Post-rock is a subgenre of experimental rock that abandons the traditional verse-chorus structure. The style focuses on building atmospheres and sonic textures that intensify throughout generally long and progressive compositions, flirting with elements of minimalism, jazz, electronic music, krautrock, and ambient.
It is said that the term was coined in 1994 by critic Simon Reynolds in Mojo magazine to describe the sound of the English band Bark Psychosis. The genre gained strength in the alternative scene during the 1990s, with the album Spiderland (1991) by the American band Slint as one of its pioneering works. From there, fundamental references emerged such as Tortoise, Mogwai, Sigur Rós, Godspeed You! Black Empero, and Explosions in the Sky.
