Space rock is a type of music. It has long songs and uses instruments to create a dreamy, space-like sound. This music often includes echo-heavy guitars, simple drum beats, slow singing, electronic instruments, and lyrics about space and science fiction.
Post-rock is a type of experimental rock music that focuses on sounds, moods, and unusual ways of arranging songs instead of traditional rock methods. Artists in this genre often mix rock instruments and styles with electronic music and digital tools to explore different textures and sounds. When vocals are used, they are usually treated like another instrument, and many bands choose to create music without any singing.
Math rock is a type of alternative and indie rock that began with bands like King Crimson and Rush. It has features like unusual rhythm patterns, multiple melodies played at the same time, unusual time signatures, and complex chords. Math rock is considered a subgenre of experimental rock, sharing its focus on creative and unusual ideas and using a structure that doesn’t repeat parts as much as traditional songs.
Screamo, also called skramz, is a type of emo music that began in the early 1990s. It focuses on unusual sounds and changes in volume. Bands from San Diego, such as Heroin and Antioch Arrow, started the genre in the early 1990s.
Emo ( / ˈ iː m oʊ / EE -moh ) is a type of rock music that mixes elements of hardcore punk with songs that share personal feelings. It began in the mid-1980s in Washington, D.C., as a style called emotional hardcore or emocore. Bands like Rites of Spring and Embrace helped create this genre.
Grunge, also called the Seattle Sound, is a type of alternative rock music and culture that began in the mid-1980s in Washington state, especially in Seattle and Olympia, and nearby cities. Grunge mixes parts of punk rock and heavy metal. It uses loud, distorted electric guitar sounds from both genres, along with bass guitar, drums, and singing.
Indie rock is a type of rock music that began in the United Kingdom, United States, and New Zealand during the early to mid-1980s. The term originally described rock music released by independent record labels, but by the 1990s, it became more closely linked to the music created by the bands themselves. The sound of indie rock started with do-it-yourself (DIY) music from bands in the United Kingdom, such as Buzzcocks, Desperate Bicycles, and Television Personalities, and the Dunedin sound from New Zealand, including bands like the Chills, Tall Dwarfs, the Clean, and the Verlaines.
Alternative rock, also called alternative music, alt-rock, or simply alternative, is a type of rock music that started in the independent music scene of the 1970s. In the 1990s, alternative rock became popular in the United States with the grunge subgenre and in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the Britpop and shoegaze subgenres. During this time, many record companies were looking for new music because the rock, hard rock, and glam metal styles from the 1980s were no longer as popular.
Post-punk is a music style and time period that began in late 1977, after the punk rock movement. The term was first used by Jon Savage in an article for Sounds magazine in November 1977. There is no single, clear definition of post-punk.
Glam rock, also called glitter rock, is a type of rock music that began in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s. It was known for the hairstyles, makeup, and showy clothing worn by its musicians, including platform shoes and glitter. Glam artists used ideas from many different styles, such as bubblegum pop, 1950s rock and roll, cabaret, science fiction, and complex art rock.