Big Pile of Leaves
Dream Sitch
Maybeshewill
Andrés
Feed Me Jack
Melt-Banana
standards
Properties of Nature
David Maxim Micic
The Appleseed Cast
Plastic Girl In Closet
The Promise Ring
And So I Watch You from Afar
Unwound818
Manuel Gardner Fernandes
Owane
Dejima
Estoy Bien
Do Make Say Think
Totorro
Bobbing
Catbamboo
Rolo Tomassi
Cardiacs
Pulses.
Collections Of Colonies Of Bees
mouse on the keys
For Tracy Hyde
Mooncake
SPOOL
Vitalism