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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Album - 13 Tracks - Released January 16, 2026

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Alex Freiheit
Aliment
Anau-Mynau
Artificial Go
Bag People
Ballsy
Balzac
Bathtub Crocodiles
BillyFat
BlavkSaint
Car Culture
Charm School
Crooked Bangs
DEVO
Dari Bay
David Byrne
Dead Pioneers
Depresión Post-Mortem
Doggy Music
Eades
Eel Men
Fear. The Sparrow
Flesh Tape
Flight Attendant
Flowers For The Dead
Foreign Ward
Fratelli Banlieue
GIRLBAND!
GRÓA
Gang Of Four
Gina Birch
Gustaf
HARSHMELLOW
HERK
Hair & Treasure
IDLES
Infinity Broke
It's The Pigs
Jason Williamson
Jomi Massage
L.I.L
LA ÉLITE
LOBELO
Lambrini Girls
Le Chiffre Organ-Ization
Loins
Los Punsetes
Materazi Future Club
Mega Mongoliad
Mhaol
Milo Korbenski
Mope Grooves
Mourn
Nazareth Suedegod
Nomad Punk
Onyon
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Orchid
Pablo%8
Patti Smith
Plambata
Plattenbau
Preoccupations
Pylon'
S.Y.P.H.
SKORTS
SOAPBOX
SOFT PLAY
Scratch Acid
Sensor Ghost
Sex Scenes
Skull Cult
Snusgott
Street Eaters
Sushi Punk
Swell Maps
Talking Heads
The Escapism
The Fades
The Fall
The Flowers
The Garden
The Remote Controls
Three Low Bites
Trash Tongue
Tropical Fuck Storm
Velvet Sick
Viagra Boys
Vieze Meisje
Voqa Ni Delai Dokidoki
Vulture Feather
Water Machine
Wax Jaw
Wire
YUNYIPR
Young Knives
Your Dog Relax
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dEnk
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Talking Heads
Viagra Boys
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
IDLES
Patti Smith
David Byrne
The Garden
DEVO
SOFT PLAY
The Stooges
Wire
Gang Of Four
Crooked Bangs
Milo Korbenski
Los Punsetes
Television
The Fall
YUNYIPR
LA ÉLITE
Depresión Post-Mortem
Tropical Fuck Storm
TISM
The Blood Brothers
QUEEF JERKY
Preoccupations
Gustaf
Sloppy Jane
Jello Biafra
Mhaol
Lambrini Girls
Máklikőr
Snusgott
SOAPBOX
Geordie Greep
Swell Maps
Dead Pioneers
Jason Williamson
Mike Watt
Nomad Punk
Mega Mongoliad
DNA
Voqa Ni Delai Dokidoki
The Messthetics
Young Knives
Sid Vicious
Scratch Acid
Balzac
Uranium Club
Onyon
Il Quadro di Troisi
Flight Attendant
Skull Cult
C.C.T.V.
Erik Nervous
Skliros
The Guinea Pig Gurus
The Soap Girls
Warehouse
Artificial Go
Mourn
Car Culture
Dari Bay
dEnk
Materazi Future Club
SKORTS
The Hamster Helper
Flowers For The Dead
The Epoxies
Francobollo
Cold Beat
Gina Birch
Plattenbau
HARSHMELLOW
Flesh Tape
The Escapism
Fear. The Sparrow
The Unknown Cases
GIRLBAND!
Vulture Feather
Charm School
Maraudeur
Eel Men
Executive Slacks
Orchid
Pinch Points
Doggy Music
GRÓA
Geza X
Wax Jaw
Gregor Heat
Naked Roommate
Street Eaters
Sensor Ghost
Eades
Binoculers
Mope Grooves
Infinity Broke
Wild Disease
Jomi Massage
Eyes of Others