post-punk
After the raw anger
Post-punk is rock music that emerged in the late 1970s following punk's initial explosion, retaining punk's experimental attitude while expanding beyond its raw simplicity.
The genre incorporated synthesizers, art-rock textures, and darker atmospheres: Joy Division and Siouxsie and the Banshees were defining post-punk acts.
Post-punk emphasized mood and experimentation over punk's aggressive directness.
Influential late-70s Manchester group
- Gang of FourInfamous Chinese political clique
- WireThin metal filament
- BauhausInfluential modernist design school
- The CureBritish post-punk band
Sharp-edged or rawboned
- dissonantLacking harmonic agreement
- abrasiveRough enough to erode
- starkSevere and unadorned
- rawIn original state
jagged · staccato · sparse · trebly · jangly · droning · minimalist · propulsive
Flashy allure, abbreviated
- dubAdd replacement audio
- funkDepression or groove music
- electronicRelating to circuitry devices
- industrialOf factories and production
gothic · synthpop · new-wave · Bowie · Roxy Music · Velvet Underground · Kraftwerk · reggae
Amateur home projects
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- deconstructionAnalysis exposing self-contradiction
- subversionUndermining established authority
- iconoclasmAttacking revered traditions
intellectual · literary · provocative · confrontational · nonconformist · avant-garde · boundary-pushing · cross-genre
Joy Division
Influential late-70s Manchester group
- Gang of FourInfamous Chinese political clique
- WireThin metal filament
- BauhausInfluential modernist design school
The Cure · New Order · Cabaret Voltaire · Modern English · Interpol
angular
Sharp-edged or rawboned
raw · jagged · staccato · sparse · trebly · jangly · droning · minimalist · propulsive · mechanical
glam
Flashy allure, abbreviated
- dubAdd replacement audio
- funkDepression or groove music
- electronicRelating to circuitry devices
industrial · gothic · synthpop · new-wave · Bowie · Roxy Music · Velvet Underground · Kraftwerk · reggae · disco
DIY
Amateur home projects
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- deconstructionAnalysis exposing self-contradiction
- subversionUndermining established authority
iconoclasm · intellectual · literary · provocative · confrontational · nonconformist · avant-garde · boundary-pushing · cross-genre · self-produced
brooding
Anxiously dwelling on something
- melancholicInclined toward reflective sorrow
- gloomyDark and dispiriting
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
eerie · introspective · nocturnal · bleak · sombre · alienated · detached · anxious · tense · claustrophobic
- genresaction, comedy, detective fiction, fantasy, horror
- music genresblues, pop, jazz, rock, classical
- rock genresalternative rock, classic rock, heavy metal, hard rock, indie rock
- 80sbig hair, mullets, shoulder pads, new wave, synth-pop
- Alt Rockalt-rock, alternative metal, grunge, indie rock, post-grunge
- Punk Genresoi!, crust, riot grrrl
post-punkpunk rock
Stripped-down aggressive rock genre
punk · garage rock · pub rock · Oi! · street punk
post-punkclassic rock
Enduring guitar-driven music
Southern rock · Americana · blues rock · roots rock · jam band
post-punkmainstream pop
Widely popular commercial music
soft rock · stadium rock · hair metal · arena rock · disco
punk, cyberpunk, steampunk, punky, anarcho-punk, punkish, skatepunk, biopunk, punker