An Introduction to Math Rock
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Here’s an introduction to math rock! I’m giving my perspective of this crazy subgenre, a band/song that’ll help you get into it, and some must-know bands as well. From American Football with Never Meant, to Don Caballero, Tera Melos, Toe, Piglet, and Polvo: this is math rock.
@ErnestNightingale
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
These short snippets are pissing me off. Might as well play nothing if you are only going to play two seconds.
@refulgentsignals
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
It highly stimulates and soothes the inattentive adhd brain. Listen to Yowie, Horse Lords, and Dawn of Midi.
@madelineshaw6232
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
The guys with the strings sticking out all over the place are chon they are fantastic, however they aren’t mentioned I would recommend starting with the release of newborn sun and explore more if you are interested
@russcox3125
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
Hmm, I hate it. Not for me but I get why people like it. Amazing guitar players for real. I tried listening to a couple different math rock bands and although it's not for me…how the hell do they all find these mad men on guitar? Pretty much every guitarist I heard was a fucking gifted mofo. 😆
@chuushuumaru
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
when I first encountered math rock it really made me think. wtf is math rock? does it have math on it? is it like the calculus turned into music? 🤔🤔🤔
@SGtom83
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
Drive Like Jehu??
@theshadowking3198
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
1:50 nothing compared to third sanctuary
@coopdevillian77
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
i thought it was just fancier crack
@antvoord
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
personal recommendation: yall should give a listen to asian mathrock groups, especially japanese. those dudes know damn well what they doin, check out some groups like hyakkei, soha, toe and tricot
@ChávezTheAiry
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
I'm just gonna call it Emo Jazz from now on because that's precisely what it sounds like!
@civicstar982
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
This was really well done did we say chon? I love chon I think they were pictured a few times. 😅
@JayRedding12_12
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
Sounds like I'd hate it.
@brokenjax
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
Please don’t ever try to explain anything ever again. Trust me, I’m from Richmond
@Charstorms
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
Bruh I thought it was people singing about math equations lol
@soft.nd.golden
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
Surprised to not see Pinback mentioned
@cold4022
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
you guys know any bands that are similar to hella?
@MultiMaker_Studios
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
Not gonna lie, I thought Math Rock this whole time was like educational music. Like School House Rock, which is goated don't get me wrong, but Math Rock is not School House Rock
@kaanozk
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
What I noticed about polyphia(I know they are not like the others) the songs feel soulless. Math rock is like a shit ton of potential but chaotic robotic. There is no story , it's a journey without a destination
@Megaman54327
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
So it's like video game music sometimes? Like the dynamic ones
@GOBLlN
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
does phil collins have a math rock song?
@oBarbinha
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
"Emo Jazz" is so good, i'm gonna call Math Rock this for now on.
@jakefromstatefarm6036
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
Thought it was like "NINE TIMES THREE IS TWENTY SEVEN!!!🎸🎸🎸🎸"
@johnadamfaheyfahey2372
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
American Football is not math rock
@mariohs5087
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
The cabs 😢
@duffthimblespork
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
Kate Bush was a pioneer in unusual time signatures. At a time when most songs were written in common time, Bush did 9/11.
@JerryJohnson-b1q
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
love it at times i like old pink floyd so retro and raw I like drone tone octive 3rds wtc effects clean guitar with heavy pretty reverbs delays and mojo outer worldly sounds
@fr2ncm9
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
You left out And So I Watch You From Afar. Great Irish Math Rock band.
@abraxasjinx5207
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
I have been listening to Polvo since the mid 90s. The bass player's dad taught driver's ed at my highschool. I don't understand why so many people lump them in with math rock. They're basic 4-on-the-floor rock with Arabic riffs and odd tunings. I love them. They are not math rock.
@cami_yahki
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
Thanks for this explanation ❤
@joaotamar
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
Theres a Japanese band that has a lot of math rock songs . The name is Hitorie
@Pnschs
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
How is it not just another phase of prog rock?
@Merzui-kg8ds
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
You missed the pioneers of math rock, James Chance and the Contortions, 1977.
@chetsenior7253
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
Built To Spill isn’t really math rock, but they’re the best band on the planet.
@gordongoodfellow826
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
Hmm. I wonder what math reggae would be like.
@epiphoney
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
Just intonation tuning is the ultimate math rock, like Hansford Rowe – Steel Blue.
@Zębuś-x9l
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
Thanks
@thekraemer1757
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
Sonic Youth
@LukeMcGuireoides
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
My favorite math rock band – Don Caballero
@TeslaNick2
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
I love math bands. Don Cab are so good. Math sort of reminds me of fusion bands like Mahavishnu Orchestra.
Enemies were another excellent example.
@PeterGaard
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
I thought math rock was just the cool new name for prog rock. Maybe it’s just prog rock but not played by old guys.
@unnerstam8590
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 am
Man I love math rock.
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