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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Keep Running (David Bay Remix)
Single - Released December 5, 2025

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Air Drawn Dagger
Akra
Al Doyle
Alexis Taylor
Andra Generationen
Art Brut
Artificial Go
AussenBorder
Autogramm
Banana Gun
Beth Ditto
Big Fear
Bloc Party
Buč Kesidi
CHNDTR
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Creature Canyon
Crunk Witch
Cry Club
DZ Deathrays
Dagger Polyester
Dance Yourself Clean
Datarock
Dead Mall
Decius
Diego Mapa
Digitalism
Electric Six
Ennaria
Essential Logic
Farmacia De Guardia
Felix Da Housecat
Formal Sppeedwear
Franz Ferdinand
Fuck Toute
Getdown Services
Gina Birch
Haunted Horses
Hot Leather
JACKPAL
James Murphy
Julian Hamilton
Justice
Kap Bambino
Kontradikshn
Krush Klubb
LCD Soundsystem
Landlady
Les Savy Fav
Markus Schukowski
Materazi Future Club
Midnight Juggernauts
Moshi Moshi and the Moist Boys
My Girlfriend
NOISY
Oingo Boingo
Peaches
Phillip Boa And The Voodooclub
Pixa
Portron Portron Lopez
Proto Tip
Restricted Code
SACRED PAWS
Sea Fever
Selvajes
Sheepish
Sizzy Rocket
Sleigh Bells
Soulwax
The Animal Plastics
The Bloody Beetroots
The Chelsea Curve
The Dandy Warhols
The Dreambows
The Faint
The Ferocious Few
The Kickback
The Lottery Winners
The Raveonettes
The Shirts
The Ting Tings
The Young Punx
Thumpasaurus
Tom Vek
Tomas Høffding
Trademark
TrySail
Vieze Meisje
Wall Of Voodoo
Wax Jaw
We Are Scientists
Why So Low
Yannis
deBasement
Đ-Shock
МашаВольт
Сметана band
Mindless Self Indulgence
Franz Ferdinand
Snow Strippers
Justice
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Peter Bjorn and John
LCD Soundsystem
Hunny
Bloc Party
Oingo Boingo
Le Tigre
Getdown Services
The Dandy Warhols
The Vines
The Ting Tings
Klaxons
The Kills
The Bravery
Soulwax
The Knife
The Lottery Winners
Death From Above 1979
Electric Six
Felix Da Housecat
The Bloody Beetroots
Peaches
Digitalism
Sleigh Bells
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
The Faint
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Black Kids
Pixa
NOISY
Ennaria
Buč Kesidi
Midnight Juggernauts
Dance Yourself Clean
Phillip Boa And The Voodooclub
Fischerspooner
GOOSE
Will Butler
DZ Deathrays
New Young Pony Club
Sizzy Rocket
Beth Ditto
Lynks
Holy Ghost!
MSTRKRFT
Kap Bambino
Creature Canyon
CHAI
Thumpasaurus
Tomas Høffding
The Animal Plastics
The Juan Maclean
The Young Punx
Two Door
Les Savy Fav
CHNDTR
Dan Luke and the Raid
Datarock
Pete Shelley
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
Akra
Her Leather Jacket
JACKPAL
The Kickback
MW
Bobby Gillespie
Art Brut
Five Knives
Tom Vek
Peter Hook and The Light
James Murphy
Icky Blossoms
Mr Foster
Zeke Manyika
Louis XIV
Dave Sitek