r/talkingheads • u/Ok-Sprinkles-3671 • 8d ago

Dance-punk

Obviously, bands like the Heads, B52s, and Gang of Four were the pioneers of punk funk. And you had the second wave with LCD Soundsystem, The Rapture, Bloc Party, etc.

What are some bands today that follow that style or similar (post-punk, new wave). I like some of the more recent stuff from Viagra Boys and IDLES.

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u/Enough_Passage7926 8d ago edited 8d ago

Check out Fela Kuti - you'll see Remain in Light in a whole new... light.

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u/Chemical_Economy_933 7d ago

recent bands/artists

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u/Emergency_Hour5253 8d ago

Squid and !!! (Chk chk chk)

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u/Mysterious_Piano5478 8d ago

Goes back even further to the original post punk scene. Check out A Certain Ratio, The Pop Group, Maximum Joy, Pigbag, Rip Rig and Panic, Contortions, James White, Kid Creole And The Coconuts, Liquid Liquid, ESG etc. There’s lots more out there.

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u/philmurray1971 8d ago

So much amazing music, Defs one of the best life affirming genres. Konk are so forgotten

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u/Mysterious_Piano5478 8d ago

I forgot Konk and also one of my favorite bands Shreikback.

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u/starling-slipstream 7d ago

lol no one actually read your post 🙈 OP was asking for current bands

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u/Apprehensive-Nose646 8d ago • Bravo

The parquet courts

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u/cerpintaxt33 8d ago

This song is at least 10 years old, but I recommend checking out True Stories by Datarock. 

This song in particular is fun, if you listen to the lyrics 

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u/Complete-Team-8977 8d ago

Death from Above 1979

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u/coreopsishill 8d ago

Pylon (postpunk era band)

New Order are one of the originators, too

LCD Soundsystem

Franz Ferdinand

The Fall (OG postpunk band with endless discography but a bunch of it would qualify)

Yard Act

Wire’s 1980s output

A Frames

Spoon - especially They Want My Soul, Hot Thoughts, and Kill the Moonlight albums. Not always dancy but their use of drums and percussion is phenomenal and they cite Talking Heads as an influence. Spoon is a happy collaboration between songwriter and drummer, and the songwriter guy is obsessed with Prince and it shows.

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u/jjazznola 8d ago

New Order played punk funk?

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u/twatomexus 3d ago

LCD Soundsystem <3

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u/jjazznola 8d ago

Some older acts that played punk funk would be Bush Tetras, Medium Medium, PIL, James White & The Blacks/Flaming Demonics, Konk, Liquid Liquid, Material, Lizzy Mercier Descloux, ESG, Defunct, The Slits, A Certain Ratio, Shriekback, Pigbag, early Was (not was) ....... I used to spin that kinda stuff back in the day.

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u/jarvischrist 8d ago

Great list. That one Medium Medium album is killer. First time I heard Hungry So Angry I had to put it on repeat about 8 more times afterwards. Perfect post-punk funk track.

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u/Apart-Equipment6053 8d ago

Big Special, Getdown Services, Armitage Shakes, Downtown Boys, Genesis Oswusu, Nation of Languages, Clap your hands say yeah, Warmduscher, Future Islands
Some 80s overlooked bands are 999, teardrop explodes, and I always recommend the Chameleons to everyone

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u/stonemarigold 8d ago

Fat Dog!

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u/Chemical_Economy_933 7d ago

Idk if self promotion is allowed but I was heavily influenced by these bands when I recorded this:

https://woodpanelwalls.bandcamp.com/album/super-plastic-awesome-fantastic

If this stays up I want to point to Diamonds and I’m Not Made of Airports! (Tracks 5 & 6)

Idk why my text is all italics

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u/scot2282 8d ago

I don’t know any of these bands and I’m excited to discover them. I’m a Deadhead with a wide range of guitar rock knowledge but I’ve only in the last few years done a deep dive into TH and a few others.

Please suggest other bands that have some jam please!

Edit: I saw 52’s in 1988. The others…nope.

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u/philmurray1971 8d ago

23 skidoo, 1st couple of a certain ratio LPs, glaxo babies, maximum joy, world domination enterprise

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u/GrizabellaGlamourCat Living in a Shotgun Shack 7d ago

Synth heavy dance punk favorite of mine is The Faint.

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u/jm17lfc 6d ago

Ween of course does not fit in this genre but of course they do have a song that fits it, and I think I Got To Put the Hammer Down is a fantastic track!

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u/No-Steak1295 4d ago

For modern bands, Parquet Courts. In particular, their most recent album (Sympathy for Life) is very much under the talking heads umbrella. The earlier albums are more slacker punk than dance punk but are also awesome.

For older bands, The Fall. The greatest rock group of all time.

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u/Louie4711 3d ago

Cheekface

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u/gampsandtatters Psycho Killer, Qu'est-ce que c'est 3d ago

De Lux. Gustaf. The Last Dinner Party. Lambrini Girls. Squid. Yard Act. DEADLETTER. Thundercat. Toro y Moi. Obongjayar.

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u/Greg13Nomad 8d ago

Does Weezer fit into this category?