slowcore
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A subgenre of indie and alternative rock music, characterized by downbeat melodies, slower tempos and minimalist arrangements.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonym: sadcore"
- "“Slowcore” was just a silly label that never caught on, but Galaxie 500 represented one of about a dozen varieties of indie rock that existed at the time."
- "Slowcore is a sound best left to the sexless and anal. (No disrespect intended.) Someone worked out that music sounds great stripped right back and left to linger softly in the air."