Post-punk revival

Post-punk revival
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Stylistic origins
Cultural originsLate 1990s and early 2000s, United States, Europe, and Australia
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Post-punk revival (also known as indie rock revival)[1] 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.[2][3] It is closely associated with new wave revival[4] and garage rock revival.[3][5]

The genre has an emphasis on "rock authenticity" that was seen as a reaction to the commercialism of MTV-oriented nu metal, hip hop and "bland" post-Britpop groups. The commercial breakthrough of the genre came with the release of the Strokes' Is This It in 2001. The genre reached a zenith in the middle of the decade with the success of Bloc Party, Arctic Monkeys and the Killers. Over time, later indie and post-punk bands were criticized with the term "landfill indie".

  1. ^ Staff, VICE; Akinfenwa, Jumi; Joshi, Tara; Garland, Emma; Jarrold, Christa (August 27, 2020). "The Top 50 Greatest Landfill Indie Songs of All Time". Vice. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  2. ^ New Wave/Post-Punk Revival, AllMusic, archived from the original on February 16, 2011.
  3. ^ a b J. Stuessy and S. D. Lipscomb, Rock and roll: its History and Stylistic Development (London: Pearson Prentice Hall, 5th edn., 2006), ISBN 0-13-193098-2, p. 451.
  4. ^ "New Wave/Post-Punk Revival Music Style Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  5. ^ Kravitz, Kayley (December 23, 2012). "Revisiting the Post-Punk Revival". Huffington Post. Retrieved January 23, 2017.