Post-punk

Post-punk is a genre characterized by its experimental and avant-garde approach to rock music, emerging in the late 1970s and peaking in the early 1980s. Defined by its use of unconventional rhythms, atmospheric soundscapes, and introspective lyrics, post-punk rejects the raw energy of punk in favor of a more cerebral and art-rock influenced sound. Artists drew from art rock, funk, and electronic music to create a distinctive blend of moody textures, driving beats, and introspective vocals. This genre was a key response to the commercialism of mainstream rock, seeking to challenge and subvert traditional notions of music-making. Post-punk's influence can be seen in its connections to gothic rock, new wave, and indie rock, while its experimental ethos set it apart from other punk subgenres.

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Album - 12 Tracks - Released January 24, 2025

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1980 AD
ALT BLK ERA
AlienBlaze
Andie Mechanic
Anika
Aquiles Moon
Before 95
Bermuda Search Party
Bigla
Billy Morrison
Black Viiolet
Blaqk Van
Brian Molko
CAN
Camisade
Carpet Burger
Charm School
Cleffy
Cloud Cukkoo
Crying Tomorrow
Daedra
Daniel Miller
Depresión Post-Mortem
Dirty Nice
Drugstore Cowboys
Fare Evasion
Fine Lines
Forest Ray
Friko
Glass Heart
Grimzlee
Is Sugga
Jimmy & the Veil
Khaki Fever
Kim Deal
Kol Centar
La Plata
Lambrini Girls
Leather Park
Lemony Rug
Letdown.
Live Like Glass
LizNoir
Loose Koozies
Loseher
Malos
Manners
Modern Failure
Motherhood
NONĒ SUNSHINE
New Order
No Future
PET NEEDS
Pariah Was One
Pave
Pawasonic
Postindustrial Poets
Punk Christ
QuEsTiOnMaRk
RAGEIX
ROYALIST
Rehash
Resentvul
Retail Parks
Retrograth
Roland Orzabal
Rolled Up Sleeves
SHDW.CULT
SUA
San Coyote
Scrounge
Sexbeat
Shiba
Sidewalk & the Wheely Bin
Silos
Sister Ray
Sobbel Sosch
Solemn Golem
Stolen Gin
Television Personalities
The Amnesia
The Animal Plastics
The Bedbugs
The Bullets
The Criticals
The Cundeez
The Doohickeys
The Fall
The New Mourning
The Remainders
The Tubs
The Wild Things
Tony Venuto
Toy
Trillium
Vienna Vox
damn james!
ratbag
Папин Олимпос
春猿火
Talking Heads
New Order
The Dare
Joy Division
結束バンド
Kocchi no Kento
Giant Rooks
Jagwar Twin
Resentvul
Fugazi
Siouxsie and the Banshees
The B-52's
Kino
Baby Lasagna
Red Luna
Linea Personal
Samuel T. Herring
Cleffy
VIOLENT VIRA
princess paparazzi
INOHA
The Psychedelic Furs
The The
Caos
Sonic Youth
The Cramps
Bauhaus
DEVO
Malmö 040
REYNE
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Letdown.
Dpsht
Kimonos
Samuraï
Ashes To Amber
Bono
Y2K SPORTS
Vana
RØRY
RudyWade
The Replacements
Black
XTC
Buzzcocks
French Police
Krooked Kings
MAZZEL
SAMURAI
ZZEN
Папин Олимпос
RAGEIX
Killing Joke
Sobbel Sosch
Saint Avangeline
Nerv
KOPERU
The Damned
Crooked Bangs
WHITE GALLOWS
MIRAVI
Swans
CAN
Penthouse
ALEXSUCKS
Gang Of Four
BlimE!
Matt Squire
Wire
Static Dress
Комната культуры
The Edge
AMORE
Robert Smith
The Pretty Wild
ULTRA SUNN
R. Missing
ZETH INC.
Afterclass
Playyard
X
The Haunt
Love and Rockets
Minutemen
Dark Divine
Tommy Tutone
Alaska
Subway Rat
dexter in the newsagent
Sorry Mom
Public Image Ltd.
Alexis Munroe
George Daniel
The Fall
Stolen Gin
KOYSINA
Pave
Merges
Moon Walker
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