Before anyone tries to redirect this to the punk thread, post-punk is a completely separate genre of music. After the whole punk movement took a nosedive in the late '70s, bands following in its wake took on a much more experimental and unique style. Established punks like Talking Heads, The Stranglers, and Wire began trying out new sounds and styles, while new bands cropping up like Gang of Four and Echo and the Bunnymen also drew from a punk influence while remaining distinctively not punk. Plus, the punk thread is about as dead as punk itself >.>
Anyway, this thread is for post-punk music. Most of my knowledge comes from late 70s to early 80s post-punk, but don't let that stop you from posting post-post-punk (or however many posts you kiddies add nowadays to sound hip). If it's got that punk-inspired DIY attitude and a flair for something a little more avant-garde, just post it. Everything from Devo's herky-jerky synth-pop to Joy Division's cold rhythmic bleakness to Birthday Party's noisy musical deconstruction applies here, folks.
Without further ado, let's listen to some music!
Human Switchboard
These guys are just pure garagey, fun post-punk with an incredible knack for great melodies and amazing lyrics. They're like the musical descendants of the Velvet Underground or the Modern Lovers. When I first listened to Whose Landing on My Hangar, that album instantly skyrocketed to one of my favorites of all time. Picked up their more recent anthology when that came out, and it didn't leave my car's CD player for three weeks straight.
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This song has such a slow build up, but once it starts to really pick up, you become hooked. Even when Bob Pfeifer starts singing in Slovenian, you can't help but try to sing along. The back and forth singing between him and Myrna plays out marvelously. And when it feels like it's reaching a breaking point, it just drops back down, only to build up slowly once again. By the end, it's devolving into just a gloriously beautiful mess. Such an amazing song. Listen to it, take a moment, and hit replay.
Tones on Tail
After the Bauhaus but before Love and Rockets, this is what Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins were up to. Although definitely a darker, more gothic kind of post-punk, Tones on Tail were an extremely varied band. They drew from jazz, funk, psychedelia, rock, synth pop, punk, and everything else around them and created consistently wonderful songs.
[youtube]eRyZmaznjbU[/youtube]
This tune is just fucking cool. The sound of lighting up a cigarette around 24 seconds in just clinches it. It maintains a mellow, jazzy vibe while getting more and more swinging as it goes on. Daniel Ash's laid-back, nonchalant singing is spot on, ending each verse with a jaded "It's no good." Definitely one of my favorite songs to just chill out and smoke to.
The Feelies
Nerdy and awkward at first glance, The Feelies offer some great twitchy rhythm and fun wordplay. There's a certain energetic nervousness to their music that just works too perfectly. And even when they come off as just being goofy, you can always tell that this is a band that really has fun playing their music.
[youtube]Uw9GdO9aIdk[/youtube]
Right from the start, the Feelies dive into the song with an animated, spirited vigor. The whole band just plays and sings along with such giddy joy. The chorus really couldn't be much simpler, so you'll quickly be singing along as well. The album this is from, Crazy Rhythms, aptly describes just what you're getting. It's upbeat, catchy and over far too soon.
Young Marble Giants
Eerily minimalistic, this band knows how to use silence in their music. Their sound is bareboned and choppy, even empty sounding. But it works so perfectly, especially once Alison Statton starts singing. In its bleak, musical surroundings, her voice just casually drifts through unintrusively. I'm pretty sure this is what ghosts listen to.
[youtube]HifY-0pzLMg[/youtube]
This song feels so restrained, like it's just trying to break out while the band just coolly keeps it held back. Statton's voice haunts the song, passing in and out with a sort of free indifference. But most importantly of all, it sounds so cool. I don't know how to describe it, really. Eerie, weird, desolate, whatever it is, it's cool.
And that just barely scratches the surface. There's so much great post-punk out there; dive in and start posting. Try to link to the songs if you can; this is a music thread, after all. Don't just post "I really like the Fall" and add nothing else. Old school, new school, home school, whatever, I don't care, just post it if it's post-punk ^.^
Anyway, this thread is for post-punk music. Most of my knowledge comes from late 70s to early 80s post-punk, but don't let that stop you from posting post-post-punk (or however many posts you kiddies add nowadays to sound hip). If it's got that punk-inspired DIY attitude and a flair for something a little more avant-garde, just post it. Everything from Devo's herky-jerky synth-pop to Joy Division's cold rhythmic bleakness to Birthday Party's noisy musical deconstruction applies here, folks.
Without further ado, let's listen to some music!
Human Switchboard
These guys are just pure garagey, fun post-punk with an incredible knack for great melodies and amazing lyrics. They're like the musical descendants of the Velvet Underground or the Modern Lovers. When I first listened to Whose Landing on My Hangar, that album instantly skyrocketed to one of my favorites of all time. Picked up their more recent anthology when that came out, and it didn't leave my car's CD player for three weeks straight.
[youtube]0tfAG-52xt8[/youtube]
This song has such a slow build up, but once it starts to really pick up, you become hooked. Even when Bob Pfeifer starts singing in Slovenian, you can't help but try to sing along. The back and forth singing between him and Myrna plays out marvelously. And when it feels like it's reaching a breaking point, it just drops back down, only to build up slowly once again. By the end, it's devolving into just a gloriously beautiful mess. Such an amazing song. Listen to it, take a moment, and hit replay.
Tones on Tail
After the Bauhaus but before Love and Rockets, this is what Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins were up to. Although definitely a darker, more gothic kind of post-punk, Tones on Tail were an extremely varied band. They drew from jazz, funk, psychedelia, rock, synth pop, punk, and everything else around them and created consistently wonderful songs.
[youtube]eRyZmaznjbU[/youtube]
This tune is just fucking cool. The sound of lighting up a cigarette around 24 seconds in just clinches it. It maintains a mellow, jazzy vibe while getting more and more swinging as it goes on. Daniel Ash's laid-back, nonchalant singing is spot on, ending each verse with a jaded "It's no good." Definitely one of my favorite songs to just chill out and smoke to.
The Feelies
Nerdy and awkward at first glance, The Feelies offer some great twitchy rhythm and fun wordplay. There's a certain energetic nervousness to their music that just works too perfectly. And even when they come off as just being goofy, you can always tell that this is a band that really has fun playing their music.
[youtube]Uw9GdO9aIdk[/youtube]
Right from the start, the Feelies dive into the song with an animated, spirited vigor. The whole band just plays and sings along with such giddy joy. The chorus really couldn't be much simpler, so you'll quickly be singing along as well. The album this is from, Crazy Rhythms, aptly describes just what you're getting. It's upbeat, catchy and over far too soon.
Young Marble Giants
Eerily minimalistic, this band knows how to use silence in their music. Their sound is bareboned and choppy, even empty sounding. But it works so perfectly, especially once Alison Statton starts singing. In its bleak, musical surroundings, her voice just casually drifts through unintrusively. I'm pretty sure this is what ghosts listen to.
[youtube]HifY-0pzLMg[/youtube]
This song feels so restrained, like it's just trying to break out while the band just coolly keeps it held back. Statton's voice haunts the song, passing in and out with a sort of free indifference. But most importantly of all, it sounds so cool. I don't know how to describe it, really. Eerie, weird, desolate, whatever it is, it's cool.
And that just barely scratches the surface. There's so much great post-punk out there; dive in and start posting. Try to link to the songs if you can; this is a music thread, after all. Don't just post "I really like the Fall" and add nothing else. Old school, new school, home school, whatever, I don't care, just post it if it's post-punk ^.^