Dance-punk

Dance-punk is a high-energy genre characterized by its fusion of post-punk's raw intensity and indie rock's eclecticism with the infectious, dancefloor-friendly beats of electronic music. Emerging in the early 2000s, dance-punk drew on the spirit of 1970s and 1980s punk and new wave, updating these influences with modern production techniques and a bold, playful attitude. The genre's defining sound features driving rhythms, prominent synthesizers, and often, yelping, emotive vocals. As a key part of the early 2000s indie dance revival, dance-punk played a significant role in shaping the decade's musical landscape, influencing a new wave of rock and electronic artists. With its irreverent blend of punk's rebelliousness and electronic music's euphoria, dance-punk created a unique sonic identity that continues to inspire and energize audiences.

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Perversion for Profit
Album - 9 Tracks - Released August 1, 2025

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Air Drawn Dagger
Akra
Al Doyle
Alexis Taylor
Art Brut
AussenBorder
Autogramm
Banana Gun
Beth Ditto
Big Fear
Bloc Party
Bobby Gillespie
Buč Kesidi
CHNDTR
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Creature Canyon
Cry Club
DZ Deathrays
Dagger Polyester
Dance Yourself Clean
Datarock
Decius
Department S
Diego Mapa
Digitalism
Duck Thieves
Electric Six
Elizabeth Lentz
Ennaria
Essential Logic
Formal Sppeedwear
Franz Ferdinand
Fuck Toute
Gina Birch
Hard-Fi
Haunted Horses
Her Leather Jacket
Horseface
Hot Leather
Hundred Plus Club
Hunny
JACKPAL
James Murphy
Justice
Kap Bambino
Kontradikshn
Krush Klubb
LCD Soundsystem
Landlady
Les Savy Fav
Lost Trends
Lynks
Man & The Echo
Markus Schukowski
Materazi Future Club
My Girlfriend
NOISY
Oingo Boingo
Peaches
Phillip Boa And The Voodooclub
Pixa
Portron Portron Lopez
Pylon'
Rogue Satellites
SACRED PAWS
Santangelo
Sea Fever
Selvajes
Sheepish
Sizzy Rocket
Sleigh Bells
The Animal Plastics
The Bloody Beetroots
The Chelsea Curve
The Dandy Warhols
The Ferocious Few
The Kickback
The Lottery Winners
The Raveonettes
The Subways
The Ting Tings
The Young Punx
Thumpasaurus
Tiga
Tomas Høffding
Toyah
Trademark
TrySail
Wall Of Voodoo
We Are Scientists
White Lies
Why So Low
Yannis
deBasement
Đ-Shock
МашаВольт
Сметана band
Two Door Cinema Club
Mindless Self Indulgence
Franz Ferdinand
Snow Strippers
Justice
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Peter Bjorn and John
LCD Soundsystem
Hunny
Bloc Party
Oingo Boingo
Le Tigre
The Dandy Warhols
White Lies
The Vines
The Ting Tings
Klaxons
The Kills
The Bravery
Tiga
The Knife
The Lottery Winners
Death From Above 1979
Peaches
Digitalism
The Bloody Beetroots
Electric Six
Sleigh Bells
The Subways
Trademark
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Gezebelle Gaburgably
Сметана band
Hard-Fi
The Raveonettes
The Black Ghosts
The Rapture
We Are Scientists
Hot Hot Heat
Simian
The Futureheads
Mystery Jets
Yannis
YACHT
Why So Low
TrySail
Cheese People
Wall Of Voodoo
The Virgins
The Von Bondies
!!!
Black Kids
Pixa
NOISY
Ennaria
Buč Kesidi
Dance Yourself Clean
Phillip Boa And The Voodooclub
Fischerspooner
GOOSE
Will Butler
DZ Deathrays
New Young Pony Club
Sizzy Rocket
Beth Ditto
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
Lynks
Holy Ghost!
Midnight Juggernauts
MSTRKRFT
Kap Bambino
CHAI
Thumpasaurus
The Animal Plastics
The Young Punx
The Juan Maclean
Tomas Høffding
Two Door
Les Savy Fav
Toyah
CHNDTR
Datarock
Akra
Dan Luke and the Raid
Pete Shelley
Her Leather Jacket
JACKPAL
The Kickback
MW
Art Brut
Bobby Gillespie
Creature Canyon
Peter Hook and The Light
Tom Vek
James Murphy
Icky Blossoms
Mr Foster
Zeke Manyika
Louis XIV
Air Drawn Dagger