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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Existential Dread
Single - Released March 21, 2025

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ACR
Akra
Alexis Taylor
Andra Generationen
Animal Collective
Autoescuela
Automagik
Bloc Party
Bobby Gillespie
Buč Kesidi
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Creature Canyon
Cry Club
DZ Deathrays
Dance Yourself Clean
Datarock
Dave Sitek
Death From Above 1979
Decius
Delay Tactics
Department S
Digitalism
Duck Thieves
Electric Six
Essential Logic
Eyes of Others
F.S.K.
Franz Ferdinand
GOOSE
Gezebelle Gaburgably
Grupo Porco
Hard-Fi
Haunted Horses
Her Leather Jacket
Hot Hot Heat
Hot Leather
Hundred Plus Club
Hércules
Julian Hamilton
Justice
Kap Bambino
LCD Soundsystem
Les Savy Fav
Lost Trends
Lulu Lewis
Lynks
Man & The Echo
Materazi Future Club
Midnight Juggernauts
Mindless Self Indulgence
Moshi Moshi and the Moist Boys
Mr Foster
Mystery Jets
NOISY
New Disguise
Paycheque
Peaches
Peter Bjorn and John
Peter Hook and The Light
Proto Tip
Pylon'
Russell Lissack
Santangelo
Selvajes
Sheepish
Skoffín
Sleigh Bells
Snow Strippers
The Animal Plastics
The Bloody Beetroots
The Dandy Warhols
The Dreambows
The Ferocious Few
The Juan Maclean
The Kickback
The Kills
The Knife
The Point
The Raveonettes
The Revelries
The Skiffs
The Subways
The Von Bondies
The Young Punx
Thumpasaurus
Tiga
Tom Vek
TrySail
Two Door
Vagina Corporation
We Are Scientists
White Lies
Why So Low
Will Butler
XAJKA
YACHT
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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Mindless Self Indulgence
Franz Ferdinand
Snow Strippers
Justice
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Peter Bjorn and John
LCD Soundsystem
Bloc Party
Le Tigre
The Dandy Warhols
White Lies
Klaxons
The Ting Tings
The Vines
The Bravery
The Kills
Animal Collective
Tiga
Death From Above 1979
The Knife
Peaches
Digitalism
The Bloody Beetroots
Electric Six
At the Drive-In
Gezebelle Gaburgably
The Subways
Sleigh Bells
Hard-Fi
The Raveonettes
The Rapture
We Are Scientists
The Black Ghosts
Simian
The Futureheads
Hot Hot Heat
Mystery Jets
TrySail
Why So Low
YACHT
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
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Black Kids
The Von Bondies
The Virgins
Buč Kesidi
NOISY
Will Butler
GOOSE
Fischerspooner
Dance Yourself Clean
DZ Deathrays
New Young Pony Club
Kap Bambino
MSTRKRFT
Midnight Juggernauts
Holy Ghost!
Lynks
Beth Ditto
Thumpasaurus
The Young Punx
The Animal Plastics
The Juan Maclean
Two Door
Les Savy Fav
Dan Luke and the Raid
Akra
Datarock
Late of the Pier
Her Leather Jacket
Creature Canyon
Bobby Gillespie
Tom Vek
Peter Hook and The Light
Mr Foster
Icky Blossoms
Louis XIV
The Cooper Temple Clause
The Sunshine Underground
Dave Sitek
Q And Not U
Decius
Alexis Taylor
Department S
Essential Logic
Farmacia De Guardia
Cry Club
Haunted Horses
F.S.K.
Materazi Future Club
rEDOLENT
The Point
Egyptian Hip Hop
The Kickback
Santangelo
The Revelries
Selvajes
Paycheque
Andra Generationen
Hundred Plus Club