List of post-punk bands

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This is a list of post-punk bands, both from the original post-punk movement as well as from the post-punk revival.

Post-punk is a musical movement that began at the end of the 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock "explosion". The initial period that is most commonly cited as post-punk falls between the years 1977 - 1984. There were still many bands releasing music in this style, but with the advent of alternative rock as a more catch all term for underground bands in the mid-80's. These bands are often disputed as being truly part of the post-punk movement.

The post-punk revival is a movement in modern rock music, being part of the larger indie/garage rock, punk, and dance genres. The post-punk revival draws in part on the conventions of the original post-punk sound from the early 1980s, yet is also equally inspired by 90's genres such as shoegaze, Britpop, garage revival, post-hardcore, and 80's new wave. Thematically it is often an extension of and reaction to the more pop-oriented punk music of the 1990s. The movement began and is most prominent in English-speaking countries such as the US, the UK, and has been especially tied to the New York City and London music scene.

1 Post-punk influences
2 Notable record labels that released post-punk artists
3 Post-punk bands (1977-1984)
- 3.1 0-9
- 3.2 A
- 3.3 B
- 3.4 C
- 3.5 D
- 3.6 E
- 3.7 F
- 3.8 G
- 3.9 H
- 3.10 I
- 3.11 J
- 3.12 K
- 3.13 L
- 3.14 M
- 3.15 N
- 3.16 O
- 3.17 P
- 3.18 R
- 3.19 S
- 3.20 T
- 3.21 U
- 3.22 V
- 3.23 W
- 3.24 X
- 3.25 Y
- 3.26 Z
4 Post-punk-influenced bands (1984-1991)
5 Post-punk revival bands (1998-2000's)
- 5.1 !
- 5.2 #
- 5.3 A
- 5.4 B
- 5.5 C
- 5.6 D
- 5.7 E
- 5.8 F
- 5.9 G
- 5.10 H
- 5.11 I
- 5.12 J
- 5.13 K
- 5.14 L
- 5.15 M
- 5.16 N
- 5.17 O
- 5.18 P
- 5.19 Q
- 5.20 R
- 5.21 S
- 5.22 T
- 5.23 U
- 5.24 V
- 5.25 W
- 5.26 X
- 5.27 Y
- 5.28 Z
- 5.29 Æ

[edit] Post-punk influences

Bands that influenced the original post-punk movement.

David Bowie - For both his early Ziggy Stardust work and experimental Berlin-era output, notably Low.
Can
Chic
The Clash
George Clinton
Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band
Marc Bolan - aka. T. Rex
Brian Eno - For his art rock albums Here Come the Warm Jets, Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy), and Another Green World.
Faust
Kraftwerk
Giorgio Moroder
Neu!
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Iggy Pop - For The Idiot and Lust for Life.
The Residents
Roxy Music
The Sex Pistols
Suicide
Donna Summer - For the Giorgio Moroder-produced track "I Feel Love."
Talking Heads
Tangerine Dream
Television
Scott Walker - For his atmospheric song "The Electrician."
Robert Wyatt
The Velvet Underground

[edit] Notable record labels that released post-punk artists

4AD
Beggars Banquet Records
Creation Records - More known for late 80's Post-Punk influenced artists.
Factory Records
Falling A Records
Fast Product
Independent Project Records - (I.P.R.)
Industrial Records
Mute Records
Postcard Records
Rough Trade Records
Some Bizarre
Zoo Records

[edit] Post-punk bands (1977-1984)

[edit] 0-9

17 Pygmies
23 Skidoo

[edit] D

Dance Chapter
The Dancing Did
Dangerous Birds
Danielle Dax
Danse Macabre - One of New Zealand's early contributions to post-punk
Danse Society
Dark Day
Dead Can Dance
Dead or Alive - Their earliest singles before being signed were very Post-Punk informed.
Death Cult
Death In June - Having produced punk rock as Crisis, members of Crisis eschewed their previous work in favor of a more experimental approach and founded Death In June. The post-punk influence is evident only during the early works by the group.
Deja Voodoo
Delta 5
Department S
Depeche Mode
Desperate Bicycles
Devo - Predated and then coexisted with the post-punk movement, anticipating its integration of krautrock and dance into punk, though with somewhat more lighthearted consequences.
Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft - Early industrial pioneers.
Die Unbekannten
Drowning Craze
The Durutti Column

[edit] E

Echo & the Bunnymen
Einstürzende Neubauten
Električni Orgazam - Serbia, ex-Yugoslavia. Their early works.
Empire
Essential Logic
ESG
Eyeless in Gaza

[edit] F

Factrix
Fad Gadget
The Fall - The Fall's music changes drastically in "phases" designed by rotating band membership. However, their music has remained consistently post-punk throughout their career.
The Feelies
Felt
The Fire Engines
Fischer-Z
Flesh for Lulu - Pre-new wave/rock albums were very post-punk informed.
Flying Lizards
Foetus
Fracture
Fra Lippo Lippi

[edit] G

The Gadgets
Gang of Four - one of the most influential bands in the field of post-punk
Gary Numan
Gene Loves Jezebel
Girls at Our Best!
The Glove
Gods Gift
Grauzone
The Gun Club

[edit] H

The Happy Family
The Homosexuals
The Human League (1977-1980 output only) later work is classified as new wave or synthpop.
Human Sexual Response
Hüsker Dü
The Humans (SF post-punk 1980 to 84) hit single "I live in the city"

[edit] I

Icicle Works - First album was very post-punk informed
The Individuals
In the Nursery - Pre-neo-classical work was very Joy Division inspired
In Camera
Into a Circle
The Insane Picnic

[edit] J

Japan
Jilted John
Josef K
Joy Division - Acknowledged by many as a founding group of post-punk, and an influence on a variety of future bands and derivative forms, particularly gothic rock.

[edit] K

Killing Joke
Kino - Russian post-punk band
Kirlian Camera
Klaus Nomi
Kleenex
Kommunity FK
KUKL - Pre Sugarcubes Björk related project

[edit] L

The Laughing Clowns - Post Saints Post-Punk/Jazz project
The Legendary Pink Dots
Legião Urbana
Lene Lovich
The Lemon Kittens
LiLiPUT
Liquid Liquid
Live Skull
Lords of the New Church
Ludus
Lydia Lunch

[edit] M

Maanam
Magazine - Straddling the line between post-punk and new wave, Magazine was formed by one of the founding members of early punk legends Buzzcocks.
Malaria!
MARS
Mass
March Violets
Maximum Joy
Mean Red Spiders
Medium Medium
The Mekons
Mercenarias
Metal Urbain - French post-punk. Their first single was Rough Trade Records first release.
Minimal Compact
Minny Pops
Mission of Burma
The Mob
Modern English
Modern Eon
Moev
The Monochrome Set
Monte Cazazza
Musta Paraati
My Pierrot Dolls

[edit] N

The Names
Neptune
Nervous Gender - Founders of the synthpunk style of post-punk.
New Model Army
New Order - Formed from the remaining members of Joy Division after Ian Curtis' death.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
The Nightingales
Nina Hagen - Early work was very post-punk informed.
Noisettes
The Normal

[edit] O

The Opposition
Orange Juice
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Earliest records were stark electronic post-punk releases.
John Otway

[edit] P

The Past Seven Days
The Passage
The Passions
Paraf - Croatia, ex-Yugoslavia.
Paralisis Permanente - Spain.
Pere Ubu
Pink Military
Pink Turns Blue
Poison Girls
The Pop Group
Poesie Noire
Prefab Sprout
The Prefects
The Psychedelic Furs
The Psychotic Tanks
Public Image Ltd. - Formed by John Lydon, former vocalist of the Sex Pistols.
Pulp
Pylon

[edit] R

The Raincoats
Rank and File
Redex
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
Red Transistor
Red Wedding
Red Zebra
Rema-Rema
Rip Rig + Panic
Romeo Void
Rowland S. Howard
Royal Family and the Poor

[edit] S

Sad Lovers & Giants
Savage Republic
Scanner Freaks
Scars
The Screamers - Helped found the synthpunk style of post-punk.
Screen 3
Scritti Politti - Early material was post-punk before lead singer Green Gartside went pop.
Section 25
Severed Heads
Sex Gang Children
Shades of Pale
Shock Headed Peters
Shriekback
Siekiera
Simple Minds
Siouxsie & the Banshees- Also infulential in the development of goth rock
The Sisters of Mercy
The Slits
Snowy Red
The Soft Boys
Soft Cell - Earliest releases were very experimental electronic post-punk
Sonic Youth
Sort Sol
The Sound
Southern Death Cult
Spasmodique
Spasmodic Caress
Spear of Destiny
Spizzenergi
Stripey Zebras
The Stranglers
Strawberry Switchblade
Swans - Earlier albums heavily influenced many modern industrial rock outfits.
Swell Maps

[edit] T

The Teardrop Explodes
Tears for Fears - Mostly heard on their debut LP The Hurting
Television Personalities
Theatre of Hate
The The
Theoretical Girls
This Heat
This Mortal Coil
The Three Johns - Mekons post-punk side project
Throbbing Gristle
Tones on Tail
Winston Tong
Tru Fax & the Insaniacs
Tunnel Vision
Tuxedomoon - Making music that, ostensibly, was intended for various independent film projects, Tuxedomoon's albums are often categorized as film music.
TV21

[edit] U

U2
UK Decay
Ultravox
Urban Verbs

[edit] V

[edit] W

Wah! (Heat, The Mighty, etc.)
The Wake
Wall of Voodoo
Wasted Youth (UK) - Not the American punk band of the same name
Whitehouse
The Wipers
Wire - Starting as a first wave British punk group, Wire's sound quickly grew to encompass post-punk and was instrumental in the development of synth-pop and techno music.
Wolfgang Press

[edit] X

[edit] Y

[edit] Z

Zero Le Creche
Zounds

[edit] Post-punk-influenced bands (1984-1991)

Bands that appeared soon after the initial movement, yet carried the same aesthetic styles and influences. Many of these bands would cross over into alternative rock, shoegaze, post-hardcore, and twee pop.