Post-punk: Difference between revisions

When punk began to have a defined sound about 1976, several bands decided to take the basic speed and energy of punk and experiment with more complex structures, more synthesizers, and [[Neoclassical Punk Zydeco Rockabilly|fusions with other genres]]. These included, but were not limited to, dub, Krautrock, funk, and even [[Irony|disco, basically the opposite of punk]]. Some of these bands included [[Joy Division]], Gang of Four, [[The Fall (band)|The Fall]] and Killing Joke. This became known as post-punk. Several other post-punk bands were formed from regular punk bands; such as Magazine, formed by Howard Devoto from the Buzzcocks, and [[Public Image Ltd]], formed by the Sex Pistols' Johnny Rotten. Even [[The Clash]] were inspired by its experimental nature at times.

 

It was mainly a British thing (most non-British bands failed to get much recognition). Some exceptions included the American bands Pere Ubu and [[Mission of Burma]], Australia's The Birthday Party, and of course [[U2]]. An American offshoot was No Wave, which was more focused on performance art than musical coherency. This included [[Sonic Youth]], Mars, Lydia Lunch, <s>the</s> [[Swans]], and several other bands, mostly from [[New York City]].

 

 

Recently, post-punk has had a bit of a revival in indie rock as of late, with bands such as Interpol, Modest Mouse, The Libertines and [[Franz Ferdinand]] having commercial success. When people talk about more commercial, mainstream indie rock, or so-called "NME bands" (due to the magazine promoting these bands heavily), this is frequently the kind of thing they mean.

 

* [[Joy Division]]

* Gang of Four

* The Sound

 

* [[AFI]] (on Sing the Sorrow mainly, but traces on their earlier [[Hardcore Punk]] albums, newer albums are more [[New Wave]] and [[Pop Punk]])

* [[Franz Ferdinand]]

* White Lies

* Liars

* [[Bloc Party]]

* The Rapture

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