alternative rock
noun
: alternative music that blends elements of conventional rock with influences from other musical styles (such as punk rock, hard rock, hip-hop, or folk)
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The first real alternative rock band, in my opinion.
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Emlyn Travis Updated, EW.com, 30 July 2025
Thanks to a recent collaboration with alternative rock and R&B performer D4vd, Hyunjin earns his first chart win on his own in the United Kingdom.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
But the passing of time has, if anything, made the Oasis brand even stronger: British alternative rock groups just don’t write monumental anthems like these anymore.
—Mark Sutherland, Variety, 4 July 2025
In 11 tracks of surging, brazen alternative rock, DiRusso's relatable, but personal record captures the battle between give and take, control and surrender on her quest to resist living passively.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Emlyn Travis Updated, EW.com, 30 July 2025
Thanks to a recent collaboration with alternative rock and R&B performer D4vd, Hyunjin earns his first chart win on his own in the United Kingdom.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
But the passing of time has, if anything, made the Oasis brand even stronger: British alternative rock groups just don’t write monumental anthems like these anymore.
—Mark Sutherland, Variety, 4 July 2025
In 11 tracks of surging, brazen alternative rock, DiRusso's relatable, but personal record captures the battle between give and take, control and surrender on her quest to resist living passively.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for alternative rock
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“Alternative rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alternative%20rock. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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