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The styles seem to appeal to people like me, whose primary lane isn’t guitar-centric music but for whom the alt-rock triggers something nostalgic and poignant (the image of myself at the age of 2 joyously zooming around my family’s home to the Libertines).
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 9 July 2025
The American alt-rock trio—Dylan Minnette, Braeden Lemasters, and Cole Preston—discussed everything from their teenage misadventures to the early days of their band, revealing how a Kings of Leon cover sparked their journey.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 3 July 2025
For those who haven't heard their tunes, Fontaines combines the alt-rock sounds of acts like Inhaler, Wet Leg and The Strokes with the gentler depth of '80s bands like The Cure and The Smiths.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Sunday will also feature UK’s alt-rock darlings, bôa. Where is Austin Psych Fest happening?
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 9 July 2025
The American alt-rock trio—Dylan Minnette, Braeden Lemasters, and Cole Preston—discussed everything from their teenage misadventures to the early days of their band, revealing how a Kings of Leon cover sparked their journey.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 3 July 2025
For those who haven't heard their tunes, Fontaines combines the alt-rock sounds of acts like Inhaler, Wet Leg and The Strokes with the gentler depth of '80s bands like The Cure and The Smiths.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Sunday will also feature UK’s alt-rock darlings, bôa. Where is Austin Psych Fest happening?
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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“Alt-rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alt-rock. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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