New impressionism

[Merna]

New Impressionists are a generation of musicians reacting to their impressions of what [rock music] was when it was still the most viable genre (1950s-90s in all of its forms from [shoegaze] to noise to [rockabilly]). Some might incorrectly call this reaction [post-rock], but that would imply somehow being past or being over rock music. Though New Impressionism is different from traditional rock music, it is not about being past or over anything. Far from it, the unifying theme is a musical reflection on what New Impressionists perceive the reasons and influences of rock music to be, whether it be [concious] or sub-concious. Some may even go so far as to live their lives as rock musicians were supposed to have, and to emulate the song structures and instrumental tambres they dabbled in. However, New Impressionist music can actually be quite different or strange, as New Impressionism is about a reaction, not about directly copying - it is an impression of what rock music was, not a [snapshot] of its exact reality, though some artists do get literal in their reactions and interpretations.