The Workhouse

The Workhouse

The Workhouse is an instrumental rock group from Oxford, United Kingdom. Mark Baker is the only named member.

The group works with influences from early Factory Records artists, post-punk and 1990s shoegaze. Its sound is described as combining twinkling textures with pop sensibility and effects-driven detail.

The Workhouse is associated with post-rock and experimental rock, and the band’s sound also draws on ambient and shoegaze elements. The music is compared with acts such as Joy Division, Sigur Rós, The Chameleons, Ride, Interpol and Godspeed You! Black Emperor.