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New Wave / Post-Punk Revival. During the late '90s and early 2000s, a rash of bands -- including Interpol, Franz Ferdinand, the Strokes, and the Rapture -- surfaced with clear indebtedness to post-punk and new wave, bearing inspirations like Blondie, Gang of Four, Joy Division, and Wire.
Post-punk revival (also known as indie rock revival) is a genre or movement of indie rock that emerged in the early 2000s as musicians started to play a stripped down and back-to-basics version of guitar rock inspired by the original sounds and aesthetics of post-punk, new wave and garage rock.
May 6, 2021 · On thrilling debut albums by Squid, Dry Cleaning and Black Country, New Road, the aftershocks of '80s post-punk tremble against stark new realities in British and Irish life.
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New Wave / Post-Punk Revival. During the late '90s and early 2000s, a rash of bands -- including Interpol, Franz Ferdinand, the Strokes, and the Rapture -- surfaced with clear indebtedness to post-punk and new wave, bearing inspirations like Blondie, Gang of Four, Joy Division, and Wire.
During the 2000s, a number of acts that exploited a diversity of new wave and post-punk influences emerged. These acts were sometimes labeled "New New Wave". According to British music journalist Chris Nickson, Scottish band Franz Ferdinand revived both Britpop and the music of the late 1970s "with their New Wave influenced sound".
During the late '90s and early 2000s, a rash of bands -- including Interpol, Franz Ferdinand, the Strokes, and the Rapture -- surfaced with clear indebtedness to post-punk and new wave, bearing inspirations like Blondie, Gang of Four, Joy Division, and Wire.
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Jun 7, 2021 · Post-Punk Music Guide: History and Sounds of Post-Punk. Written by MasterClass. Last updated: Jun 7, 2021 • 4 min read. Many rock bands in the 1980s and 1990s got their start in punk rock. As these musicians became more adventurous, they helped create a broad genre known as post-punk.
