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Slowcore prominently incorporates stylings and traits from indie rock and contemporary folk music. Indie rock is a broad subgenre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and encapsulates music released independently or through low-budget record labels that typically fails to appeal to mainstream audiences.
- 1990s, United States
- Sadcore
- Galaxie 500 – On Fire. (1989; Rough Trade) Boston trio Galaxie 500 weren’t necessarily the inventors of slowcore — if we’re to really trace back to the origins, that would be the Velvet Underground, particularly their third, self-titled album.
- Codeine – Frigid Stars. (1990; Sub Pop) While Galaxie 500 proved that rock music need not be loud, fast or climactic to be interesting, Codeine maintained a similar philosophy with regard to tempo, but nonetheless played loud and harsh when the song warranted it.
- American Music Club – Mercury. (1993; Warner Bros.) American Music Club went major label in a time when indie acts were getting signed left and right, though their sophisticated, dark and subtle brand of pop had next to nothing to do with the grunge and alt-rock explosion that got them there.
- Seam – Are You Driving Me Crazy? (1995; Touch and Go) Chapel Hill by-way-of Chicago band Seam titled their fourth and final record The Pace Is Glacial, so it seems the group was well aware of where they fit into slowcore’s evolution.
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Jan 31, 2019 · Later flirtations with dream pop in slowcore would stem more from the sonics of groups like Cocteau Twin and Slowdive, while the hyper-tinny, reverb-drenched style of Galaxie 500, which had started with their debut album in 1988, would also end with the band’s final masterpiece and swan song album This Is Our Music, released in 1990 just ...
Slowcore is a subgenre of indie rock that is characterized by its slow and melancholic sound. The music is often minimalistic, with sparse instrumentation and a focus on atmosphere and mood. The vocals are typically soft and introspective, and the lyrics often deal with themes of sadness, isolation, and introspection.
Slowcore is a sub-genre of alternative rock music defined by a uniformly slow tempo, minimalist arrangements and bleak, often depressive lyrical themes. Slowcore was an outgrowth of the late-80s indie scene. Its progenitors, including American Music Club and Galaxie 500, drew equal inspiratio… read more.
Bedhead was a slowcore band from Dallas, Texas active in the 1990s (1991-1998). Their first album, WhatFunLifeWas, is often cited on critics' lists as… Valium Aggelein
