post-punk

Song of the Day (Shocktober): Public Image Limited “The Slab”

“The Slab” is a dark dirge that saw the effectively disbanded Public Image Limited dipping a toe into goth territory.

Siouxsie & The Banshees merged pop with gloomy post-punk for their bewitching 1981 single and future goth anthem, “Spellbound”.

“Totally Wired” is a blistering early single by The Fall and features singer Mark E. Smith‘s usual mix of commentary, humor and harangue.

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Pere Ubu‘s “The Modern Dance” fuses garage rock and punk with outsider art sensibilities for a truly unique sound.

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Leeds-based post-punks, Gang of Four, kicked off their sophomore LP with “Paralyzed”: agit-prop that you can dance to.

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“Cool” was Pylon‘s ironic emotional hot-take of a single about forging your own path artistically. The band took its own advise.

America Week continues as oddball alternative trio, Violent Femmes, deliver an ode to their love of American music.

“Carolyn’s Fingers” may be peak Cocteau Twins, with Liz Fraser‘s voice hitting operatic registers amid a sea of layered guitars.

Orange Juice‘s hit, “Rip It Up” propelled the Scottish post-punk group into the pop charts with their oddball riff on disco.

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Joy Division‘s “Digital” is a pure-punk assault with the rest of the band rising to match Ian Curtis‘ bleak and paranoid vision.