Art Punk

Art punk is a genre characterized by its eclectic blend of avant-garde experimentation, new wave sensibilities, and punk's raw energy. Emerging in the late 1970s, art punk drew on the artistic and intellectual currents of the time, incorporating elements of art rock, post-punk, and new wave. Defining musical characteristics include complex rhythms, unconventional instrumentation, and poetic, often spoken-word vocals. The genre's heyday was in the early 1980s, with a cultural significance that lay in its challenge to traditional rock music's boundaries and its embracing of artistic expression and intellectual curiosity. Art punk's relationship to other genres is marked by its fusion of punk's rebellious spirit with the experimentation of art rock and the avant-garde. Notable elements that set it apart include its use of dissonance, atonality, and unconventional song structures, creating a unique sound that is both challenging and captivating.

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AINT NUN
Single - Released June 8, 2025

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Art Brut
BADPOSTURE
Bad Bad Mary
Bag People
Ballsy
Balzac
BillyFat
Charm School
Crooked Bangs
DEVO
David Byrne
Dboy
Dead Pioneers
Depresión Post-Mortem
Doggy Music
Eades
Elias Rønnenfelt
Eyes of Others
Fear. The Sparrow
Flasher
Flesh Tape
Flight Attendant
Flowers For The Dead
Foreign Ward
Fratelli Banlieue
GIRLBAND!
GRÓA
Gang Of Four
Geordie Greep
Gustaf
HARSHMELLOW
HERK
Hair & Treasure
I Punch Werewolf
Il Quadro di Troisi
Infinity Broke
It's The Pigs
Jason Williamson
Jello
Jello Biafra
Jim Radical
Jomi Massage
L.I.L
LA ÉLITE
LOBELO
Lambrini Girls
Le Chiffre Organ-Ization
Loins
Los Punsetes
Materazi Future Club
Mega Mongoliad
Mike Watt
Mope Grooves
Mourn
Máklikőr
Naked Roommate
Navigators Groningen
Nazareth Suedegod
Nomad Punk
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Orchid
Pablo%8
Patois Counselors
Plambata
Pylon'
QUEEF JERKY
Ringmuskel Riddarna
S.Y.P.H.
SOAPBOX
Scratch Acid
Sensor Ghost
Sex Scenes
Skliros
Slagatha Christie
Sloppy Jane
Smash-O
Snusgott
Street Eaters
Sushi Punk
TISM
Talking Heads
Television
The Damned
The Fades
The Fall
The Flowers
The Garden
The Messthetics
Three Low Bites
Trash Tongue
Tropical Fuck Storm
Velvet Sick
Wake Island
Wombo Combo
YHWH Nailgun
YUNYIPR
Young Knives
Your Dog Relax
dEnk
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Talking Heads
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
DEVO
The Garden
David Byrne
The Damned
Crooked Bangs
Wire
Gang Of Four
Los Punsetes
The Fall
Television
YUNYIPR
LA ÉLITE
Elias Rønnenfelt
Tropical Fuck Storm
TISM
QUEEF JERKY
Nomad Punk
Gustaf
Sloppy Jane
Depresión Post-Mortem
Jello Biafra
Mhaol
Lambrini Girls
Máklikőr
Snusgott
Geordie Greep
Dead Pioneers
Jason Williamson
Art Brut
Mike Watt
Mega Mongoliad
DNA
Voqa Ni Delai Dokidoki
The Messthetics
Young Knives
SOAPBOX
Scratch Acid
Balzac
Uranium Club
YHWH Nailgun
Il Quadro di Troisi
Flight Attendant
Skull Cult
C.C.T.V.
Erik Nervous
Skliros
The Guinea Pig Gurus
The Soap Girls
Warehouse
Mourn
dEnk
Materazi Future Club
The Hamster Helper
Flowers For The Dead
The Epoxies
Francobollo
Cold Beat
HARSHMELLOW
Flesh Tape
Fear. The Sparrow
Dari Bay
The Unknown Cases
GIRLBAND!
Charm School
Maraudeur
Executive Slacks
Orchid
Pinch Points
Doggy Music
GRÓA
Geza X
Jomi Massage
Gregor Heat
Naked Roommate
Street Eaters
Sensor Ghost
Eades
Binoculers
Mope Grooves
Infinity Broke
Wild Disease
Eyes of Others
Lessijs
The Bet
The Employees
Patti
S.Y.P.H.
The Fades
BADPOSTURE
Jim Radical
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Dawn Of Humans
BillyFat
Ballsy
Ollie Olsen
Prince Beastly
Loins
Chas Bronz