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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1000 Steps
3-ий Январь
A Place To Bury Strangers
Agent 51
Antiflvx
Antipole
Ash Code
Back Talk
BatBat
Black Suit Youth
Blanche Biau
Butthole Surfers
Circa Tapes
Cruel Billie
Curses
Dancing Plague
Dark Dazey
David Byrne
De Ambassade
Diorama
Dokumentia
Don Letts
Doohdead
Eirene
Faerybabyy
Haunted House Party
IC1s
INOHA
Jah Wobble
Jfarrari
Jimmy the Human
Kana Kana
Kyla Vėjas!
La Azotea
Le Shiv
Letdown.
Luvcat
Marys
Miss Grit
Mizar
Moon Walker
Nation of Language
Nomad Punk
Pave
Pulp
Riovaz
Rivilin
Romeo Void
RudyWade
RØRY
SDH (Semiotics Department of Heteronyms)
SOFT VEIN
SOKAE
SPLIT
SST
STUCK
SUCKERPUNCH!
SadSvit
Selve
Shaker
Spookystack
Stellar
Suzi
Swash
Talking Meds
Tax Free
Tempers
Tezzus
The Beaches
The Flints
The Haunt
The Horrors
The Jaws of Brooklyn
The Kosmics
The M
The Reds, Pinks and Purples
The Spoiled
The Takes
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants (For Kids)
Toy
Treeboy & Arc
TzarBombah
Waterpistol
Welt
Wire
YAZ
altan
diamond*
holybones
idontcare
praise.
shelovesmolly
zzzahara
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Nirvana
The Cure
R.E.M.
U2
Depeche Mode
The White Stripes
Wallows
Caifanes
Talking Heads
The Stranglers
Bakar
Franz Ferdinand
HIM
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Ramones
New Order
Snow Strippers
Tax Free
Molchat Doma
Faith No More
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The Sundays
Iggy Pop
883
Stellar
Soft Cell
Jordan Adetunji
Joy Division
Kino
Riovaz
VIOLENT VIRA
INOHA
Fried By Fluoride
She Wants Revenge
Pulp
Viagra Boys
Hunny
Pastel Ghost
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Resentvul
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
The B-52's
The Beaches
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Connie Constance
Sinners Movie
Linea Personal
Samuraï
Depresión Sonora
IDLES
King Krule
Sisters of Mercy
Jagwar Twin
Cleffy
Son Feci Bisiklet
They Might Be Giants
Caos
Nation of Language
Atlus
Samuel T. Herring
Sonic Youth
The Psychedelic Furs
Fugazi
Butthole Surfers
Metro Station
Twin Tribes
David Byrne
Caramelos De Cianuro
Bauhaus
John Cale
When In Rome
SadSvit
Nerv
Malmö 040
RudyWade
DEVO
Thompson Twins
The Pretty Wild
Getdown Services
SOFT PLAY
Edwyn Collins
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Moon Walker
Manta
Nova Twins
Spoon
Petey USA
Black
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Boy Harsher
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Alfie Templeman
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Music For Dogs
Santiago Motorizado
Gary Numan