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 Master of Natural Disaster
Single - Released November 6, 2026

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...and Upstairs, Nurses
A Burial At Sea
AMUSEMENT LAGER
American Football
Ando San
Angine de Poitrine
Anthony Fremont’s Garden Solutions
Asian Glow
Audiotree
Austin TV
Back Talk
Beeswax
Cara Calma
Chris Brokaw
Colin Keenan
Crash Of Rhinos
DALLJUB STEP CLUB
Dance Gavin Dance
Don Caballero
Dumb Waiter
Eidola
El Ten Eleven
Elephant Gym
Emma Harner
Enamore
Fellow Mortals
For Example John
Forty Seven Teeth
Free Throw
GDJYB 雞蛋蒸肉餅
God Is An Astronaut
Good Tiger
HOLOSOIL
Haiki
Hail The Sun
Hiding Places
Horse Lords
Hurtmold
If These Trees Could Talk
Irrevocable
It Looks Sad.
James Whetzel
Jejune
Jordan Adetunji
Joyce Manor
KASHIWA Daisuke
KLÄMP
Lakes
Lightning Bolt
Lilac Kings
Love Rarely
MONO
Marmozets
Mary Sue
Melt-Banana
Mogwai
Moray Pringle
Much
Oh Hiroshima
Oso Oso
Outrun The Sunlight
Owane
Palette Knife
Peaer
Plini
Polyphia
Prince Daddy & the Hyena
RAY
Reckoner
Riley!
Simon Jermyn
So So Modern
Sokoninaru
Spite House
Sweet Pill
Talk Heavy
The Otals
Tigers Jaw
Tortoise
Turning Jane
Unwed Sailor
Unwound818
Vann's Nebula
Varra
Vermona Kids
Vojdi
Vs Self
Waxed
Yannis
Zu
as a sketch pad
bunii
hey, nothing
hubris.
jizue
nego
paranoid void
yeti let you notice
Österreich
даша онзероад
Mom Jeans.
Dance Gavin Dance
Modern Baseball
bunii
Jordan Adetunji
Polyphia
Angine de Poitrine
結束バンド
Audiotree
Hail The Sun
MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS
Tigers Jaw
Joyce Manor
Girlfriends
Free Throw
The Buttress
hey, nothing
toe
Mogwai
Sweet Pill
Ichika Nito
Thursday
American Football
Unprocessed
Animals As Leaders
TRSH
Sunny Day Real Estate
black midi
Plini
Intervals
Ando San
Delta Sleep
Vs Self
Ling tosite sigure
First Day Back
Ledetraad
Pet Symmetry
GING NANG BOYZ
Eidola
God Is An Astronaut
Ben Quad
Prince Daddy & the Hyena
Berried Alive
LONGMAN
tricot
The Hotelier
Slint
Your Arms Are My Cocoon
Minus the Bear
Parannoul
The Sound Of Animals Fighting
Ikigai
Austin TV
Number Girl
Österreich
Cody・Lee(李)
If These Trees Could Talk
Cap'n Jazz
Marmozets
Good Tiger
Tortoise
Covet
Yannis
Oso Oso
TTNG
Moray Pringle
Jejune
El Ten Eleven
東京酒吐座(Tokyo Shoegazer)
Varra
Fiesta Bizarra
the HIATUS
Emma Harner
It Looks Sad.
Polvo
Owane
Love Rarely
SEAPOOL
Asian Glow
I Built the Sky
Silver Mt. Zion
Kurt Travis
Omar Rodríguez-López
I Met a Yeti
Strawberry Girls
Riley!
Dikembe
HATAMITSUNAMI
Archers Of Loaf
The Early November
Milledenials
Dismemberment Plan
Sokoninaru
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
Oh Hiroshima
jizue
Chinese Football
MONO
Yvette Young
A Great Big Pile of Leaves