A Brief History of Post Punk

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Post-punk is a broad genre of rock music which emerged in the late 1970s that departed from the simple and traditional punk rock and introduced more avant-garde, more experimental, and included non-rock influences.
0:00 Intro
01:14 Punk and the start of Post punk
02:59 Cynical Post Punk (Public Image Ltd, Gang of Four, Au Pairs)
05:25 Manchester Scene (Joy Division, The Fall, Magazine, A Certain Ratio, Durutti Column...)
10:44 Dark Post Punk (Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Cure, Bauhaus)
14:48 Alternative post-punk (Wire, The Slits, The Raincoats)
17:12 Other UK Post Punk bands and Post Punk's influence
18:50 Please Join my Discord and Patreon Announcement
19:13 US Post Punk and No Wave
21:44 The decline of Post Punk
22:28 Post Punk in the 21st century
24:58 Post Punk in China
Acts related: Sex Pistols, Buzzcocks, Magazine, Joy Division, Ian Curtis, Bernard Summer, Peter Hook, Mark E. Smith, The Fall, Morrissey, The Smiths, Rough Trade, Stiff Records, Factory Records, John Lyndon, Public Image Ltd, Gang of Four, Au Pairs, Andy Gill, The Fall, Magazine, A Certain Ratio, Durutti Column, John McGeoch, Johnny Mar, Radiohead, The Chameleons, The Cure, Bauhaus, The Birthday Party, Nick Cave, Killing Joke, The Sound, The Sisters of Mercy, Wire, The Slits, The Raincoats, Pink Flag, Marine Girls, Young Marble Giants, Chairs Missing, The Soft Boys, The Teardrop Explodes, Echo & the Bunnymen, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, This Heat, The Pop Group, Rip Rig & Panic, The Clash, Alternative TV, The Specials, Madness, The Beat, The Selector, Dexys Midnight Runners, Come On Eileen, Suicide, Television, Talking Heads, Devo, CBGB, Pere Ubu, The Feelies, The Contortions, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, Theoretical Girls, Generation X, Interpol, Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand, Editors, White Lies, Parquet Courts, Protomartyr, preoccupations, Iceage, Viagra boys, Black Midi, Squid, Dry Cleaning, Shame, IDLES, Black Country, New Road, P.K.14, Re-tros, Snapline, 法兹(Fazi), 海朋森(Hiperson)，梅卡德尔, Lonely Leary, Stolen, 退格 Backspace.
Sources:
Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984 by Simon Reynolds
www.popmatters.com/post-punk-...
www.scaruffi.com/history/long...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-punk
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Thanks for watching! :)

[@StellasEncounter]

I trimmed out a song clip of The Slits' song "Typical Girls" around 16:10, because the album cover contains controversial content. Sorry if it breaks the video flow or feels unnatural. Thanks for watching! :)

[@briaredpath9386]

Human bodies are sooooo controversial 😆,hey KZbin 🖕🏻

[@braxtongreenwell5482]

I'm impressed with how enjoyable I found this video. I even got a couple bands I need to listen to out of it.

[@StellasEncounter]

am glad!!

[@user-rw8uq3tv6p]

​@@StellasEncounterI'm glad you like post punk. K Pop sucks.

[@luckyhugs6163]

I died of laughter when you said "Chances are you've met some 16 year old who listens to Joy Division and thinks they got the best music taste in the world"

[@StellasEncounter]

Hahaha, that line's inspiration is the 16yo me! :D I was joking about myself!

[@EricHadleyIves]

But a 16-year-old who listened to Joy Division almost certainly would have amazing taste in music, though. Or maybe they just liked their parents’ old music, at least in the USA.

[@solonfuller7478]

I agree. Joy Division was an overrated band.

[@reddays8448]

I love joy division

[@chernobylcoleslaw6698]

@@StellasEncounter Ha- figured as much. I think we've all been there. :-)

[@Fancy_Lebowski]

Echo and the Bunnymen's Heaven Up Here is a goddamn treasure.

[@antondhondt9851]

Peter Hook (the former bassist of Joy Division/New Order) has very gorgeous book about post-punk epoch. It is called 'Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division'. I am reading the book this autumn - massively impressed by his narratives about Manchester, milieu and etc.

[@StellasEncounter]

Its very rare to hear a book described as gorgeous. Consider me very intrigued! Thanks for the cool recommendation. Thank you also for taking the time to comment kindly. Have a great day, a great weekend, and if you enjoy Halloween, Happy Halloween too!

[@eboethrasher]

It's a great book, i still haven't finished his follow-up about New Order, but I did read Barney's book. Guess I need to read Stephen Morris' book. I read Touching from the Inside by Deborah Curtis a long time ago.

[@austinfj4564]

Keep doing what you’re doing, you’re awesome

[@StellasEncounter]

I'm genuinely excited and happy and pleased that you think so. Thanks for taking the time to comment kindly, it's really well appreciated. Have a great weekend and Happy Halloween! E: typo

[@2Times22]

The Sound" From the lions mouth"is probably the best album ever recorded..!!!

[@gabrielceballos8789]

True it's brilliant

[@carlosx1237]

I need to listen to this, I've only heard Jeopardy, one of my favorite albums. For some reason I was hesitant about their ability to create anything else on the level of Jeopardy. I bet I was mistaken.

[@kazman_6899]

@@carlosx1237 You weren't. Jeopardy is much better.

[@lilliput_steps]

I know the whole school teacher thing is a running joke in your videos, but i’m literally always writing down the names of bands, songs and albums so that I remember to listen to them later. You do such a great job with these, and your content is much appreciated!!

[@StellasEncounter]

Haha thank you, glad you enjoy them! The acts related are mentioned in the video description box btw. You can also access my Patreon for playlists of the videos (link in description)! :D

[@sketcharmstrong8491]

The most amazing music came out of this time. Every group was legendary....

[@mattwright2964]

Much to my surprise this analysis of that period, is pretty good. As others have said we didn't call it post punk at the time, it was generally referred to loosely as alternative or new wave. It was the DIY nature of punk that opened the door to this but the roots were there in Iggy's album, the Idiot and other such material going further back. John Peels influence in curating this movement shouldn't be underestimated.

[@StellasEncounter]

I am honestly very glad that I was able to surprise you to some degree with this analysis. It's a well received compliment, thank you. I do understand the discussion around how it was referred to at the time, and how that definition has changed over-time. I think this is actually quite a common theme across many genre's. I think its common that over-time (decades later) a wider perspective comes into view and the taxonomy adjusts to incorporate. Its a bone of contention for many, and it proves a little difficult for some to accept. I do sympathise. I like your suggestion that the roots of PP lay with Iggy and others of that DIY ilk, its an astute observation, and I can see where that comes from. I have to admit to being a huge fangirl for John Peel. (I am planning to call my live streams Stella Peel Sessions as an homage). Thank you for taking the time to reply kindly and thoughtfully, its appreciated. Have a great day!

[@EricHadleyIves]

Matt Wright, in Saint Louis the UMSL (University) radio station had a student show called "Pipeline" in the early 1980s that played all this music, and I remember what a treat it would be when they had a "UK Buzz" record sent over with John Peel presenting his show for American community/college radio stations. I also could pick up the BBC on my shortwave radio and listen to John Peel later on in life. What an amazing figure Peel was! I hope there is a biography of him somewhere I can read someday.

[@robbery30]

Front 242, TC Matic, Neon Judgement, Red Zebra ;-) Also Belgium had a great scene!

[@StellasEncounter]

I have never focused on Belgium, I know of some great output from there. I think I will explore more. Thanks for the kind reply. Have a great day!

[@MrAladdino]

Dont forget snowy red mate

[@subter20001]

Another great video! We had a great post-punk scene in the New York area with Bush Tetras, MARS, Blurt, Feelies, Polyrock, Contortions, ESG, Konk, Liquid Liquid, Certain General, Band of Outsiders.... It was a strong and vibrant scene that didn't produce stars but filled the clubs and got us punks dancing.

[@StellasEncounter]

That's honestly actually very cool. I like the idea that we share cool, ethereal, and ephemeral moments. I'm familiar with some of your list, and I'll be checking out the rest. Thank you for taking the time to reply. Have a great day!

[@clivet3846]

Interpol? Hardly post punk

[@isakjarlestedt2001]

Viagra boys are by far one of if not my favorite band of all time, definitely recommend them to you

[@Crashton121]

Brilliant video! The Au Pairs are often (criminally) overlooked in videos on this subject

[@AdamforPresident2.0]

Interpol was my introduction to post-punk. That first album left a severe impression on me when it came out. After hearing comparisons to Joy Division I went backwards and got heavily into them, moving onto New Order and the Cure. Saw them during the El Pintor tour at Terminal 5 in NYC and they blew the roof off! Great vid as always, Stella!

[@StellasEncounter]

Thanks! So many memories with turn on the bright lights!! Also saw them in El Pintor tour, they played all my fav tunes! :D

[@mikecynic5167]

Joy Division and The Cure suck. I'd kill myself too if I made music that terrible.

[@heytherestella4287]

Wow Interpol was also one of the bands that introduced me to this genre! I saw Interpol at Terminal 5 in New York in 2014 too, it was soooooo gooood!! Totally worth my wait in the cold and rainy November NYC in line for 2 hours at the gate 😊

[@robinyoulton4614]

Excellent video with really informative content. Thank you Stella!

[@StellasEncounter]

You're so welcome!

[@Magicmatty2024]

Thank you for this! 😘 🌹

[@sirrobert23]

Finally someone giving a shoutout to two of my favorite bands: The Chameleons and The Sound

[@StellasEncounter]

They're both very worthy of a shoutout! I'm glad you appreciated. Thanks for taking the time to reply. Have a great day!

[@ZappaorPri]

These videos are fantastic, thank you! I grew up listening to these bands, so it’s really exciting to hear someone discover them from a very different generation. Could you please do a video describing your favorite albums of all time?

[@StellasEncounter]

I'm really pleased that you can benefit from the videos, even if it's a second time around so to speak. Not everyone has the ability to embrace a fresh understanding of their past. Thank you for your suggestion, I don't have exactly that title on my to-do list. But, I like the idea! Thank you very much for taking the time to reply kindly and thoughtfully. Have a great day!

[@michelgregoire7430]

IST IST totally deserve a mention here, Awesome band! Really fun stuff, Stella, thanks!

[@StellasEncounter]

Very cool suggestions. Thanks for taking the time to reply. Have a great day!

[@davidtollefson8411]

So I’ve been waiting to watch this since post-punk is one of my all-time favorite genres, and you did not disappoint. You covered the main territory well and took care to mention groups like Magazine and Durutti Column and the Chameleons. Dave Allen from Gang of Four once dj’ed a Paint and Copter show and I was in heaven looking through his classic records. He had a band called Shrieckback who were pretty interesting. I would also check out Section 25, Comsat Angels, Altered Images, Savages, and early Simple Minds. I had no idea there was/is a post-punk scene in China, but given it’s enduring influence I’m not surprised. There’s even a fair amount of it in my own band’s music currently. Three last things, your visuals were really great in this video, you still buy cd’s (like me), and now I know why you are named Stella! I love that album too. Thank you Miss Stella.

[@StellasEncounter]

Thanks for watching! This post-punk vid is frankly among my favs I've made! Just the audio wasn't great. Cool that you know Dave Allen!! Gang of Four toured in China in late 2019, shortly before Andy Gill died. There were speculations that he actually caught corona? I'd say most chinese alternative lovers grew up listening to 70s/80s post-punk, and 80s/90s alt-rock. The Cure, Joy Division, Nirvana, Sonic Youth! So when they formed bands, the influence is plausible.

[@RinnRuannan]

I wish I had seen The Durutti Column live. I can't remember how many times I've seen The Cure live. Well, now I'll be listening to either The Cure's Carnage Visors or The Glove's Blue Sunshine. Or I could do both. Though, not at the same time. Thank you, Stella!

[@DrDoobius]

I actually got to meet Jon King and Hugo Burnham of Gang of Four on their recent North American tour. They're both super sweet, especially Hugo!

[@richardaversa7128]

That's so cool to find out she chose her English name based on the Interpol song! Great taste!

[@StellasEncounter]

hahaha, thank you!! And thanks for watching!

[@gr3y_eminence]

Excellent Post-Punk retrospective, my favorites and my friends' favorites were certainly mentioned; I forever will love Joy Division/New Order, Killing Joke, The Cure. . . (I could go on). Obstacle 1 amazed me when it came out, originally a "guilty pleasure" as I was being a closed minded teen, but I caught up with Interpol a few years later after Antics and realized I was missing out; they continue to be one of my favorite bands, they have a sound and mood which is truly their own. Fun fact, I named my cat Stella after the song haha. Anyhow, thanks for the great recommendations, I will definitely watch the No Wave video as well

[@StellasEncounter]

Stella is saying hello to your stella!!! Thanks for watching, i hope you enjoy the channel!

[@BGasperov]

Thank you for this video, loads of "new" music to discover.

[@johnhawk1089]

Thank you, great video! Lots of my favorite bands on this one. I was glad to see you include The Fall and Pere Ubu. When you were talking about Interpol, I think another band that sounds like they would have been influenced by was a Cleveland band called My Dad Is Dead.

[@soysaucehairdye7869]

To me the best Post Punk albums of the 80s are The Sound - From the Lions Mouth, Echo and the Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here, Lowlife - Diminuendo, The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge, Jesus and Mary Chain - Darklands, The Cure - Pornography, and Asylum Party - Borderline. Comsat Angels album, 7 Day Weekends, also has a special place in my heart but that was a much less post-punk album then their previous couple of albums. My favorite post-punk songs are The Cure 'Sinking' and The Sound 'Hothouse.'

[@StellasEncounter]

Your username is very memorable, good work! Yours is a great selection. I've just realised I haven't done a 'Top Ten XYZ' in a while. Thanks for taking the time to reply thoughtfully and kindly, have a great day!

[@jaeilagatha4609]

Hey Stella:) I really enjoyed this video. Learned a lot!!

[@StellasEncounter]

This make me happy to know. I'm glad you got something of value. Thank you for taking the time to reply. Have a great day!

[@sapphiresena2340]

I LOVED THIS VIDEO! PLEASE PLEASE continue you look like the sweetest person in the world. Your so educated and inspired me to look into so many different bands!!

[@StellasEncounter]

aww thank you, glad you enjoyed it!!

[@johnriperti3127]

I really enjoy your videos. Really informative and well-made

[@StellasEncounter]

Thank you. I'm really glad you enjoy them because I really enjoy making them. Have a great weekend, and Happy Halloween.

[@HerHallOfMirrors94]

You're so adorable and knowledgeable!

[@StellasEncounter]

I really try hard at both......lol Have a great day brother, peace and light to you and yours! Happy Halloween!

[@HerHallOfMirrors94]

@@StellasEncounter Happy Halloween!

[@ony365p]

I love The Sound

[@jungcodex]

Thank you for another great video!

[@StellasEncounter]

Thank you for another kind reply! Have a great day, a great weekend, and if its your thing, a Happy Halloween!

[@nicksmart5469]

Another wonderful video. And this time a genre close to my heart and one I grew up and love. Great job Stella

[@StellasEncounter]

Thanks for your kind comment, its well received. Have a great weekend, and Happy Halloween!

[@nicksmart5469]

@@StellasEncounter And the same to you 😊

[@nicksmart5469]

@@StellasEncounter Thank you ❤️

[@KERNOW08]

Nice one Stella, as usual. Always look forward to your videos.

[@StellasEncounter]

Thank you! 😃 It's very kind of you to take the time to say so. I'll keep delivering for as long as its desired! Have a great day!

[@sunravenus]

I lived through the post-punk period and think your summary is outstanding. The only significant post punk bands not mentioned are Magazine from Manchester, Pylon from Athens, Georgia, and Mission of Burma from Boston. Pylon and Mission of Burma are perhaps the most essential US post-punk bands.

[@StellasEncounter]

I did mention magazine!! Good shout on other bands too! Thanks for watching!

[@Pinerocks]

One of favourite genres of music for sure! I also love glam rock and ambient! 👍🏼❤️

[@frankfrank7921]

Another excellent video. What I like most is that I learn stuff from your channel.

[@StellasEncounter]

Glad to hear it!

[@pinkasarp2250]

Impressive intro and thoroughly enjoyable - a very very difficult thing to do. A couple of ref. suggestions UK and US - The Jesus and Mary Chain and Throwing Muses. Thanks for talking about loads of stuff I don't know

[@fanstream]

Super stellar video, Stella! Some of my fave bands featured in this video. Also love your creative spooky film/graphics intro. Interesting that Camus inspired the name of one band, THE FALL, and the song "Kill An Arab", by the CURE, based on "L'Estranger" (The Stranger) and the character Meursault who shoots a man on the beach. Bravo, Miss Stella :)

[@StellasEncounter]

Now that I think I've read about the Killing an Arab and Camus connection before! Thanks for mentioning :) Glad you enjoyed, have a great weekend, and Happy Halloween!

[@Lastman737]

I love your video. I'm a huge Post Punk fanatic and enjoy hearing your enthusiasm about some of my favorite music. The fact you like John McGeoch made me smile. He was brilliant.

[@StellasEncounter]

I couldn't agree more. Thanks for taking the time to reply kindly. And thanks for joining my Discord! Have a great day!

[@dgraveley34]

Pink turns blue is one of my all time favorite bands and saw and met them in Richmond Virginia. The modern bands of vision video and twin tribes as well as true body and ash code are amazing as well.

[@fabiopl5667]

PTB is awesome, she wants revenge, she past away, lebanon hanover, so many new exciting bands... but i miss the smiths and morrissey solo carreer on this video...=/

[@jonhershman4879]

Hi Stella. Just discovered your channel and really enjoyed this video. I learned so much. Looking forward to your future content. Thank you.

[@StellasEncounter]

Welcome aboard!

[@EricHadleyIves]

Absolutely stunning introduction to these forms of music. Another gem. And the cute visuals and choices of images are extraordinary. I think the bands and songs you chose to describe would all be reasonable choices and as a fan who loved this music when it came out (in the later years of the trend) I have no objections to any of your choices or descriptions. Thank you so much for your references to the post-punk revival bands and Chinese bands, which I now need to explore. Some cultural history: I started getting into this music as an adolescent in around 1981, and I would say that in the Midwestern USA all of it was still just called “New Wave” or “Punk” and “post-punk” was not a term we used much. The various sub-genres we now recognize were largely unrecognized (except for “hardcore”). Distinguishing genres and sub-genres wasn’t so important to the college radio station disk-jockeys or fanzine writers or cool record store staff: all the music was considered together in one big tent. Now with niche music on the internet and computer algorithms on streaming services the fine gradations of sub-genres become more obvious, for better and for worse.

[@StellasEncounter]

Thanks for watching and your comment! :D I like how you say you have "no objections to any of your choices or descriptions", hahaha, funny! I guess back in the 80s, alternative music was still a 'new' thing and not as developed in time, so it makes sense the categories were less in amount.

[@EricHadleyIves]

@@StellasEncounter It's always debatable which songs and bands you will include in a short introduction like this. I spent months and months determining which songs would go in that 31-hour, 30 episode podcast I started on the history of alternative and indie music, and there were so many lists and books and surveys and opinions to consider, and I consulted with several people in the industry, and still I'm not confident about the way I put it together. And I even worked at a college format radio station in the mid-1980s, so I am pretty well-informed anyway, but still I know people will disagree. Anyone who tries to educate about a genre has to consider the "consensus" decisions about the most significant artists and works, and still make room to put some personal choices into the mix. People can be viciously contentious about these lists, and savagely critique creators for excluding some important song or band, or including some obscure artist that had little influence. Part of the aesthetic that attracted me to the scene as an adolescent in the early 1980s was the "do-it-yourself" approach and the rejection of authority, so when the music press (Maximum Rock and Roll, Rolling Stone, New Music Express, etc.) proclaimed things about which bands were "important" and which bands were good and which songs were worthy, most of us kids in the scene took very little notice. Now, 40 years later, people still feel strongly that overlooked bands should get their due, and overrated bands should be exposed for their mediocrity. It's a minefield to produce this sort of content. For those of us trying to give our personal summaries of the music, a great success is to produce a work that can't be dismissed as a work of an ignorant dilettante. Your work seems more like a John Peel show than something produced by a Generation Z person from China, and I continually marvel at that.

[@StellasEncounter]

@@EricHadleyIves Haha I can relate to the struggle of picking songs. Have you recorded your podcast yet? I would like to have a listen if you got the recordings! As I'm just picking a snippet of a song for a video, so retaining audience's attention is also considered. Obviously there is also a personal preference. Sometimes I'm not pleased with I can only go 5-8 secs of a song to avoid getting copyright claimed by KZbin, which is why I would also like to do a radio/podcast type of thing to include a complete song, or songs that are not as ears-catchy. Thanks for your comment. It's always interesting to get insight from someone who's lived thourhg the time with first hand experience!

[@Sinistar8u]

Another great video thank you! You really know your music because you've mentioned bands that I like that I've never heard anyone else talk about. As far as current bands Squid is awesome.

[@StellasEncounter]

thanks for comment, glad you like it!!

[@AtomPiken]

Magazine! The Chameleons! Also glad to see comments mentioning The Sound. Fun fact, the Cure toured with the Banshees early on as their opening act, and Robert Smith took over when their guitarist left, so playing two sets every night. Check out The Glove, an amazing collaboration between Smith and the Banshees’ Steven Severin, making just one, great album. Other fun fact, Ari Up from the slits was John Lydon’s stepdaughter.

[@AtomPiken]

I saw Re-TROS play in NYC several years back!

[@EricHadleyIves]

"Like an Animal" by The Glove is one of my favorites, and "A Blues in Drag" is one of my favorite instrumentals. "Punish Me With Kisses" is another classic. So glad you mentioned The Glove.

[@StellasEncounter]

Really?? How was it??

[@AtomPiken]

@@StellasEncounter Really good! There was a show with three bands. One of the other ones was called Carsick Cars. Re-TROS really reminded me of the post-punk bands I’ve been listening to since I was a teenager, especially Bauhaus & Joy Division. Would love to hear more recommendations for music like this from China!

[@StellasEncounter]

Haha thanks for telling your story!! I made several videos about chinese rock in my channel, you can check out if interested. They also mentioned Carsick Cars.

[@emilysanders5020]

the durutti column ftw! wonderful video as always, thanks for sharing! editing my comment because I'm so happy you mentioned hiperson! I love them!

[@StellasEncounter]

didn't expect people actually know Hiperson much, awesome!! Thanks for watching. Love Durutti Column! :D

[@EricHadleyIves]

Yes, Hiperson is possibly my favorite band from the part of China controlled by the authorities in Beijing. I have no idea whether they are popular in Asia: my Taiwanese family and friends have never heard of them. They have a presence on BandCamp and Apple Music, so here in North America we can get their music, but are they popular back home in the Mainland? Their lyrics seem sort of political and critical of things going on, but maybe the words are obscure enough that they are tolerated? It is super difficult to learn about good Chinese music here. You've done three wonderful episodes on Chinese Rock history, so if you ever do a series on Post-punk in China, or shoegaze and dream pop in China (which seem to be very popular and to have never gone out of fashion?) your lessons would be eagerly attended by those of us who want to know more of what is going on over there in the real of underground and independent or alternative music.

[@JamesStoddah]

Excellent video. I'll have to check out the most recent post punk bands you recommend. I still listen to many new Goth/Industrial bands, e.g. Auger, Lord of the Lost, Solar Fake, etc.

[@RootEight]

One of the best genres of all time, thanks for the music class Stella and happy halloween!!! Have a nice day!!😊✌

[@StellasEncounter]

thanks for taking the time to comment kindly, its very well appreciated. Have a great weekend, and happy halloween to you too. :)

[@RootEight]

@@StellasEncounter Great weekend to you too teacher Stella!! 😊🤘

[@StellasEncounter]

Nothing but love and lols for you here!

[@RootEight]

​@@StellasEncounter Love and lols will be reciprocated dear Stella, my favorite music teacher ☺️🤘

[@flynnforest-angelos9989]

This is a great video tbh, not sure about the labels like cynical/dark post punk, but I think this video is pretty comprehensive and gives you a great general idea of the genre altogether. One thing I think you should absolutely check out if you havent already is the Canadian post punk scene from the 2010s which is still kind of active today with bands like preoccupations, faux fur, telstar drugs, corridor and ought among many others. But if there's one landmark album from that scene that has been pretty influential to tons of modern rock music is definitely Public Strain by the Calgary band Women which is amazing imo, they sound like 50 other post punk and rock bands that are all excellent combined with a more atmospheric take on the velvet underground but with the guitar work of josef K and deerhoof. I highly recommend you check it out someday and it's a 10/10 album to me, plus two members of that band are in preoccupations who are also a great band.

[@rahawk69]

Another great video, thanks! My favourite Post Punk band would probably be Bauhaus. And Interpol are amazing live! Stella! NY no wave video please :) I think you could have included Foals, and Fontaines D.C. in your video, as new Post-Punk style bands from the U.K.

[@levisguy53]

pretty good video, not really surprised that The Comsat Angel and And Also The Trees were not mentioned, though surprised that The Killers and The Bravery or The Strokes were neglected with regards to the early 00's revival movement especially when White Lies didn't appear until around 2008-2009 (still a fan though).

[@StellasEncounter]

Thanks for watching and your comment! The Killers do have a post-punk influence on them but they are just..eh too pop in some ways (I like some of their hits). The Strokes are garage-rock revival.

[@nfalls75]

Out of all of the PP revival bands mentioned, my favorites are Shame and Parquet Courts. I've had the chance to see both live here in San Francisco, and they're great!

[@StellasEncounter]

And I'm thoroughly jealous! SF has a thriving music scene. I'm glad you are able to take advantage of it. Have a great weekend, and enjoy a Happy Halloween.

[@chrisnemec5644]

A very nice video. For further information about post punk, I recommend the book Post Punk Diary by George Gilmarc.

[@danmorgan7775]

While that remark about the person who listens to Joy Division and as a result thinks they are deep is quite funny I do actually think most people who I've met who grew up listening to them and appreciating them usually have amazing taste in music (perhaps our presenter is a case in point, hmm? ;p). Honestly it's just the people who aren't fans that wear a shirt with the Unknown Pleasures cover art on it just because they think it looks cool that annoy me most. >< A band I thought may have gotten a mention were XTC, but they certainly do straddle that line between post punk and new wave which can always be a tricky grey area. I always thought of the Dismemberment Plan as being somewhat in this tradition as far as bands started in the 90's. And I will just mention some Canadian contributors to the early 2000's revival scene in Wolf Parade, Hot Hot Heat and Women. Wonderfully done overview of one of the most fascinating musical creative explosions of the 20th century (and some of it's successors up to the present day). I would not have guessed that you took your moniker from that Interpol song but it actually makes total sense in retrospect. Such an incredible album TOTBL is. One of my favourites for sure. :)

[@caetano.santana]

shout out to one of the most underrated bands ever, The Chameleons!

[@axelazaryan]

Hello stellar Stella! excellent and complete video! It's fantastic how all these bands that were nourished by a lot of music had no desire for retromania but to go forward creating that unique sensitivity!! a band that I love is The Laughing Clowns. I congratulate you for your channel, I hope the subscribers increase, since your contribution is valuable! greetings from Argentina as always and have a great weekend!

[@EricHadleyIves]

I am glad you pointed this out, and we are of the same mind about this video.

[@StellasEncounter]

Thank you for the kind words!! :)

[@fatamorgana909]

Yes, Laughing Clowns were a truly great band, unfortunately very little known outside Australia.

[@teun958]

Supercool video! I would definitely recommend Rema-Rema, which later turned into Mass and after that split into other bands including the Wolfgang press. Especially the first two are really interesting, they create a kind of experimental, dark mood. Expressing their raw emotions. It feels like they truely mean and feel the sound that they are creating, something which I have not seen from many other post-punk bands.

[@mcarthurian]

Really great Stella, you know your stuff.

[@StellasEncounter]

thank you!!

[@CaffeineNightOwl]

great video about this fantastic music. thank you. the chamaeleons: so good and massively underrated.

[@StellasEncounter]

Couldn't agree more!

[@user-rw8uq3tv6p]

Editors The Back Room Japanese Extra Tracks Edition is arguably the best post punk album ever made. The song Colors/ Colours is simply amazing. In second place would be Interpol Turn On The Bright Lights in the Post Punk World Cup.

[@davidnicholson6680]

Really good summary. I grew up a few years later in the US and saw these sounds develop further with releases from record labels like SST, Dischord, Homestead and Shimmy Disc and Gen X bands like Mission of Burma, Fugazi, The Replacements, Husker Du, The Minutemen, Sonic Youth, Bongwater, Meat Puppets etc. Lots of great music followed into the mid and late eighties.

[@StellasEncounter]

I'm very tempted to start a series on labels. Thank you for your suggestions they are well received. I hope you had a good weekend, and have a great day!

[@EricHadleyIves]

@@StellasEncounter If you want to do a show on labels, you'll perhaps get some inspiration from the episodes on independent labels by "Beyond ARTV" (your work is much better than his) and the many videos on KZbin in which people in the music industry explain how record labels work and why artists might want to go with independent labels and how to run an independent label. You could start with Chess Records and Sun Records (extremely important in the history of Rock and Roll and two of the first independent labels). You might want to read mention how The Ventures (out of Seattle/Tacoma, Washington) formed their own label to sell their music, and so did Dick Dale (Deltone Records). Labels like I.R.S., Discord, Alternative Tentacles (check out their obscenity trial for "Frankenchrist"), Sub Pop, SST, and Matador are important American indie labels. In the UK, you would probably explore Crass, Rough Trade, Go! Discs, Postcard, Factory Records, Mute Records, Beggars Banquet, 4AD, and Stiff Records. It's a great topic!

[@pressureworks]

Cocteau Twins, X-Mal Deutschland, Theatre of Hate, Southern Death Cult, All deserve a mention. Thank you.

[@carlosantonio3663]

🇧🇷 Olá Stella!! Wonderful video and your channel is super cool! I recommend a Brazilian post punk band called LEGIÃO URBANA. This group is very important in the Latin American rock scene. I hope you enjoy!

[@silv448]

I love the different sections in this video!! They really make you understand the genre better than simply chronological divisions. And regarding to the 21st century section, I am familiar with some of those bands and I love their music but even then, I don't find much similarities between them and classic post punk lol in my opinion people just need a new genre name to define them because if they refer to the post punk "concept", maybe yeah but if someone just likes the dark and moody style of some classic post punk bands maybe something like Molchat Doma and Lebanon Hanover is more resembling of them. Finally I just wanted to recommend KINO, they were a great Russian band and are among my favorite post punk bands. Again I loved this video and will be checking more of your channel :))

[@danielbigna5469]

Hi Stella, what a fantastic video. You are creating a valuable archive that highlights significant and diverse music and sound exploration deserving the attention you have given. PiL's 'Metal Box' album is an outright masterpiece, very much influenced by the spaces and rhythms in dub reggae that you mentioned. Both Joy Division albums are also post punk classics and the excellent doco 'Joy Division' from a few years ago explores how entwined the band's music was with the edgy, futuristic vibe of late 1970s Manchester. Producer Martin Hannett played a big role in creating those incredible soundscapes on both Joy Division albums. Your take on The Cure is spot on. I'm not sure that band has been given enough credit for bringing to mainstream audiences all they had absorbed from post-punk music. Their 1989 album 'Disintegration' is a major achievement in that regard. The Fall are also great and famous DJ John Peel said The Fall were always different but always the same! So good you mentioned Wire and The Slits as big influences on many cool bands in 80s and 90s like Sonic Youth who were into all that punk rock had to offer and were regarded as totally important by groups like the wonderful Pavement! Some US post punk bands like Pere Ubu were also labelled as playing 'avant garage'. I really like Pere Ubu' s 1978 album 'Dub Housing' and they are also great live. Also nice mention of No Wave that took post punk to the outer limits and is totally worth its own video. Happy to provide some recs if you decide to do it! In any case, the video is so good and wanted to mention another Australian band The Laughing Clowns who are definitely worth exploring. Your sound bites covered so many amazing bands. See previous contact comment for a better chat and recommendations.

[@StellasEncounter]

Thanks for your comment! Good shout regarding producer Martin Hannet! The Cure are a bit like R.E.M., alternative band achieving mainstream success! It's interesting cuz R.E.M.'s success makes more sense for sure - they are more normal and adult-like. The Cure as a teen angst goth outfit with subculture image having mainstream success is just fascinating lol. Thanks for mentiong The Laughing Clowns, I didn't know them. I'd check out later. You can join my discord community for music chat/recs!

[@danielbigna5469]

Hi Stella, thanks for replying. The Cure appealed to a generation of disaffected youth from numerous subcultures as did Kurt Cobain a decade later. Robert Smith was very clever at being able to conjure dark intensity on albums like 'Faith' and 'Pornography' but then turn out boppy pop songs like 'The Love Cats'. The 1992 'Wish' album (soon to be reissued) has 'Friday I'm in Love' a really catchy tune that everybody knows but also the emotionally fragile 'A letter to Elise'. Robert Smith has a particular talent for creating broad appeal and that's a pretty cool achievement. It is interesting to compare him with someone like Elliot Smith who deserved major recognition but would never have felt comfortable compromising his art in any way (not that I'm suggesting Robert Smith ever has!) I also want to mention an outstanding post punk song tinged with New York no wave and that is Yoko Ono's 'Walking on Thin Ice', one of the great songs of the 1980s. In fact you could argue her 'Plastic Ono Band' album from 1970 is a post-punk masterpiece well ahead of its time! You are very knowledgeable about all this stuff and would be great to engage in a longer form discussion about important art via email.

[@StellasEncounter]

@@danielbigna5469 Hi Daniel, I'm happy to chat about music with people all over the world but I find the time to chat 1-1 challenging as many things including discord are taking my time. I hope that's okay! I appreciate your well-written thoughtful comments and I can tell you're a great writer. Thank you for the support and watching my videos! :)

[@danielbigna5469]

@@StellasEncounter Hi Stella, thanks for replying. It's just cool to be able to respond at all about this stuff even if it just happens to be on a major public forum! It is worth taking the time to comment on your videos because your reviews are well researched and entertaining and your taste is quite similar to mine. Your latest Japanese music vid is really good and there is a lot of fantastic Japanese music out there stretching back to the late 1960s, although a lot of it is hard to find particularly in Australia where I am. Les Rallizes Denudes was an excellent starting point and I will comment more at the actual video!

[@StellasEncounter]

@@danielbigna5469 Thank you for understanding. I have quite some replies accumulating sometimes I miss one or two. I'm quite surprised to find that people seem to know a lot about Japanese rock bands, certainly more than chinese rock bands :) I'd love to do a video about Australian bands too!

[@EricHadleyIves]

When you mentioned the use of repetition in The Fall’s music you could have used a sample from their song “Repetition” but you went with “Totally Wired” and that is perfectly okay since that is a better song.

[@JS-df5vy]

"Sweet of Stella to acknowledge humor of Smith here. The 'three Rs' in education, reading, 'riting, 'rithmetic were to all The Fall, repetition, repetition, repetition...

[@themysticalpoetess5214]

My favourite song by the Fall!

[@EricHadleyIves]

@@themysticalpoetess5214 Totally Wired? I know of some music critics who agree that this is their favorite song by The Fall (my favorites would be Leave the Capital, Fantastic Life, Hit the North, or No Bulbs 3. But if "Repetition" is really your favorite song by The Fall, I salute you, because that is such an unusual choice!

[@themysticalpoetess5214]

@@EricHadleyIves I meant Totally Wired, although I like the Classical and Fiery Jack too. I haven't heard that much of their work but I do love Totally Wired, not because it is popupar, but as it resonates with my ADHD brain. I appreciate the Fall, but they aren't my favourite post punk band. There are many I am obsessed with and it is my favourite genre hands down, although my taste is eclectic.

[@mrjsanchez1]

Thanks for doing this history on post punk bands, cool to see the Chameleons get some recognition. I wore out my Vinyl copy of “Script of the Bridge” that I bought when I was 16! I will have to check out the Post Punk bands from China, even in my old age. I still like hearing what is new and innovative.

[@chriswilliamson9993]

There are a few notable omissions - for example, The Cocteau Twins and This Mortal Coil.

[@soysaucehairdye7869]

Will Heggie's bass playing on the first Cocteau Twins album definitely made that album very post-punk. His bass playing in the band Lowlife was some of the best post-punk as well with notable songs like 'Colours Blue,' and 'Ramified.'

[@InappropriateFab]

Thank you so much including The Fall. Too often they are not given the credit they're due.

[@EricHadleyIves]

They reveled in their obscurity: "50,000 fans can't be wrong" indeed.

[@erisrules]

I saw Gang of Four with Mission of Burma opening. Twice in Boston: at the Paradise and The Channel. To this day, I swear my ears are still ringing. Loudest show I ever saw.

[@StellasEncounter]

Help me out, was this a good thing??? Thanks for the kind reply and cool story. Have a great day brother!

[@danthomas2146]

Man, I miss The Channel! So many great shows there.

[@gabrielceballos8789]

The sound is probably the best post punk band

[@Dick_Z_Normas]

Killing Joke, The Damned, Shriekback. All three essential to any post-punk discussion.

[@StellasEncounter]

These are all great suggestions. Thanks for taking the time to reply. Have a great day!

[@michaelwilson2340]

Killing Joke. Geordie Walker needs more recognition. Much more.

[@Dick_Z_Normas]

@@michaelwilson2340 Absolutely! He doesn't show off with shredding or finger tapping, but the atmosphere he creates is unmatched.

[@EricHadleyIves]

That's interesting that you would put the Damned in the category of post-punk. Aren't they one of the five or six bands that created punk rock? Of course bands can be punk and post-punk (The Clash, obviously). Shriekback were one of the best post-punk bands, but for a short overview, would they be considered influential enough to include? I'd include them because I love them, but I wasn't aware that they were especially influential or significant in the genre, but I'm American and it's not always clear to me how these various bands were perceived in the UK. Killing Joke... well, there you go with another great band, but would you really put them in a program about post-punk? They were so much more closer to rock or punk or alternative rock in their sounds. Yeah, there is an argument to be made that they were post-punk, and I've seen their music included in post-punk/new wave lists or anthologies. But it's always seemed to me that U2, Big Country, Killing Joke, The Alarm, The Red Rockers, and so forth were too much like punk and rock-and-roll to fit in smoothly with the bands that were "post-punk" or "new wave". Maybe there is a post-punk category of bands that were closer to rock-and-roll and we could certainly feature Killing Joke as one of the best British bands in that category. And those bands that OldSkoull mentioned out of Southern California like Gun Club and Flesheaters... they could go into some sort of post-punk category of psychobilly punk, because their music also doesn't quite fit in with stuff like Echo and the Bunnymen or Joy Division or Orange Juice or Wire or Gang of Four or Zounds.

[@Dick_Z_Normas]

@@EricHadleyIves You are correct in most of your analysis. It could be that I had a particular affinity for those bands when they were delving into post punk sounds. For example, "Curtain Call" by The Damned, and KJ's "Brighter Than A Thousand Suns".

[@corey3427]

I absolutely love Iceage! They've had a really great evolution of sound over the years... the guitars and drums almost sounded like a hardcore or black metal band at times, while still having great catchy hooks. And now they've transitioned into more of a rock n roll sound. All great. Thank you so much for this video! Drab Majesty from the US are one of my absolute modern favorites. And from Norway, Ulver's last two albums, Flowers of Evil and The Assassination of Julius Caesar have been incredible post punk/new wave albums too. Whenever I've played them around people (goths or not), it's been a hit. Curious if anyone else has heard these!

[@StellasEncounter]

And, thank you for taking the time to reply, and to reply thoughtfully and kindly. It's well appreciated. I have been a little busy and so I am not up to speed with the most recent Norwegian scene. I do like to keep an eye though. So much great content comes from there. I'll look into your suggestions. Thank you again, and have a great day!

[@Chadav]

Another great video, Stella ! Keep on doing what you're doing ... and maybe you should start a punk band !

[@StellasEncounter]

Thank you! Hahaha, I probably don't have time at the moment...Would like to try to actually create music!

[@Chadav]

@@StellasEncounter Then do it ! I will be your first fan.

[@philipbeadle6446]

HMLTD put out a great post punk album in 2020. Whole album is solid, but "Loaded" and "Nobody Stays In Love" are absolute bangers.

[@skeleton_trees]

I think Eastern Europe and Germany play a big role in the post punk scene with such bands like Molchat Doma

[@StellasEncounter]

Checking the band...coldwave!! I could feel the cold air already! Thanks for recs!

[@keithkoenig5320]

I was 'of age" when Post-Punk hit. Me and about three other kids at my High School in Middle-America dug the band's from that error. Echo & the Bunnymen, PIL, Wire, and The Church's early albums (I still love them!) were my faves at the time, but I was a fan of a lot of those bands and when a modern band 'borrows' from that period, my ears perk up. Oh, and thanks for the mention of the Au Pairs! Yet another very cool band from that Era. Also, one of my favorite concerts was in the late 80's. It was New Order, with PIL, and the Sugarcubes (Bjork!). Anyway, I always enjoy your videos. Not only are you very knowledgeable, you have exquisite taste..and your obvious love of this music is palpable. Thank you!

[@StellasEncounter]

thanks for sharing your story with post-punk back in the day!! And thanks for watching and your support! :)

[@gordonkennaway3847]

I completely agree with you on John McGeoch joining the Banshees (along with Budgie) which took the band to another level. A UK post punk band worthy of a mention is The Jesus And Mary Chain. Loved the video 😎👌

[@StellasEncounter]

I am a huge fan of JAMC, and I aim to do a video dedicated solely to them. Thank you for the kind reply. Have a great day!

[@gordonkennaway3847]

@@StellasEncounter look forward to that! Thank you, have a great day yourself.

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

Great video. I have a lot of these musicians autographs amazingly enough! I chat occasionally to Simon Gallup of The Cure btw! - C

[@StellasEncounter]

:0 Brilliant!!

[@pdxnych]

Another great video, Stella! If you haven't yet, check out Horsegirl from Chicago. A "newer" band on Matador, bringing back an older sound and doing it spectacularly.

[@StellasEncounter]

I would say that Matador have excellent pedigree. Thank you for the suggestion, and yes, I absolutely will check them out on your say so! Also, thanks for taking the time to reply kindly. Have a great day!

[@sydbarrett5]

Horsegirl is a great band!

[@plakjw]

Good work!

[@StellasEncounter]

Great comment! :) Have a great day!

[@biggles3332]

Really enjoyed your video always great to see The Fall mentioned. You probably already know this but I'd recommend you listen to a post punk band called Television Personalities-The Painted Word album I think you would like it.

[@StellasEncounter]

You got it right! I love Televesion Personalities!! Mentioned them in the "indie-pop" video!

[@joshuanofuckingway]

PIL /Joy Division / Devo / the English Beat / the Cult / Slayer / Pantera / white zombie / the Ramones / the Smiths / echo & the bunny men / siouxie & the banshees / the Glove ( if you don’t know this band they are amazing and should have been more popular Robert Smith and Steve Sevrine are this band ) is music I grew up on and love listening to todayI was kinda lucky that I grew up in Southern California as we had great music available on the Radio …KROQ 106.7 , 91X 91.1 and KSPC 87.7 were amazing sources for great music , I still listen to the last 2 every time I am in the car ….. 87.7 KSPC is still serving up awesome new music …….

[@StellasEncounter]

I"m glad radio still exists, I know the failures and flaws that are often discussed, but I think its quaint that its still soldiers on. It has its own charm. Thanks for taking the kind time to reply. Its well appreciated!.

[@kevincarlson668]

Well done Ms Stella.Gang Of Four and Siouxsie were so intense live.Buzzcocks were just pure fun.Arri Up was just fucking hilarious.I think I'll have my four rescue cats form a neo-Meowist punk/funk band named Gang Of Fur.

[@StellasEncounter]

And with that last line, you win the internet today!! Thanks for the kind (and rib tickling) reply, enjoy the rest of your weekend!

[@chemajuarez4524]

the best!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@khambrelgreen]

Delta 5 was a companion band to the Gang of Four. They both were from Leeds. Delta 5 also incorporated Funk with their Punk. They were unique due to having three female bases along with a male guitarist and a male drummer.

[@StellasEncounter]

Thanks for mentioning them!! I didn't get to include the band, should have!

[@OutLawStargazer899]

i just learned about them while waiting aroound at a peter hook show for the main event. got there way too early, and the venu was just playing random post punk tracks. suprised id never heard of em.

[@Pinerocks]

Yes I remember them, think I saw them at the Lyceum!! 👍🏼

[@khambrelgreen]

@@Pinerocks, I would have loved to have that opportunity. Of all the Leeds bands that existed Gang of Four and Delta 5 were my favourites .

[@Pinerocks]

@@khambrelgreen Gang of 4 were on the bill too!!

[@robertpetre9378]

Fantastic video do you know when you can make a brief history of Gothic rock I would be very excited to watch that? PS. Happy Halloween 🎃🎃🎃

[@shaungreer3350]

durutti column man, definitely one of tony wilson’s greats. listening to the return of durutti column is an experience and a half

[@MadderMel]

Repetition in our music and we're never gonna lose it !

[@lexmiller]

Perhaps you could do a video on the Flying Nun record label. They were all influenced by the DIY attitude of punk. Great videos. Keep up the good work!

[@StellasEncounter]

I'm very down with doing a series on various labels, I have a list and Flying Nun are on it. Thanks for the kind comment. Have a great weekend, and Happy Halloween.

[@EricHadleyIves]

The New Zealand independent music scene was intriguing. I went to college in Southern California in the late 1980s and the "Midnight Rock" show on KPFK (Los Angeles) often played New Zealand imports off of Flying Nun. The Tall Dwarfs and The Bats and Look Blue Go Purple were especially good. Oh, and the Jean-Paul Sartre Experience. Great stuff out of New Zealand!

[@davidhatred7275]

this was so much fun, i felt attacked by the influences section, apparently i'm a post punk stereotype, you mentioned half my favorites! lol how's your band coming along? i love your accent so you can do vocals on a track for me if you like? keep up the good work!

[@StellasEncounter]

Lots of funny in here, thank you! Have a great day brother!

[@kevininrb]

Very Nice. If you're at all curious about West Coast (US) "post punk" from the early eighties, you might try some Minutemen ("The Fascist" or "Paranoid Chant"), Saccharine Trust ("I Am Right" or "We Don't Need Freedom" from Kurt Cobain's 9th favorite LP), Middle Class ("Restless Young Men." "Out of My Hands" or "Blueprint for Joy" from Scavenged Luxury or Homeland.) Kommunity FK ("Something Inside Me Has Died" from Close one Sad Eye. and anything by Gun Club, Flesheaters. Voodoo Church, Super Heroines, Mnemonic Devices... and others.

[@StellasEncounter]

This is a great list of suggestions, I will be exploring them all. Thank you very much for taking the time to reply. Have a great day!

[@johnentwistle952]

my favs from US are arthur russell's necessaries and suburban lawns.. from UK I'd say Felt and Blue Nile.. but also frith and cora's skeleton crew project was quiet rad.. and cardiacs of course.

[@neildonaldson4738]

Interesting to see a younger persons thoughts on those times I lived through in the late '70s and early '80. Fall, Buzzcocks etc

[@gazfunk]

I'm sadly old enough to have lived through those times in the UK lol. I saw many of those bands back in the day. I don't remember ever hearing the name Post - Punk at the time. I didn't hear it until the 2000's. Some of the weekly music papers had Alternative or Independent charts so I guess we called it that but it wasn't a big thing. Those terms came to mean something different later on.

[@malik_alharb]

Great video

[@folkeur]

Congratulations on this very interesting and very complete video! You are funny and very pretty which makes this video even more enjoyable! Long live to the Chameleons, Sad Lovers and Giants and Oingo Boingo some of my favourite Post Punk bands.

[@conrad152]

Excellent video.

[@StellasEncounter]

Thank you!!

[@kalangoalpha5920]

A New York no wave vídeo would be great! Cheers from Brazil!

[@StellasEncounter]

saudações da china! :)

[@kalangoalpha5920]

@@StellasEncounter 😀