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Old 09-22-2015, 06:35 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frownland View Post
I'd say Ought has a pretty heavy post punk element, mainly with the The Fall influence, but I agree that SDF is definitely post hardcore. I was just happy to see them mentioned.
I'll buy that argument for Ought.

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Forgive me if some of these fall into different genres for you. I categorize the together because I tend to listen to them together. They're all of the same spirit. If some aren't traditionally referred to as Post Punk then...just...just f*cking deal with it.
I'm trying..but This might as well turn into a "post-hardcore & post-punk" thread if we're going there. I know genres aren't mutually exclusive and I also group a lot of post-punk and post-hardcore in my listening. But let's admit most of those don't really relate to the original point of the thread, and I say that because I'm hoping to discover more from this recent "real" post-punk resurrection that I love so much (as opposed to the revival of last decade). Post-punk often being characterized by the prominence of driving bass lines, dark themes, melancholic tones and monotone vocals, angular guitars (also a characteristic of post-punk), and sometimes a more experimental, kraut or art rock approach as compared to post-hardcore. Then there's also the more jangly and new wavey side of post-punk with bands like The Feelies, Talking Heads...quite a big difference even between those two.

Anyway just trying to keep the thread focused, that's all. There isn't some hard straight line dividing the genres, but I'd especially call out Antemasque, Creepoid, The Dead Weather, Death From Above 1979, Drive Like Jehu, The Evens, Cheetahs, mewithoutyou, Shellac, Tera Melos, These Arms Are Snakes, Unwound, Wavves, as most definitely not being post-punk. I'm not familiar enough with the rest.
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