: rock music that incorporates elements of traditional or classical music
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In 2024, his side project the Smile — with Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood and jazz drummer Tom Skinner — put out two dazzling albums of crinkly art-rock, Wall of Eyes and Cutouts.
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Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2025
Though never a commercial success, the LP made its way into the hands of oddball punks and art-rock weirdos in the Midwest, intriguing many with its aloof approach to merging rock, punk, new-wave, and experimental prog.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2025
Sleek dance-pop grooves but also classicist balladry, fey art-rock, and drag-amenable camp all play crucial but disparate parts.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
On the way: indie-folk songwriter Lissie (Sunday, May 18), Philly rockers Low Cut Connie (Tuesday, Sep. 30), and art-rock virtuoso Destroyer (Sunday, Oct. 19).
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
Her fragile integrity plays interestingly against the star casting of Lee Pace as the affected art-rock god leading Maestro’s character into an cosmic puzzle.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
The adventurous New York art-rock crew reunites for its first gigs since 2019.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2025
Though never a commercial success, the LP made its way into the hands of oddball punks and art-rock weirdos in the Midwest, intriguing many with its aloof approach to merging rock, punk, new-wave, and experimental prog.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2025
Sleek dance-pop grooves but also classicist balladry, fey art-rock, and drag-amenable camp all play crucial but disparate parts.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
On the way: indie-folk songwriter Lissie (Sunday, May 18), Philly rockers Low Cut Connie (Tuesday, Sep. 30), and art-rock virtuoso Destroyer (Sunday, Oct. 19).
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
Her fragile integrity plays interestingly against the star casting of Lee Pace as the affected art-rock god leading Maestro’s character into an cosmic puzzle.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
The adventurous New York art-rock crew reunites for its first gigs since 2019.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Art-rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/art-rock. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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