According to their Wikipedia page, Squid are a Windmill scene band, which is a new one on me (because I am just too middle-aged, provincial and parochial, and not down enough with the kids, certainly not down enough to know about the "blend of experimental rock and post-punk, featuring erratic, spoken vocals" that grew out of Brixton's Windmill pub (apparently)).
So is it art rock? Maybe not. Math rock? Definitely not. When pushed, on a recent episode of the Adam Buxton podcast, the band settled for just "rock". I don't know about that either. I hear elements of The Blue Aeroplanes, occasional glimpses of Talking Heads, and lots of complexity. And I'm enjoying playing catch-up with their back catalogue.
At least ... I think I'm enjoying it. How about you?
You can learn more about the way the Squid swims at squidband.uk
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