The 90 Day Men

The 90 Day Men evolved into one of the more distinctive math rock bands of the new millennium, opening up the angular, dissonant complexity that was the genre's stock-in-trade to include elements of psychedelia, '70s prog rock, and new wave. Early on, their sound was more typical -- post-hardcore art-punk indebted to Slint and their various Louisville brethren (Rodan, June Of 44, etc.) as well as D.C.'s Dischord stable. As keyboards became an increasingly important part of their core sound, however, they shifted into a more accessible, jam-friendly style, wrapping prominent piano melodies in droning, reverb-heavy noise.

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