Definition of "post-rock" [post-rock]

• A genre of music which uses rock instrumentation for "non-rock" purposes, often producing songs which are akin to rock music, yet still very different. (noun)

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• "I suppose this is why they're often characterized as "post-rock," a term that implies the cosmos."
• "Lead singer John Thornley, who founded the band with guitarist brother Paul, has a post-rock voice that buoys the disc's heavier songs but also adds to its air of dislocation."
• "Somewhere between the two there's Battles, specialising in an oddly glam take on post-rock."