Dylstew

I tried to get recs a while back but kept forgetting because I had so much post-hardcore to listen to. I've decided this time why not make it an entire thread where people attempt to make me like this genre. Now that I've gotten into post-hardcore, it might be a bit easier. One useful thing I learnt from last time is s
that I find the "flanger" sound off putting.

I'm a huge punk fan, and I like a fair share of alternative rock genres. But I never really got post-punk, the grand daddy of alternative types of rock. I'd like to get a bit outside of my comfort zone again.
What's the appeal to you? What are your favorite styles and bands? What bands do you think I as a melodic punk, hardcore punk and post-hardcore fan would like? Currently, the only post punk I really listen to are gang of four and minutemen, with a bit of the contortions.

MicShazam

I'm not really into the genre either, but this album that Frownland threw at me was honestly a big surprise. A side of the genre I hadn't seen before. It's pretty cool, but perhaps not exactly what post-punk sounds like on average.

Dylstew

Wow.. this is.. strange. It's definitely intriguing, at least. I don't think I've ever heard anything like this, and each song so far manages to surprise me in what it would be like. Feels like an atmospheric journey. Like I'm watching some weird ass artsy movie. The first song felt odd but kinda warm and welcoming, and then the second track felt dark and uncomfortable as **** I was like o.o.

I don't even know how much of this can be called post punk, :').

rubber soul

If you're talking actual punk (Post-punk covers a lot of ground actually), I'd start with the Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, The Circle Jerks, The Gun Club (really like these guys), and Mission of Burma. Also The Fall if you're more into noise rock. Like I said, it's really a large net, but these are probably the best out of the harder bands.

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Dylstew

Aren't the first 3 just.. punk? I've listened to them for years. Anywho, yeah, I know it's wide. That's kinda the thing with these "alternative" genres. Post-hardcore, alternative rock (the genre, not the umbrella) and indie rock are wide too. I'm not necessarily looking for stuff that sounds like punk, but it'd probably be easier to get into because it's closer to my comfort zone.

Frownland

The thing about post-punk is that it's ambiguous enough to cover a lot of different sounds so stuff like Joy Division, Suicide (technically proto punk but still the dope dope), This Heat, and ****ing U2. As far as I've found, Metabolist is the only band that I've found that's very similar in sound to This Heat but still their own band.

A few of my faves:
Public Image Limited - First Issue
The Pop Group - Y
Pete Ubu - Dub Housing
Teenage Jesus & the Jerks - Everything
The Beatloads - s/t
Swans - Filth
No New York Comp
Glen Branca - The Ascension

Dude. Stop calling The Fall noise rock.

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Exo

But noise equals noise rock.

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rubber soul

You make it sound like noise rock is a liability or something. It is a well respected sub-genre and I'm not the first one to refer to the Fall as noise rock. They also happen to be freaking good.

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Frownland

I love and play noise rock. The Fall is not goddamn noise rock.

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grindy

You labeled them as noise rock and then MES died. Concidence? I think not.

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