question: Which band describes themselves as a "minimalist rock trio", Sunrise Avenue or Shellac?
answer: Shellac
context: Title: Hollywood Hills (song)
  Passage: "Hollywood Hills" is a song recorded by Finnish rock band Sunrise Avenue for their third studio album, "Out of Style" (2011).  It was written by the lead vocalist of the band, Samu Haber, while the production was done by Finish producer and musician Jukka Immonen.  It was released as the lead single from the album on 25 February 2011; the song was made available for Digital download via Amazon.  "Hollywood Hills" it's a emo-pop song, which according to Jon O'Brien of AllMusic helps to the band to sound tighter than ever did.  Following its release it charted in several European countries.  It was more successful in Finland where it reached number two.  It also reached number three in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
  Title: The Curtain Hits the Cast
  Passage: The Curtain Hits the Cast was the third full-length album of Duluth, Minnesota minimalist rock band Low, released in 1996.  It was recorded at Jon & Stu's, in Seattle.  The cover photo shows almost the entirety of Mimi Parker's minimalist drum kit.
  Title: Fairytale Gone Bad
  Passage: "Fairytale Gone Bad" is a song by rock quintet Sunrise Avenue, which reached number one in several countries, and as a result, is one of the band's best-known songs.
  Title: Shellac (band)
  Passage: Shellac is an American post-hardcore band from Chicago, Illinois, composed of Steve Albini (guitar and vocals), Bob Weston (bass guitar and vocals) and Todd Trainer (drums and vocals) and formed in 1992.  Their music genre has been classified as post-hardcore but they describe themselves as a "minimalist rock trio."
  Title: Sunrise Avenue discography
  Passage: The following is the discography of Sunrise Avenue, a Finnish rock band originally formed in 1992 as "Sunrise".  The band changed its name to "Sunrise Avenue" in 2001.
  Title: Bottomless Pit (band)
  Passage: Bottomless Pit is an indie rock band from Chicago.  Guitarist Andy Cohen and baritone guitarist Tim Midyett, both formerly of Silkworm, formed the band with drummer Chris Manfrin of Seam and bassist Brian Orchard of .22 in 2005.  Since inception the group has issued three critically acclaimed records and toured in the United States and Canada.  The band also played one show in Paris to open the Villette Sonique Festival in June 2008 at the invitation of fellow Chicago-based rock trio Shellac.
  Title: Sunrise Avenue
  Passage: Sunrise Avenue is a Finnish rock band originally formed in 2002 in Helsinki, Finland.  In the early days the band was called Sunrise and the name was changed to Sunrise Avenue in 2001.  Sunrise Avenue was known for their catchy melodic and modern songs and energetic live performances.  Their style varied from rock and pop-rock to rock ballads.  The band sold more than 2,000,000 albums and 2,000,000 singles and played several tours and more than a thousand shows in twenty European countries and Japan.  Sunrise Avenue's best known songs are "Hollywood Hills" (2011), "Fairytale Gone Bad" (2006), "Forever Yours" (2007), "The Whole Story" (2009), "Heal Me" (2007) and "Welcome To My Life" (2009).  The band released four studio albums, two live albums, three live DVDs, a best-of album and 18 singles.
  Title: On the Way to Wonderland
  Passage: On the Way to Wonderland is the debut album by the Finnish rock band Sunrise Avenue.
  Title: Popgasm
  Passage: Popgasm is the second album by the Finnish rock band Sunrise Avenue.
  Title: Victoria Village
  Passage: Victoria Village, sometimes referred to as Sloane (after the main street within the area), is a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada bounded on the west by the Don Valley, on the north by Lawrence Avenue East, on the east by Victoria Park Avenue, and on the south by Eglinton Avenue East, although there is a small area south of Eglinton to Sunrise Avenue that is sometimes included.  It is located in the southeast of the North York district.  Its population is diverse in ancestral backgrounds with a larger proportion of South Americans than most of the city.
citations: Sunrise Avenue Shellac (band)