New Impressionism

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 it's 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.

The Black Lips, showcasing New Impressionism, emulate the recording style and song structure of garage rock and the antics of punk heroes of the past.

by Sound is Sonic February 17, 2010

First Impressionist

The type of person who absolutely excels at first impressions, but is usually actually a bit of a twat beneath this thinly construed surface. He or she will greatly impress people and gravitate attention on first meetings, as onlooking witnesses who know them better suppress the deep annoyance this causes.

- Oh my, look how Nathan is just raking in all the attention from those girls.
- It makes my blood boil. How can they not see he is such a raging twat.
- Well, he exudes all that confidence and genuinely believes his own bullshit.
- Yeah he's definitely a First Impressionist, big time.

by marcalite July 16, 2016

JLS Impression

Performing a "JLS Impression" generally involves courting, flirting, admiring etc. young girls, but not so young that it becomes creepy and illegal.

This is derived from the fact that the British "band" JLS's audience tends to consist of 15/16 year old girls. Hence, if a guy more than 2 years the said-girl's senior makes a move, he is doing a JLS impression.

"Dude, did you see Carl's new girlfriend?" "No, I haven't met her yet" "Mate, she's 16!" "So?" "Carl's 18, he's doing his JLS Impression again!"

Professor Green: "I might even cover my naked body in sticky tape and run through All-Saints and come out doin' my JLS impression!"

by TKGrimm345 December 31, 2011

First impressions

Breasts.

She's not got the right skill set and her CV is a bit thin, but I'm giving her the job based on the great first impressions

by Sophie Wit-Tank February 5, 2010

facebook impression

The internet's comeback to first impressions, the 'facebook impression' is the opinion of yourself created by your facebook page, through groups, quotations, political views, etc. It has become increasingly relevant in an age where people creep online before meeting others in real life. MAKE A GOOD ONE!

Bill's in a pro-hunting group and his political views say "Fuck Fags"... I don't know if like him after that facebook impression.

by Fredrickss January 18, 2010

impression farmer

A person who farms impressions on social media. They usually just post for likes. This is to make them bigger than they actually are.

Malachi is such an impression farmer, all he does is tweet for likes.

by LargeYak March 24, 2021

zeroth impression

The impression that you get from someone before you actually meet them, including impressions made by clothes, style, and rumors.

Bob: From what she was wearing and what I heard about her, the zeroth impression I got was that she was a slut. But when I met her she seemed really nice.

by darkshaddow42 June 11, 2010