I have no idea when I first heard about post-rock, or even heard it. But I feel like the band Tortoise was the obvious starting point for me. I’d always called them a jazz-rock band, but also knew that wasn’t quite right, so even if post-rock sounds a bit snooty, a bit academic, it was good to have a new handle to attach to a band that seemed to sit out…
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