Crank Wave

Crank wave is a genre characterized by its frenetic energy, driving rhythms, and often dissonant instrumentation. Emerging in the 2010s, it draws from post-punk, garage rock, and art rock traditions, with a strong emphasis on lyrical intensity and poetic storytelling. The genre's sound is marked by thunderous drumming, distorted guitars, and raw, emotive vocals that veer from spoken word to screamed crescendos. Crank wave's cultural significance lies in its rejection of mainstream polish, embracing instead a DIY ethos and a sense of urgency that speaks to the anxieties of a post-millennial generation. With its raw, avant-garde edge, crank wave sets itself apart from more polished indie rock styles, forging a unique sonic identity that's both chaotic and cathartic.

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Hard Times Furious Dancing
Album - 9 Tracks - Released March 28, 2025

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Algiers
BAMBARA
BODEGA
Beak>
Beige Banquet
Bingo Fury
Bob Vylan
Brodka
Chubby and the Gang
Cola
Courting
Crows
DEADLETTER
DITZ
Deeper
Divorce
Do Nothing
Drahla
Eades
Egyptian Blue
Enola Gay
Ethan P. Flynn
FEET
Famous
Fat Dog
Fat White Family
Flat Worms
Folly Group
Fontaines D.C.
Geese
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Grian Chatten
Gustaf
Hallan
Heartworms
Heavy Lungs
Home Counties
Honeyglaze
Horsegirl
Humour
IDLES
JOHN (TIMESTWO)
Jerskin Fendrix
Jockstrap
Katy J Pearson
L'objectif
LICE
Lewsberg
Lime Garden
Low Hummer
Man/Woman/Chainsaw
Mandy, Indiana
Maruja
Meryl Streek
Metz
Mhaol
Model/Actriz
O.
Omni
Opus Kink
PVA
Personal Trainer
Pip Blom
Pom Poko
Porridge Radio
Protomartyr
SPRINTS
Saloon Dion
Silverbacks
Sleaford Mods
Snapped Ankles
Sorry
Sports Team
Squid
Stuck
THE GOA EXPRESS
Talk Show
Tapir!
Thank
The Blinders
The Bug Club
The Clockworks
The Drin
The Murder Capital
Treeboy & Arc
Tropical Fuck Storm
Ugly (UK)
Unschooling
W. H. Lung
WOOZE
Walt Disco
Warmduscher
Wet Leg
Wombo
Working Men's Club
Wu-Lu
YOWL
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Fontaines D.C.
IDLES
Wet Leg
Brodka
Viagra Boys
Black Country, New Road
Grian Chatten
Parquet Courts
Sleaford Mods
Warmduscher
Yard Act
Fat Dog
Wombo
Bob Vylan
Geese
bar italia
Kae Tempest
BODEGA
DEADLETTER
Jockstrap
Protomartyr
Fat White Family
Squid
SPRINTS
shame
Sorry
Pip Blom
Honeyglaze
Deeper
Dry Cleaning
Sports Team
Jerskin Fendrix
Porridge Radio
Beak>
Billy Nomates
The Murder Capital
Metz
Cola
Lime Garden
Katy J Pearson
Maruja
Goat Girl
Do Nothing
The Bug Club
Tropical Fuck Storm
Folly Group
Model/Actriz
Pom Poko
Gustaf
Tapir!
Stuck
HMLTD
Courting
Omni
Ugly (UK)
Wu-Lu
Gilla Band
Iceage
Horsegirl
Egyptian Blue
DITZ
Flat Worms
The Clockworks
W. H. Lung
THE GOA EXPRESS
Divorce
JOHN (TIMESTWO)
The Blinders
Snapped Ankles
Chubby and the Gang
Panic Shack
WOOZE
Personal Trainer
Lewsberg
The Orielles
FEET
BAMBARA
Drahla
Mandy, Indiana
Heavy Lungs
Man/Woman/Chainsaw
Ethan P. Flynn
Enola Gay
Opus Kink
Heartworms
PVA
Algiers
Working Men's Club
O.
Crows
Italia 90
deep tan
Beige Banquet
Walt Disco
The Cool Greenhouse
Silverbacks
Meryl Streek
Home Counties
Mhaol
Public Body