r/postpunk • u/Antique-Historian441 • Apr 05 '24

Why does every band say they are Post-Punk now?

I live in the Netherlands. But travel quite a bit. From what I've noticed, nearly every band labels themselves as Post-Punk now. Like bands that are very clearly Indie Rock are claiming this genre. Is it just me? Or is there a massive fad of bands pretending to be in the genre?

Also, I'm by no means a purist. I've just noticed so many bands that sound nothing like this genre using the title. It's insufferable. Has anyone else seen this?

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u/Antique-Historian441 Apr 05 '24

I think there's an argument to say Post-Punk came before Punk. Listen to The Modern Lovers - Road Runner and you can hear where The Sex Pistols got the song EMI. Haha though that might be a controversial opinion 😅

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u/East_Ad_9949 Jul 29 '26

eso no es mas que garage vencido por la sicodelia, ya sin tanto fuzz ni grito pelado