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This Liverpool group added
a post-punk mentality to
'60s garage rock and came
up with some of the best
music of the '80s. Bunnym...
This Scottish quartet update
the early '80s post-punk
template with an air of
camp, polish and sleaze.
The original Franz Ferdina...
Stuttering guitars, martial
rhythms, funk-inspired
bass, and intellectual lyrics
-- one of the greatest
post-punk outfits. Like th...
New York's Interpol draw
heavily from the Gothic and
Post-Punk movements of the
early 1980s. Interpol's
atmospheric and moody s...
Joy Division's stark,
atmospheric tales of
alienation changed the tone
of punk, staging the rise of
post-punk by 1980. After...
Influential noisemakers
whose tribal approach and
fiery imagery made it
possible to have heavy
music you could dance to...
Smart, guitar-heavy,
post-punk pioneers whose
jittery, passionate approach
influenced many an indie
rocker. Time (and covers...
This synth pop band formed
from Joy Division's remains
has always kept one foot in
the mainstream and the
other underground. New...
Once a noteworthy attempt
to replace Punk with
something more
challenging, PiL devolved
into just another modern...
This British New Wave hit
group featured high, airy
vocals and a subtle leaning
towards hip-hop.
Punk scenesters from the
beginning, this group were
equally known for their
gothic leanings and great
songwriting. The group a...
The artistically-inclined
Talking Heads got their start
in the punk stomping
grounds of New York's
CBGB. David Byrne, Tina...
The Birthday Party were a
dark post-punk band from
Australia. The group is
where singer Nick Cave first
cut his ghoulish teeth. Th...
The Cure have been playing
mope rock for depressed
teens since 1976. Think of it
in terms of units of black
eyeliner sold. Originally c...
The Fall are one of the best
and longest-lasting (not to
mention influential) bands
to come out of the
post-punk scene. The Fall...
The Killers are a Las
Vegas-bred group whose
epic neo-post-punk rock is
marked by elements of style
and paranoia. The group...
In 1983, these art-damaged
punks morphed into
drunken cowboys. Each
release finds a new way to
express punk's outrage. If...
Richard Butler's raspy voice
and Duncan Kilburn's eerie
sax made the 'Furs
left-of-center hit-makers in
the new wave era. Broth...
The Strokes are a
no-nonsense New York
rock group who like pop
songs, brooding facial
expressions and Lou Ree...
Pioneers of barren, angular
Punk, Wire's herky-jerky
songs leapt past the stuffy
confines of three chords
and a 4/4 rhythm.
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