Something weird is happening in post-punk

[@Middle8]

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[@martindewhurst2485]

As a Canadian, I’m surprised you didn’t mention Crack Cloud. They’ve veered off dance-punk of late, but their first, self titled album is a masterclass in it

[@Life-Is-Random]

Love how now days you need to pay for news that isn't skewed

[@UGLY-MONEY17]

I love this channel man

[@iohannesfactotum]

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[@urituba6993]

The whole point of post-punk was to release the idea of a kind of music made with DIY ethos and values from any particular aesthetic.

[@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791]

Post Punk is so versatile atm it's really just 20 different genres in a trench coat.

[@Mossic]

Something of a trench coat museum?

[@mikehunt5926]

it really should be broken down into smaller genres but it’s so sicc that it’s not

[@henrycurtis3652]

it's more of a mood, much like black metal

[@bexiexz]

youve said it

[@quincymb8576]

Totally agree. Much of the newest post punk is vibe, not specific sounds. I still think production has to do with it a bit, like the type of reverb or sound of the bass

[@ScottQuinnFilms]

“Everyone just wanted to be one of The Strokes”, followed by a shot of Alex Turner. I love it.

[@bexiexz]

this

[@HonestObserver]

Wouldn't Ryan Adams have been an even better pick for that? :p Or maybe Adams was just the Yoko Ono to the Strokes' Beatles

[@ScottQuinnFilms]

⁠@@HonestObserver Now look at the mess you made me make, hitchhiking with a monogrammed suitcase

[@hello_alpine1693]

And then showing Gorillaz when he says "blurred" lmao

[@eurydicesmp4files]

i laughed out loud when i saw that

[@punter1]

I really feel like people underestimate how much punk has influenced almost every kind of genre since punk hit the scene

[@violetraven9440]

right like i've even seen lofi hiphop artist with punk influence

[@punter1]

@@violetraven9440 Your ignorance is excused. Your money is gone. That ship has sailed

[@saturatedneowax]

@@punter1 boy do I have a bridge to sell you

[@xxxaragon]

Although (of course?) I feel punk is not an outlier in this. Like, just as punk had such broad influence, so had hiphop or house/techno.

[@nataliaofthenightlords]

That and a lot of the music in here owes itself to the Berlin Trilogy, which was a big inspiration on the more experimental and electronic elements of the Punk Scene (Post Punk, Industrial music and the like)

[@HippiMasta]

Yo we NEED a playlist of all this

[@Middle8]

I got you open.spotify.com/playlist/1T84G0kENtuBPvahhz0w2O?si=f9RoGgBqQN6TIberignPUw&pi=u-sdpjw-TnS2iY

[@Mr.TeETH78]

Thank you!

[@Diivebombs]

THANK YOU.

[@BrainUnchained]

You are an ANGEL. ❤

[@runcmd1419]

So nice to see The Faint and Controller.Controller here. The Murder Capital - When I Have Fears has gone under the radar for most people but is really worth a listen.

[@DissectingtheDisco]

Shoutout to the Viagra Boys! imo they’re leading the current dance punk charge. Idles are a close second.

[@Jekoo1881]

For sure!! Viagra Boys are the greatest

[@ourkidof91]

Yard act’s latest album is very talking heads with a northern twang, just as important as idles I’d say.

[@eddygun1o1]

If you're into dance punk you gotta check out Dead Rat Society

[@marcop.525]

Sports! 21:24 😅

[@DissectingtheDisco]

@@marcop.525 ⚾️

[@mops519]

mans just going through some of my favourite albums of all time in one video

[@spaceTimeSnacks]

Entertainment, one of the best of all time.

[@Lida5pp]

Saaaaame

[@yorklovesrush]

Watching this video and realizing that post-punk is actually one of my most listened genres

[@mbmd_nation]

Post-Punk ironically becomes my favorite broad genre & movement

[@megano2000]

Same

[@aaronvicente5028]

same

[@GO-lh3rt]

Ironically?

[@willbe5994]

You forgot to show us what’s so ironic about that. Or were you just trying to sound smart?

[@jandunocervantes8360]

Its almost anxiety induncing how this video made my taste feel so seen. Post punk is life.

[@ijustneedmyself]

Is it possible to be a casual fan of post-punk? I mean, I guess anything is possible, but it's unlikely 😂

[@marbleblue5127]

It's freaking me out a bit. I'm used to people not knowing what I'm talking about or viewing it as strange and obscure.

[@AP-hb2qw]

Finally you mention Foals! Give us more!

[@joshturner7400]

Seconded! Need a whole video deep-dive into their discography ASAP!

[@1stargazer12]

And he didn’t even mention Two steps😭 although Cassius probably makes his point a bit better.

[@chrisleary3883]

Ex super fan here I remember being super hyped for their unreleased track O funk back in 2009 which hopefully we see . I loved the dance punk sound of their first single and b side it was a snapshot in time and even by the time of antidotes arriving they wanted to shake those shackles a little ok maybe aside from 2ST and French open . I liked how they evolved their sound we have seen glimpses of them in touch with their roots Blue Blood and Providence maybe . A few of their songs I feel could have been released in different better forms as well like Everytime ( check out the early version ), M&Bs , Night Swimmers and Crest of the wave which have really cool guitar parts. I like the direction of In Degrees and Wild Green and we may see something more like that in future albums . Yannis has done some work with Underworld so we may see some cool ideas permeate , bass player has recently rejoined as well .

[@Tovatype17]

@@chrisleary3883 Dude I wish we're gonna get O-Funk one day, at least the demo in some Deluxe edition or something, I'm tired of listening to that Instagram live version with Yannis talking over it lmao

[@thecolorcomputer]

That Gang Of Four album still hits so hard, despite my numerous listens 🙌

[@aaronvicente5028]

*THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING SOMETHING ABOUT POST-PUNK*

[@palemoonlight96]

Ikr, it's a fantastic genre!! hope he does more videos where he looks at older history of a genre like he did here

[@johnerickson9276]

Too bad most these bands are not post punk

[@sophonholliday]

I drum in a Dance-Punk band from Wales, UK! What a scene! So excited to be a part of the journey with @bagofcatsuk it's a really fun time to be in dance-punk!

[@thisisfyne]

Death From Above 1979 is an ABSOLUTE MUST! To stay in Canada, Duchess Says would be worth the detour as well. High octane punk energy with an electronic sound.

[@dopey473]

Scott Pilgrim VS The World, a movie whose soundtrack was done by an American, got me into Canadian punk and a lot of it is super dancey and catchy. Also helped reading the comics and learning about them from the writer's notes. Plumtree is a great pop punk band but overall DFA1979 is my favorite Canadian punk band, they've got everything.

[@estellegrignon]

And their leader, Annie-Claude Deschênes, just released an amazing record this month!

[@PeterByker]

O Canada! Hot Hot Heat and Tokyo Police Club albums come to mind as well! Loved this genre, and awaiting it's next wave! Cheers @Middle 8! Marvelous work as always.

[@Skoomz]

​@@dopey473 probably my favorite band of the last five years, Cleopatrick, is Canadian and a huge influence for them is Zig Mentality, Canada has been killing it

[@libbybaker86]

I'm seeing them in a couple of months on their UK tour 🎉

[@beng290]

late of the pier is one of the most underrated bands there are, happy you mentioned them

[@yoshimajestic1666]

Here here

[@popecorky]

Yeah, I was just coming to say this. I randomly found it on a music sharing site and it's one of my favorite dance punk albums, but it seems like a lot of people have never heard of them.

[@theraubyreport]

Them and "Dartz!". SO crazy underrated.

[@izikavazo]

They were incredible. I think Grapetooth is a good derivative of them.

[@krieng]

Yes, I listened to their album on repeat when it came, but so sad they ended up so quickly that it obviously interrupted their bigger breakthrough, only Sam continues to play as a LA Priest.

[@ScotchOffTheRocks]

Middle 8 has some of the most consistently high-quality videos on youtube and im all here for it

[@gonzalot.605]

Seriously, thanks a lot for making this video! I fell in love with Dance Punk thanks to Franz Ferdinand and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, so I'm glad to hear that the genre is still evolving and moving forward.

[@bannnnner]

Honourable mentions: Klaxons Tom Vek The Vines Hot Chip Foals Junior Senior Futureheads Late of the pier Maximo Park Test Iciles The Rakes Crystal Fighters There was such good music on both sides of the atlantic. A great movement that meant a lot to me a teen/young adult. I cant help but think the world is too fragmented to have a 'movement' of anything fringe, but maybe im an old fart now

[@Ennui.]

Klaxons debut album kicked so much ass... shame the "Nu-Rave" genre died out pretty much instantly.

[@danielmoody4925]

Late of the pier are the best band to only release one album! Bears are coming and space and the woods are still some of my favs

[@ourkidof91]

@@Ennui.I never really clicked with The Klaxons. It felt like their music had been created to sell TopShop clothes and promote the next episode of Skins. I was a very pretentious teenager and sneered at them at the time, but I find myself loving their music in hindsight.

[@argon4713]

Oh yeah, late of the pier + klaxons are awesome!

[@theoryofmoose]

tom vek hell yeah

[@bamabat8435]

The two songs that immediately jumped to mind when you described dance punk were Rock the Casbah and Heads Will Roll.

[@--Paws--]

Like fashion trends, dance-punk makes a comeback every 20 years.

[@deadringer444]

Simply put, when times get hard, we really wanna dance

[@deadringer444]

Also parquet courts mentioned

[@kayosensei]

Its more like punks always get outcasted but when the time and place is right and the world is mad at something, we dance along with the punks

[@TheDirtyWork]

YES!!!😂😂😂❤❤❤

[@martindewhurst2485]

PIL, Gang of Four and ESG are the OG dance punks, but I love the 00s bands and the current crop. I’m surprised the sound ever goes out of fashion

[@johnbehan1526]

🧐 Delta 5 ?

[@Basimilus]

All of the 00's-10's dance punk bands are in my heavy rotation to this day. I miss the old sound of bloc party, chk chk chk, death from above, LCD Soundsystem... this video was a nice surprise.

[@nietzschebietzsche]

New Body Rhumba -- the song LCD Soundsystem composed for Noah Baumbach's White Noise -- is one of my favs from recent history. I think it offers thoughtful commentary on the relationship between consumerism and mortality in the grooviest of ways

[@johngoldsworthy7135]

!!! is so underrated. But their newer stuff is kind of ok

[@javiers5599]

GTA 4's Radio Broker is a perfect snapshot of Late 00s Dance-Punk

[@boyman7823]

or the entire Need For Speed Prostreet soundtrack

[@Hawk7886]

GTA IV's radio stations were epic

[@lavenderllamamusic]

Juliette Lewis was perfect as the DJ too. Her distinct voice suits the vibe so well. _The Pistolas - Take It With a Kiss_ & _Tom Vek - One Horse Race_ are still in my rotation today! They really captured the NYC indie sound so well with that one, as well as Electro Choc

[@brandon4117]

Death From Above 1979 mentioned, let's GOOOOOOOO

[@boyman7823]

BAAAAM KH KH KH KHHK KHHK KHK

[@dopey473]

​@@boyman7823 the fact that I can somehow tell this is the romantic rights intro lol

[@szymondudzinski6661]

Also, Foals have ALL great albums, not just Andidotes. They're probably my favourite band of all time

[@jamesoncroft2980]

hmm nah, there are redeeming qualities to all their later albums but they pale in comparison to Antidotes and the songs of that era.

[@dog-ez2nu]

@@jamesoncroft2980 nuh uhhhhhhhhhh

[@W81Researcher]

Foals had one really good song. It was used for the CFBC in 2016.

[@theimpossiblekiddropdeadfr6257]

Antidotes is a fav but I own and love every FOALS album. It's typical for some listeners to say that one album is the best and want more of the same but then also complain that a band only makes music that all sounds similar

[@chrisleary3883]

Ex super fan here i remember being super hyped for their unreleased track O funk back in the day which hopefully we see . I loved the dance punk sound of their early stuff like hummer and the b side it was a snapshot in time and even by antidotes arriving they wanted to shake those shackles ok maybe minus 2ST and the single they never play live 😂 . I liked how they evolved their sound the two albums after and we have seen good glimpses of them in touch with their roots . I like the direction of In Degrees and Wild Green and we may see something more like that in future albums . Yannis has done some work with underworld so we may see some cool ideas permeate , bass player has recently rejoined as well .

[@djvilvodka3390]

Great job. As a DJ who spins dance-punk and crank wave, especially many of these artists in your video, even I learned a few things. And you did it without even mentioning the most commercially successful dance-punk song of all time (Rock The Casbah) ;)

[@aimeebaggins]

What is crank wave and who do I listen to get a glimpse?

[@WiloPolis03]

​@@aimeebaggins Person obsessed with crank wave here (crankhead? crank waver? idk lol) - crank wave is a recent movement in rock music that started around the late 2010s and is still pretty active today. At its core, it's a subgenre of indie rock and post-punk, but it's notably heavier and proggier than many indie and post-punk genres before it. One iconic feature of it is its distinguishable vocal style - known as "talk-singing", where the lead vocalist sings somewhere between melody, shouts, and spoken word (it occasionally can even sound like rapping). The instrumentation is usually raw and in-your-face, and often with complex layers and time signatures. There's a lot of math rock, post-rock, noise rock & hardcore influence. Despite often having such an extreme sound, crank wave bands are also coated in irony and usually don't take themselves too seriously. This is a genre run mostly by zoomers, after all. Here's some crank wave artists to check out: - Squid - shame - Viagra Boys - Fontaines DC - Geese - IDLES - black midi (though they moved more into progressive rock after their debut) And here's some pretty quality crank wave albums for you to check out: - Squid - O Monolith (sounds like a chaotic fever dream) - Fontaines DC - Dogrel (sounds like classic punk) - Geese - 3D Country (fusion of crank wave with country, of all things) - shame - Drunk Tank Pink (just a good representation of the genre generally) - Viagra Boys - Cave World (a freaking _hilarious_ and dance-y crank wave album) - black midi - Schlaggenheim (honestly this one's so nightmarish that I've never been able to finish it all the way through lol) - Fontaines DC - Skinty Fia (haven't actually listened to this one but I've heard it's good, very gothic) Hope any of that makes sense! Thank you for coming to my TED talk

[@Lumpus_]

Since I consider Foals' Antidotes to be the best album ever made I immediately clicked on this video. Very insightful even though I never even heard of half of the acts you mentioned. I just wish there was a Spotify playlist with all featured songs.

[@d.ml.g9902]

It is. I think if you look up one of the first comments, Middle8 shared a spotify link to a playlist.

[@theraubyreport]

GREAT, overdue vid! If I may add: some often overlooked bands that weigh heavily on dance punk sensibilities include "Dartz!", "XTC", "Cut Off Your Hands", "The Virgins", "Cut Copy", & "Moving Units". The early to mid 2000s was a golden era for many of these!

[@Blisteryn]

*CSS* is one of my favorite bands of this genre.

[@joeyree22]

YES!!!!

[@robcoward6326]

This might be my favourite KZbin video of all time. Literally covered every single one of my favourite artists while introducing me to new ones. Not to mention the amazing production. Well done middle 8, another banger! 👏

[@joeyree22]

I hear ya 😊

[@wheelsofmercury]

The new Yard Act album is slowly growing on me. And I love Idles!

[@JWBass001]

I've just recently started getting into this genre, great coincidence that it's now being covered. Thank you. Albums I'd recommend: White Rose Movement - Kick (2005) Foster the People - Torches (2011) Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History (2010) The Kooks - Inside In Inside Out (2006) The Rapture - Pieces Of The People We Love (2006) Gossip - Standing in the Way of Control (2005) Gossip - Music For Men (2009) Friendly Fires - Friendly Fires (2008) Klaxons - Myths Of The Near Future (2007) The Departure - Dirty Words (2005) Death From Above 1979 - You're A Woman, I'm A Machine (2004) Death From Above 1979 - The Physical World (2014) Death From Above 1979 - Romance Bloody Romance (Remixes Album) (2005) Cut Copy - Bright Like Neon Love (2004) Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours (2008) Hard-Fi - Stars Of CCTV (2005) Bloc Party - Silent Alarm (2004) The Pigeon Detectives - Wait for Me (2007) We Are Scientists - With Love And Squalor (2005) Mystery Jets - Twenty One (2008) Bodyrockers - Bodyrockers (2005) Radio 4 - Gotham! (2002) The KBC - On the Beat! (2007) Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004) Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better (2005) Songs: Test Icicles - Circle. Square. Triangle (2005) The Killers - Somebody Told Me (Mylo Mix) (2004) Digitalism - Pogo (2007) Phoenix - 1901 (2009) Scenario Rock - Both Gotta Move On (Sebastian Remix) (2008) Hot Hot Heat - Talk To Me, Dance With Me (2002) Foster the People - Best Friend (2014)

[@wiredtwi7ch]

Digitalism +1❤

[@webinfront]

Going out on a limb here Silent Alarm might be one of the greatest dance punk albums of all time, still sounds light years ahead of its time. Nothing, not even Bloc Party’s own material has come close to magic that album has on display.

[@theraubyreport]

Silent Alarm is an incredible masterpiece, but I will argue that every subsequent album Bloc has brought something interesting to the table, whether it is back to that angular post-punk sound, electro vibes, or the lo-fi sadness of "Hymns" - Bloc's discography is ridiculously undervalued!

[@brandocalifornia3024]

Agreed

[@baxoutthebox5682]

I was going to say the same. It’s a flash in the pan never to be recaptured again. The sense of urgency in the vocals, the absurdly tight rhythms mixed with complex fills, and the trippy guitar FX mixed with angular choppy chords. Just a perfect 10/10 for me.

[@tiagobbelim]

Agreed. An album that marked my teenage years. Still, listening to it 20 years later, it still sounds like something brand new. A few classics on that gem of an album.

[@JanCakss]

I wouldn't call it dance-punk...it's more of a Indie Rock/Post-Punk revival album. But great album nevertheless.

[@WHALEBOY777]

This is definitely one of the hardest genres to pin down but you did a GREAT job of summarizing the movement!

[@chrislowles]

It's funny you briefly mentioned techno in some examples cuz during the late 00s and very early 10s dance-punk with techno influences was actually really popular in Australia, one such act (The Presets) even won Album Of The Year for Apocalypso at the ARIAs in 2008.

[@jamesoncroft2980]

So many good post-punk/dance punk bands in Aus at the moment too. Check out bands like Body Maintenance, Gut Health, It Thing, Blonde Revolver, Cable Ties, Romero, Ausmuteants etc.

[@dopey473]

THE PRESETS ARE AMAZING

[@chrislowles]

@@dopey473 Apocalypso was the first album I ever bought lol

[@alanis90210]

The Presets were in the top 8 of The Rapture on MySpace (btw Beams is one of my favorite albums)

[@chrislowles]

@@alanis90210 I hope they come back soon, it's been a while since Hi-Viz

[@From305toSH]

The thing is there were always a lot of cross-pollination since punk came out with disco, hip-hop and early electronic music. Proto house and techno DJs in New York, Chicago and Detroit played postpunk tracks but as soon as the scenes got any traction outside of their original spaces, the new fans wanted to focus on the core of their favored genres, but plenty of people involved still kept open ears and being influenced by genres, even if many fans were unaware

[@sabjee1734]

So glad to see you cover foals. i used to listen to cassius all the time in my later teens

[@FGD135]

The quality of your videos is exceptional, the depth of research and content is rare. You should win an Emmy for this particular episode... Brilliant!

[@lockyp204]

Agenda suicide by The Faint. The ultimate dance punk track

[@SUB-TO-COMMENTER]

I'd vote Conductor or Forever Growing Centipedes.

[@garagerockermadrid]

In general it is criminal that The Faint weren’t even mentioned. Also, Les Savy Fav.

[@JanCakss]

What about Mr Your On Fire Mr by Liars?

[@alexdunning409]

I saw Viagra Boys live in Denver while opening for QOTSA. They were the only band I've seen live and thought "shit I gotta listen to this band later." Them and Yard Act are definitely some of the most exciting bands today.

[@anovak0726]

Viagra Boys are the best, I saw them last February in Toronto on their headlining tour and it was genuinely one of the wildest and most fun shows I’ve ever been a part of, they’re amazing

[@Nebula9178]

This is already one of my favourite videos of yours. I love this Era of music and it's inspired my music taste ever since!

[@LON009]

You had me at Franz Ferdinand

[@erik-janvanoosten1450]

About Dance Punk in the 90's: Big Beat was its own - albeit sample-based - was a perfect storm of synths, beats, acid house and somehow blues. The chemical brothers, (block rockin beats) prodigy (smack my bitch up) and fatboy slim (push the tempo) all made monumental anthems of dance punk.

[@Norsilca]

Big beats are the best, get high all the time

[@zubrhero5270]

I'm from England, born in 83. There have always been (I guess you could call them) _"Rock Adjacent"_ crossover acts in other genres. Prodigy, over here, got tons of young people from the dancey-ravey-techno-ey kinda scenes at the time into the rock and metal scenes, and vice-versa. Prodigy themselves having a live guitarist who was in an industrial-esque metal band I was into at the time called Pitchshifter. All those groups mentioned would be something both genres could shake hands on and meet in the middle. Great shouts.

[@danielgerber9602]

100% The proigy was more punk than anything else.

[@rebours]

This all was pure garbage imho. No songwriting, poor production from second zone musicians trying to join the techno/house bandwagon in the most pathetical way...

[@erik-janvanoosten1450]

@@Norsilca I see you've read the manifesto :)

[@quentinbringthenumetalchil5125]

I’ve been getting into this genre (post-punk/dance-punk) and it’s bands recently, past and present. It’s interesting that this video came up at this moment. I’ve been obsessed with the music in recent times.

[@AtZero138]

Modern Post Punk is Alive and well... BLEAKNESS,, Beat Panic... Nightwatchers.. Just some.. Cheers from Southern California

[@chinmeysway]

yup algorithms from searching things on the world wide wed

[@musiciantrapper]

NEW MIDDLE 8 STAY WINNING

[@saraellwood630]

These videos are so well edited, and I always walk away with a couple new favorite songs. Thanks so much!

[@megmcguigan3857]

Punk wasn't brought forth because of a hate of disco. It happened mostly because of the hate of prog rock and soft rock. Just saying.

[@mrpbody44]

Yet Prog Rock like CAN, Van der Graph Generator, Caravan, Hawkwind and King Crimson were the foundations of punk

[@WiloPolis03]

It was both - a desire to reject the mainstream (disco was like 99% of mainstream music at this time) and a desire to have a countercultural movement that didn't require studying music theory for 200 years as well as having a high class orchestra and jazz band on demand for the studio

[@WiloPolis03]

​​@@mrpbody44Some krautrock like Neu! or sorta Can influenced punk, but if anything it was more prog rock's general countercultural spirit that carried over to punk rock than anything stylistically. Progressive rock was/is highly complex and multifaceted; punk is lo-fi and stripped down.

[@shawn7743]

@@mrpbody44 Uhhh no.

[@deanmcinerney2324]

Yes and no... it hated the classicist pretentions of ELP and Yes, but loved the experimental and discordant avantgardery of Magma, Amon Duul, Faust etc.

[@Hillelfraenkel]

I just saw Yard Act live in concert last week, the energy was electric. Dance Punk is such an incredible genre.

[@Petites_choses_de_la_vie]

Wow, always loved listening to post punk but didn’t know the history of it, thanks for this !!

[@alexanderburke2973]

I always thought that punk was meant to be a backlash to progressive rock instead of disco. Bands like Yes and Genesis had become so narcissistic, ornate and needlessly complex that bands like the Damned wanted to strip music down to its roots: 3 chords, verse-chorus-verse, and NO SYNTHS.

[@Rikkrtreat]

I’ve heard the same -perhaps it was both?

[@janacopolis]

Yep, completely baseless (and convenient) take - punk was a revolt against the rock excess of the time, nothing to do with disco

[@janacopolis]

@@Rikkrtreat Nah it’s just convenient for this author to say so - punk was a reaction to rock excess and sociopolitical unrest

[@CounterfittXIII]

Part of it was making music that anyone could play. With a cheap guitar and no lessons you could play punk music. Now with a cheap computer and no lessons you can make electronic music. With the genres being so broad and murky, making punk with synthesizers isn't that far a stretch to me.

[@thegrinderman1090]

I would disagree about the 'no synths' part. The Screamers were raw and punk as fuck in 1975, and they use keyboards and no guitar. Look up their song Vertigo.

[@MrBadSmash]

This was such an important video for me to find because this is the exact kind of music I've been getting deep into for the past couple of years and you're giving me a lot of context I really needed. Also thanks for the playlist down there in the comments somewhere, you're a GOD for this one.

[@cristinaf3844]

I’ve been a music publicist for a couple of decades. I love your videos and how much I learn from them. You do such a great job of condensing so much information into bite-sized chunks. And I love the flow and editing. I actually worked with one of the bands in your video.

[@quarkhenares]

Great video! I used to host a radio show featuring these bands and even managed/directed vids for a few dance punk bands so this was a great trip down memory lane. Curious about The Killers omission, tho. Hot Fuss is unquestionably a dancepunk album, and in my opinion is the beginning of the end (despite it being my fave album of 2004 lol)

[@bilboblib]

Late Of The Pier are a gem, shame they only made one album due to the tragic lose of their drummer

[@electrowave75]

I was just going to comment about LOTP , that album was insane!!

[@OfficialEvermore]

I just love the snippets of music. Wonderful you get to use clips without copyright. I've tried to upload videos with snippets and they always flag mine. In my opinion, Foals's best album is a tie between "Holy Fire" & "What Went Down." Awesome font and editing style with Adobe as well! Keep up the amazing work 💯😊

[@Swampberry]

I feel like you just chronicled the sound of my life and big pop for the LOTP reference! Thank you

[@michaelmatzat]

So much amazing music from so many decades in a single video. I love it! Great essay!

[@melm4251]

Late Of The Pier mentioned! Sad they never made a follow up album, they were always my fave of that era alongside DFA1979

[@yoshimajestic1666]

Late of the Pier are so underrated

[@kermzyxor]

wild number of band names i l-l-l-love mentioned and then some more to discover!

[@jakepartain219]

Have always loved the sound of Dance Punk since LCD and Franz! Thanks for the recs always

[@szymondudzinski6661]

Wide Awake is such an isntant classic, i love it!

[@imacdvman]

FINALLYY FOALS ARE A PART OF YOUR VIDEO!!! WOHOOO!!!

[@dopey473]

Been getting really into dance punk recently (especially DFA 1979 they're amazing) so this was a welcome surprise in my recommended

[@CheapSushi]

The graphical design work on the video is incredible and top tier; awesome subject too. I can't say I was that much into the genre but I was definitely hooked on Foals for a while, at least their first 2 releases.

[@AbstractBlockards]

Saw Genesis Owusu live and this man has some amazing work under his belt. Stoked at the mention!

[@citylaundry11]

Loved that quick Women reference! Such a great band. Amazing video by you guys as always.

[@thomasdelege2382]

If you like dance punk, check out Kid Kapichi! British, post-brexit, lefty punk rock. Saw them live twice now, they're good!

[@kattakid9884]

So so Happy they're gaining some recognition. They are my favourite band since I saw them open for Nothing But Thieves. Sadly I still didn't manage to see them on their own

[@charizardmaster13]

I will always say silent alarm is the best album of this subgenre. It just has so much energy, incredible riffs, song structures interesting lyricism with quirky cattchy vocals and the best drumming ive ever heard on an indie record. Its like they took everything from gang of four and did it even better with a modern coat of paint

[@d.ml.g9902]

Their first 2 albums are excellent to none, but goddamm did it hurt them losing Matt Tong on the drums. Till this day, I cant get into their newer stuff.

[@charizardmaster13]

@@d.ml.g9902 i like all their stuff afterwards but totally understand people clocking out after he left

[@TermPaper-xp9up]

It’s a little more than just dance-punk but Dashboard by Modest Mouse is my favourite dance-punk song by a not dance-punk band

[@juliett22]

Thank you for this!!! Nice overview of how the transition went from Disco to Punk to Post-Punk!! My 16-yr-old son is doing a presentation on the history of Post-Punk in school, and all the genres that came out of Post-Punk, so this is SUPER HELPFUL!! Thank you!! And I love Dance-Punk, plus I'm a history nerd, so love this!!

[@obsessiveoverthinker5937]

IDLES MENTIONED RAHHHHHHHH

[@megano2000]

Love those guys.

[@whlewis9164]

Pop Pop Pop!!!

[@betamaxreal]

Those guys fucking suck now

[@no_problem8023]

They’re only a Grammy nominated, festival headlining band. But sure, “obscure”band IDLES getting mentioned? *shocked pikachu face*

[@whlewis9164]

@@no_problem8023 oh let obsessiveoverthinker be happy

[@noiseismylife]

This is by far one of the best put together all encompassing videos on the genre. Holy shit dude. This is incredible work. This is amazing

[@tren-della]

Struggler and Cave World are a couple of my favorite records in recent memory. Definitely checking out that Yard Act song when I’m done with this. Sounds great!

[@andim6731]

I’ve been thinking exactly this about post punk but you articulated it better than I ever could!

[@MatteMoon48838]

Finally some more love for Post Punk!

[@baabaabaa-El]

Cheers for shouting Gang of Four mate!! At the time it wasn't post punk, like the Ruts etc, they were just bands with their own sound.. Killing Joke too!👍🏼

[@VuotoPneumaNN]

Punk was never a reaction against disco, punk started right alongside disco.

[@pascalroberto2276]

Thank you!! Such a bullshit claim jeez, im tired of youtubers and their pseudo knowledge of a subject they are just talking about to make views and money anyway

[@MistyMaize]

There where so many queer and black people in the disco scene so yeah punks where alongside this person doesn't know what they're talking about it racist that where against disco not punks .

[@pascalroberto2276]

@@MistyMaize exactly, the whole take "disco was repetitive garbage" was clearly something from the racist right wing, which punk always has been strictly against. Of course "commercial" disco was garbage, but this poor form of disco was mostly made or produced by white people who didnt care about the richness of the real Disco music scene.

[@pascalroberto2276]

@@MistyMaize exactly, the whole narrative "Disco is repetitive garbage" comes from the racist right wing of that era, which punk always has been against its ideology. Sure there was commercial disco that was trash, but it was made by people who wanted to make money, completely ignoring what the real Disco and its richness was about. You can qualify this commercial bullshit as if it was representative of the Disco.

[@djnekroman]

The anti-disco backlash was very much a response from mainstream rock radio (and general racism/homophobia), not the punks. The infamous "Disco Sucks" rally(/riot) was organized by a rock station DJ who was pissed that his station had changed format to disco/soul, IIRC. Friggin' Blondie put out a straight-up disco *banger* for crying out loud.

[@Btshyefjtfbjfvnj]

Love this video but upset cuz I was gate keeping some of these. Great video

[@kimjonghyuns]

genuinely the most enjoyable sound to my ears ever

[@stma]

Man I can't tell you how much I appreciate you keep doing these videos! Production, quality, creativity is absolutely amazing. Thank you!

[@huenna]

My playlist is about to explode now!

[@T_Grail]

Some good stuff here. Starting to look as if bands like Rabbit Junk, Dystopiarch, Youth Code, etc, are the voice of contemporary electronic post-punk. Cutting edge shiz with socio-political messages.

[@subsectl.a.8987]

Definitely. I'd add Hide to that list as well. Great band.

[@cultfactions980]

Agreed. love rabbit junk, and dystopiarch donate all of their record sales to civilian victims of the middle east war. this is the future.

[@davesajo]

do not forget late of the pier. truly a one of a kind band with only one perfect dancepunk/new rave album

[@danielmoody4925]

My absolute faves! Bears are coming is such a unique sounding tune!

[@9thstreetbrandt]

This is a rad retrospective! Great job! Keeping this downloaded and added a bunch of albums that I feel need more of my attention. Thanks!

[@82jp]

Here is a list of all the bands mentioned in the video, organized (roughly) by time frame before 1979 The Beatles Kraftwerk Can 1979-1984 The Clash Ramones Public Image Ltd The Sex Pistols Doctor Pablo Gang of Four Talking Heads Liquid Liquid ESG The Fall DEVO Motorhead Killing Joke 1984-1999 The Cure The Stone Roses Primal Scream Happy Mondays 1999-2002 Le Tigre Liars Radio 4 The Rapture LCD Soundsystem 2002-2011 !!! (Chk Chk Chk) Death From Above 1979 MSTRKRFT Franz Ferdinand Bloc Party Yeah Yeah Yeahs Justice White Lies Arctic Monkeys Klaxons Late of the Pier Radiohead Modest Mouse The Strokes Arcade Fire Interpol The White Stripes Queens of the Stone Age Foals TV on the Radio Women The Streets 2011-present Ice Age Preoccupations Protomartyr Fontaines D.C. Wet Leg Yard Act Black Midi Black Country, New Road Parquet Courts Viagra Boys Idles Genesis Owusu Model/Actriz

[@timofeie]

great stuff! kind of surprised that Does it Offend You, Yeah? didn't get a mention but maybe they weren't as big as i remembered.

[@tidalphantom0277]

my favorite evolution of dance rock music is the 1990-91 baggy- shoegaze genre and fusion

[@janekukharchuk9716]

A good deal of my favorite artists play in this genre! Thank you for a deep dive and love the new designs in the vid ❤

[@MyBroSux24]

Honestly the indietronic and 2000s dance punk phases are so great, that I see them in other current projects resurging - Porter Robinsons new project direction and this new act that popped up end of last year called "Master Peace" that's channeling a lot of Franz Ferdinand and bloc party energy. Also how come this didn't even include the terms "electroclash", "sleaze" or "blog house"

[@himeisfred]

Can we get an a-z of listed artists and where they fall in to the overall picture on these kind of videos? Not everyone uses Spotify so the playlist, while really kind, isn’t always of use! Love the vid as always

[@zod4365]

"The Neptunes of...." absolutely a Pitchfork "zinger"

[@burger406]

big LCD Soundsystem fan here. hell yeah. this video rocks. -burger40

[@berke2336]

FOALS early work doesn't get enough attention

[@lucymoon]

I clicked for the Antidotes cover and wasn’t disappointed

[@stg_tmc]

You and Trash Theory are making amazing content 👌

[@muiscnight]

Thanks for alerting me to this sound coming back I loved this style in the 00s

[@714_ad]

!!!, Black Eyes 👀 Women, Liars, and Q and Not U, I still listen to them all often 😊 I miss my youth!

[@atom_jack]

the Dischord Records era of dance-punk was the best

[@endclipfilms]

I’ve been listening to a lot of dance-punk lately(mainly Chk Chk Chk), so I had definitely had to click this video when I saw it! Very well edited.

[@MakeSomething]

Anybody have a great playlist of Dance Punk to share? I used to be in a dance punk band 15 years ago but called it electro-rock back then. Can I post a link? 🙂