Post-Punk

Post-Punk was led by a conglomeration of artists who applied the sound and ethos of the First Wave of British Punk to disparate musical visions. Post-Punk artists ran the wide gamut, but all were initially linked by an arty, intellectual spirit; from the obscure such as of Human Switchboard and Doll by Doll, to cult favorites such as the Jesus and Mary Chain and Siouxsie and the Banshees, to global superstars such as U2. Whereas Punk wasn't exactly musically innovative, Post-Punk bands experimented with guitar textures, the ever-expanding role of synthesizers and darker themes. Joy Division and the Cure embraced rock's duskier elements, while U2 churned out darkly-hued Political Rock throughout the 1980s.