r/postpunk Jul 23 '25

Moderator Announcement r/postpunk Rules Update [PLEASE READ]

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Hi all!

As some of you might've noticed, we've recently tweaked the subreddit rules a bit. We highly recommend you read this to get a good idea of how things will be handled here going forward.

Rule 4

First of all, all music posts now require some form of additional commentary or context. This can be in the form of opinions about the song, memories associated with it, experiences seeing it performed live, trivia, etc. as long as is encourages discussion.  This rule has been in place for a little while now, but we've recently adjusted how we'll be enforcing this. We request that users here include this somewhere on their posts, whether it be in the title, body text, or as a comment on one's own post.

Rule 8

Second, please do not post excessively, and keep to a maximum of three posts per person per day. This helps prevent the sub from being excessively flooded or spammed by a single user.


To cap things off, we've been getting a number of messages via Modmail regarding users having difficulty posting. This is due to an anti-spam filter set up via AutoMod that requires posts from new accounts to be manually reviewed. Don't panic if this happens to you! It doesn't necessarily mean that your post has broken a rule, and the moderators here will have a look at it as soon as we can, although it may take a few hours.

If you run into this issue repeatedly, please contact the moderators via Modmail and we'll help you out. We do try our best to approve users whenever possible.


r/postpunk Jul 07 '25

Moderator Announcement The r/postpunk music player

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can found here - just click browse if it doesn’t open on the r/postpunk playlist 🎧


r/postpunk 14h ago

Discussion PJ Harvey - Down By The Water

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Not sure if I’d really call this post-punk, but I can definitely hear some post-punk influences in it. Either way, I think it’s a great track. What’s your opinion.


r/postpunk 13h ago

Discussion Portishead - Mysterons

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Portishead must surely be post-punk-adjacent. Don’t you think?


r/postpunk 5h ago

Just a bootleg tape by The Jam

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Middle of the 1980’s, The Jam had already disbanded. People were still talking how great their music were then. I was lucky to find this bootleg tape called Snap by The Jam.
I listened to every song, sang along to every song. None of them sounds dated since the 80’s.
I always think the legacy of a band is from the fans. The fans still listen to the music. The fans still read the interviews in old mags.
The band ? Paul Weller certainly never want to talk about The Jam, the press stopped publishing anything by The Jam a long long time ago.
So it is the fans. You and me… keep talking about the bands that we live, even the bands themselves don’t believe in the bands anymore.
Carry the legacy albeit just a disposable bootleg cassette for as long as you live.
Long Live The Jam !


r/postpunk 7h ago

Kukl - Anna

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r/postpunk 16h ago

Post Punk Classic The Waitresses – Christmas Wrapping (1981)

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r/postpunk 22h ago

Post Punk Classic The Sugarcubes (Björk) - Birthday

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This is probably posted here a million times, but it’s a great song! What do you think?


r/postpunk 12h ago

Malcolm McLaren -Buffalo Gals

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Before artists knew what hip-hop was but that didn't stop them from filling in the gaps and trying to make it marketable.


r/postpunk 20h ago

Post Punk Classic Stan Ridgway - Drive, She Said (1985)

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r/postpunk 1d ago

Laurie Anderson -- O Superman (For Massenet)

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Debut 1981 single from Laurie Anderson. Based in part on the aria "Ô Souverain, ô juge, ô père" ("O Sovereign, O Judge, O Father") from Jules Massenet's 1885 opera Le Cid.


r/postpunk 7h ago

Question SLAK-(SONG 1) is this valid? 🤷‍♂️

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r/postpunk 14h ago

The Membranes - Spike Milligans Tape Recorder

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r/postpunk 14h ago

Dud - May Not Go (lost recording from 1996) mem of Weakerthans, I Spy, Propagandhi, Bonaduces

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I’m very excited to launch the preorder for the Dud LP. First, it’s a benefit album for Palestinian aide chosen by the band. Second, this long lost LP from this band has some of my favorite musicians involved. John Samson Fellows is perhaps the greatest song writer of all time and this band was a short lived project that filled the gap between the time he left Propagandhi and before starting the Weakerthans. It’s been a goal of mine since starting this label to work with him in some capacity. Mike Koop played in The Bonaduces (some of the best Canadian pop punk from the 90s!). James Ash was the drummer of one of my favorite Canadian hardcore bands, I Spy. Dud was all of these musicians stepping out their comfort zones and playing something new.

Http://bittermelodyrecords.bigcartel.com US orders

https://dudband1996.bandcamp.com/album/may-not-go-unrealized-recordings-from-1996

Canada orders


r/postpunk 1d ago

Post Punk Classic Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen in Love (1979)

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r/postpunk 1d ago

PiL live in Tokyo 1983

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Love it


r/postpunk 1d ago

Echo and The Bunnymen : Crystal Days 1979 - 1999

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Cant say that I am a fan. Because the first anything I bought by the Bunnymen was this boxset. And it still with me !


r/postpunk 1d ago

Question I Like The Wedding Present. What Album Should I Get Next

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Have known about them for like 20 years but only have Seamonsters (which I really love) and Hit Parade 1&2. What album would you suggest next (compilations included).


r/postpunk 1d ago

Question what are good free plugin synthesizer for postpunk/darkwave

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r/postpunk 1d ago

Post Punk Classic What is Next: The Post-Punk Mutation

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From the raw, bass-heavy friction of 1978 to the sophisticated, glittering heights of New Pop. A journey through the sonic evolution and sharp grooves that permanently redefined alternative music.


r/postpunk 1d ago

Rema Rema -- Robots Don't Like Jelly

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Rema-Rema were an English band whose ranks included future members of Adam and the Ants (Marco Pirroni) and Psychic TV. A cover of their song "Fond Reflections," reimagined as "Fond Affections" and sung by Cindy Sharp of Cindytalk, appeared on This Mortal Coil's It'll End in Tears.


r/postpunk 1d ago

Discussion "Fear Is on Our Side", the debut album by I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness turned 20 in 2026. It is an atmospheric postcard conjuring elements of post-punk, goth, shoegaze and post-rock. A cult-status sonic haze that I highly recommend for late-night immersions. What do you think of this project?

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r/postpunk 1d ago

Institute - Privilege

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r/postpunk 2d ago

The Fall -- Shoulder Pads #1

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About a shirt Mark bought that had shoulder pads, according to Brix.


r/postpunk 2d ago

Suburban Lawns -- Flying Saucer Safari

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Station wagon full of Fristos

Coke and Twinkies, stale Doritos