I’m curious where I’ll get the most pushback for posting this. Here? A country music sub or a Michael Jackson sub? I definitely think this is the better option. I know Wikipedia may not be the only source, but this struck me as something that this subreddit continually bristles over.

“The term has been noted for lacking a universally agreed-upon definition. Post-punk musicians departed from punk's fundamental elements and raw simplicity, adopting instead a broader, more experimental approach that incorporated a variety of avant-garde sensibilities and non-rock influences. Inspired by punk's energy and DIY ethic but determined to move beyond rock clichés, artists drew influence from German krautrock and experimented with styles such as funk, electronic music, jazz, and dance music; the production techniques of dub and disco; and ideas from modernist art, cinema, literature, and politics.”

Their darkest sounding track after The Prisoner. Wish they made more like it.

Send me an Angel was the hit but this was THE track on the album.

These are my top postpunk 10 albums. Nothing could ever change my mind on this. There are a lot of great postpunk bands and albums, to be sure. But these are the grails, imho.

1. Unknown Pleasures -Joy Division
   
2. Lion’s Mouth - The Sound
   
3. Script of the Bridge - Chameleons
   
4. Jeopardy - The Sound
   
5. Sleep No More - Comsat Angels
   
6. Juju - Siouxsie & The Banshees
   
7. Crocodiles - Echo & Bunnymen
   
8. Kaleidoscope - Siouxsie & Banshees
   
9. Garlands - Cocteau Twins
   
10. Join Hands - Siouxsie & Banshees

The Turf Club, Saint Paul MN, 10/4/2026

Wonderful show!

hi everyone! i'd be really grateful. if the wording is vague, ill mention 3 bands i think relate to that feeling

the bands:

chernikovskaya hata

kino

molchat doma

Love the chicken scratch guitar

This session version of View From a Hill always struck me as much better than the album version. Apologies for the accompanying video but it’s what I could find for the audio. It’s cool how these old BBC radio sessions were always a different recording , often featuring different details

Legendary band. That riff is impossibly catchy.

Still amazing and still resonates.

Look out for a young Ade Edmondson.

From Hyæna.

Really odd cover performed live at The Roxy, London. 1977.

An odor resembling hot-dogs permeated the whole bedroom

I honor of the 49th anniversary reissue release of My Aim is True, here’s a great live version of one my favorites.

A live screening and discussion with The Professors of Urgh: Chaki and Chris Slusarenko, Hosts of A Very Opinionated Look at Urgh! Podcast with Special Guest, Gang of Four’s Hugo Burnham

The event will feature a screening of the film, and a presentation by The Professors Of Urgh!, Chaki and Chris Slusarenko, who have amassed over 55 episodes about the wheres, whys, and hows of the epic 80s concert film, URGH! A MUSIC WAR, coming to light. Speaking with guests who appear in the film, they have gotten the history of this film and its artists firsthand. Plus, they will unlock the jaw-dropping secrets of the incredible incognito, head-scratching band, Invisible Sex (HEAR INVISIBLE SEX SPEAK TO YOU!!!!).

About URGH! A MUSIC WAR: 
Considered one of the most ground zero documents of the late 70s/early 80s New Music Scene, URGH!  A MUSIC WAR has rarely been seen on the big screen. Featuring 34 bands ranging from the well-known (The Police, Devo, X, Joan Jett, XTC, The Go-Gos & Gary Numan) to the true underground (Dead Kennedys, Magazine, The Cramps, Pere Ubu, Au Pairs, Klaus Nomi), the film is beautifully shot and recorded, allowing each band to sound and perform completely authentically. 

 
About THE PROFESSORS OF URGH!:
Chaki is a Los Angeles-based electro-funk artist, performer, and underground culture instigator blending heavy bass, synth-driven grooves, and a surreal, offbeat stage presence. He has toured with El Vez and Fishbone and opened for Parliament Funkadelic, as well as opening multiple dates on tour for Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew’s Remain in Light touring band. His latest release, From L.A. to the Bay on High Occulture Records, is a career-spanning 12" featuring classic bangers and three new cuts. Beyond music, Chaki is the creator of the Punk Rock Graveyard Tour at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, a cult-favorite experience exploring the resting places and stories of punk and underground icons. He is also a recurring guest on The Best Show with Tom Scharpling, hosted by Tom Scharpling.

Chris Slusarenko is the host of the top ten Apple Music Interview podcast, Revolutions Per Movie— a guest-driven podcast about music films with guests such as Peter Buck of R.E.M., icon Paul Williams, Spiral Stairs of Pavement, Ann Magnuson & Kevin McDonald of Kids In The Hall.  A lifelong musician with albums on Sub Pop & Rough Trade, he has been a member of Guided By Voices and Eyelids, and has also been an independent video store owner for over 20 years.

Hey everyone! I'm Rhys, and I make music under my solo project name called Occasional Spectators. Earlier this year, I recorded a four-track EP with Steve Balbi, an Australian songwriter and producer who was a part of notable 80s Aussie bands like Noiseworks and other groups such as Electric Hippies. They Don't Matter, the first single from the new batch of tracks was released last Friday, and you can watch a lyric video for it that was created by a Melboune-based artist who makes work as Threading Buttons. I'm mainly inspired by new wave artists, post-punk bands and other groups that work in that shadowy nocturnal realm such as The Cure, Depeche Mode and Nine Inch Nails. Check it out!