Post-punk revival

The post-punk revival is a movement in modern rock music consisting of indie rock that draw from on the conventions of the original post-punk sound from

The post-punk revival is a movement in modern rock music consisting of indie rock that draw from on the conventions of the original post-punk sound from the early 1980s, yet is also an extension of and reaction to the more pop-oriented punk music of the 1990s. The movement began and is most prominent in English speaking countries such as the US, the UK, and Australia, and has been especially tied to the New York City and London music scenes.

Originally, the term "post-punk" was coined to describe those groups which in the late seventies and early eighties took punk and started to experiment with more challenging musical structures, lyrical themes, and a self-consciously art-based image, while retaining punk's initial iconoclastic stance. Classic examples of post-punk outfits include Gang of Four, Joy Division, The Raincoats, and Wire.