Modern Post-Punk Super Appreciation Thread

[Exo]

Originally Posted by sidewinder

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.

Like I said, not all of them are going to make sense to everybody. I really do feel that all the bands I listed have post punk influence in their sound even if they don't stick to that sound for an entire album. I also just wanted to start out with a general list of bands that people could look at and check out the ones they don't know. This site is notorious for genre arguments and I don't mean to start one, but you have a point in that this thread is about one particular genre so we can stick to the pure breeds.

Just curious. What would you classify Drive Like Jehu and Shellac as?

[sidewinder]

Originally Posted by Exo

Just curious. What would you classify Drive Like Jehu and Shellac as?

Predominantly post-hardcore, with elements of noise rock and math rock.

[Exo]

Originally Posted by sidewinder

Predominantly post-hardcore, with elements of noise rock and math rock.

We have different ears.

[Frownland]

Originally Posted by Exo

We have different ears.

I think your ears are broken.

[Exo]

Originally Posted by Frownland

I think your ears are broken.

I'm not saying he's wrong. I just wouldn't use the term predominantly. I also suck at and hate genres.

[Black Francis]

Originally Posted by sidewinder

Predominantly post-hardcore, with elements of noise rock and math rock.

Sounds about right.

There's a punk edge to them though.

[sidewinder]

Originally Posted by Black Francis

Sounds about right.

There's a punk edge to them though.

There's a punk edge to all of post-hardcore though. That's where it comes from.

In a sense, one could argue that post-hardcore is to the 90s what post-punk was to the 80s. 70s punk lead to post-punk, hardcore punk lead to post-hardcore.

[sidewinder]

Girls Names - "The New Life" (The New Life, 2013)


Disappears - "Hibernation Sickness" (Pre Language, 2012)


Shopping - Consumer Complaints (2013)
Sounds a lot like Pylon with the funky bass and female vocals.


DIÄT - "Everyday / Hinge & Bracket" (2013)


Duchess Says - "Gainsbourg" (In a Fung Day T!, 2011)


Tense Men - "Stages of Boredom" (Where Dull Care Is Forgotten EP, 2014)

[sidewinder]

Institute - Giddy Boys 7" (2014)


Institute - "Weak Times" (Demo EP, 2013)


Institute - "Admit I'm Shit" (Catharsis, 2015)


Total Control - "Carpet Rash" (Henge Beat, 2011)


Total Control - "Meds II" (Henge Beat, 2011)


Total Control - "Expensive Dog" (Typical System, 2014)


Total Control - "Flesh War" (Typical System, 2014)


Viet Cong - "Unconscious Melody" (Cassette, 2013)


Viet Cong - "Structureless Design" (Cassette, 2013)
Not my favorite track on the demo, but arguably the most post-punk.


Viet Cong - "Continental Shelf" (Viet Cong, 2015)
This song still makes me melt, it's like everything I want music to be. Same for "Silhouettes" really.

[Alfred]

Originally Posted by sidewinder

Viet Cong - "Continental Shelf" (Viet Cong, 2015)
This song still makes me melt, it's like everything I want music to be. Same for "Silhouettes" really.

This band is great. I saw them this summer at Wayhome festival and "Death" conjured up one of the best mosh pits I've ever been in.