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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Somebody's Watching Me
Single - Released October 18, 2024

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Akra
Alexis Taylor
Animal Collective
At the Drive-In
Beth Ditto
Black Eyes
Black Kids
Bloc Party
Boys Noize
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Creature Canyon
Cry Club
DZ Deathrays
Dance Yourself Clean
Datarock
Death From Above 1979
Digitalism
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
Electric Six
Fischerspooner
GOOSE
Her Leather Jacket
Holy Ghost!
Hot Hot Heat
Julian Hamilton
Justice
Klaxons
LCD Soundsystem
Late of the Pier
Le Tigre
Les Savy Fav
Louis XIV
Lynks
MSTRKRFT
Midnight Juggernauts
Mindless Self Indulgence
Moshi Moshi and the Moist Boys
Mr Foster
Mystery Jets
NOISY
New Disguise
New Young Pony Club
Paycheque
Peaches
Peter Bjorn and John
Pylon'
Q And Not U
Russell Lissack
Santangelo
Simian
Sleigh Bells
The Animal Plastics
The Black Ghosts
The Bloody Beetroots
The Bravery
The Dandy Warhols
The Dreambows
The Faint
The Futureheads
The Juan Maclean
The Kills
The Knife
The Point
The Rapture
The Raveonettes
The Skiffs
The Subways
The Sunshine Underground
The Ting Tings
The Vines
The Von Bondies
The Young Punx
Thumpasaurus
Tiga
Tom Vek
Two Door
Warpaint
We Are Scientists
White Lies
WhoMadeWho
Why So Low
Will Butler
YACHT
Yannis
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
of Montreal
Mindless Self Indulgence
Justice
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Peter Bjorn and John
Bloc Party
LCD Soundsystem
Le Tigre
WhoMadeWho
Boys Noize
The Dandy Warhols
White Lies
Klaxons
The Vines
The Ting Tings
of Montreal
The Bravery
The Kills
Tiga
Animal Collective
Death From Above 1979
The Knife
Peaches
Yannis
Digitalism
Warpaint
At the Drive-In
Electric Six
The Bloody Beetroots
Sleigh Bells
The Subways
The Raveonettes
The Black Ghosts
We Are Scientists
Hot Hot Heat
The Rapture
Simian
YACHT
The Futureheads
Why So Low
Mystery Jets
The Von Bondies
!!!
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
NOISY
Black Kids
GOOSE
Fischerspooner
Dance Yourself Clean
The Faint
Will Butler
New Young Pony Club
DZ Deathrays
Beth Ditto
Midnight Juggernauts
MSTRKRFT
Holy Ghost!
Lynks
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
Thumpasaurus
The Animal Plastics
The Young Punx
The Juan Maclean
Two Door
Les Savy Fav
Akra
Late of the Pier
Datarock
Her Leather Jacket
Creature Canyon
Black Eyes
Tom Vek
Louis XIV
Mr Foster
The Sunshine Underground
Alexis Taylor
Q And Not U
Cry Club
The Point
Paycheque
Santangelo
Julian Hamilton
Russell Lissack
New Disguise
Moshi Moshi and the Moist Boys
Pylon'
The Dreambows
The Skiffs