Post-Punk

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   Pere Ubu: Cleveland band already bending rock out of shape in the mid 1970s, mixing garage riffs, synth squalls and David Thomas's wild, yelping vocals.

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   Wire: London art-school band who stripped songs to the bone; their debut crams 21 short, sharp tracks, some barely a minute long.

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   Siouxsie and the Banshees: Came out of the first London punk scene and built something darker and grander, with Siouxsie Sioux's commanding voice and swirling guitar.

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   Joy Division: Manchester band whose stark, echoing sound (shaped by producer Martin Hannett) and Ian Curtis's deep voice made some of the era's most haunted records.

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   Gang of Four: Leeds band with scratchy, stop-start guitar, funk-driven bass and pointed lyrics about politics and everyday life.

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   Public Image Ltd: John Lydon's band after the Sex Pistols, built on Jah Wobble's deep dub bass and Keith Levene's metallic, abrasive guitar.

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   The Fall: Mark E. Smith's ever-changing Manchester band: rattling, repetitive grooves and sardonic, half-spoken lyrics across dozens of albums.

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   The Slits: London band fronted by Ari Up who mixed punk with reggae and dub: loose, playful and unlike anyone around them.

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   The Cure: Robert Smith's band began as a spare, minimal trio on record before becoming gloom-pop stars; the early records are the post-punk ones.

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    Interpol: A key band of the early 2000s New York revival: driving bass, cool, brooding guitar lines and sharp suits.

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    Protomartyr: Detroit band pairing tough, rolling guitar rock with Joe Casey's deadpan, gloomy and very funny lyrics about modern life.

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    Fontaines D.C.: Dublin band who arrived in 2019 with poetry-inspired lyrics and wiry guitars, and have grown bolder with every album since.

Last 30 days · via public radio playlists

Public radio airplay for Post-Punk artists, last 30 days

Rank	Album	Stations	Days on chart	Spins
1	Dopamine Chamber Fontaines D.C. KCRW, KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN · 27 days on chart	KCRW, KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	27	222 spins
2	Reality Awaits The Strokes KCRW, KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN · 15 days on chart	KCRW, KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	15	84 spins
3	Doolittle Pixies KEXP, KRCL, The Current, WXPN · 1 day on chart	KEXP, KRCL, The Current, WXPN	1	5 spins
4	Parallel Lines Blondie KEXP, The Current, WXPN · 1 day on chart	KEXP, The Current, WXPN	1	4 spins
5	Eat to the Beat Blondie KEXP, The Current, WXPN · 1 day on chart	KEXP, The Current, WXPN	1	4 spins
6	Brotherhood New Order KEXP, The Current, WXPN · 1 day on chart	KEXP, The Current, WXPN	1	4 spins

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