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Genre: dark post-punk

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Dark post-punk is a subgenre of post-punk that incorporates elements of gothic rock, new wave, and darkwave. It is characterized by its moody and atmospheric sound, often featuring haunting vocals, driving basslines, and reverb-drenched guitars. The lyrics often explore themes of isolation, despair, and existentialism. The genre has seen a resurgence in recent years, with a new wave of bands drawing inspiration from the original post-punk era.


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List of dark post-punk artists

Here is a list of dark post-punk artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the dark post-punk genre. You can find out what dark post-punk genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

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1 35 40943
2 33 47120
3 26 23877
4 37 87280
5 27 12334
6 39 112984
7 29 26022
8 27 11123
9 21 13899
10 26 30058
11 26 13412
12 35 43950
13 23 15382
14 25 22720
15 24 18833
16 23 22240
17 23 20461
18 37 75672
19 21 23589
20 20 6645
21 19 8449
22 37 75034
23 35 104346
24 38 51469
25 36 52375
26 36 52550
27 29 60135
28 28 16757
29 27 45965
30 27 16082
31 33 27101
32 27 27555
33 46 76533
34 41 35279
35 28 10087
36 22 11726
37 39 47547
38 27 30007
39 27 22582
40 35 54773
41 37 123473
42 24 10580
43 32 30907
44 44 29155
45 43 34125
46 36 9326
47 39 90179
48 37 41417
49 41 37252
50 23 16812
51 38 16191
52 29 12795
53 29 14044
54 30 8900
55 28 8015
56 28 15799
57 20 5643
58 31 20750
59 33 43235
60 25 22389
61 32 14039
62 20 13165
63 32 24636
64 21 9515
65 30 9486
66 30 11956
67 22 6370
68 20 10848
69 24 3737
70 31 7020
71 23 11434
72 27 27307
73 29 16502
74 28 18768
75 28 14745
76 28 16893
77 20 8239
78 22 24587
79 27 9868
80 24 8346
81 27 24756
82 27 16792
83 25 8739
84 22 9854
85 25 12327
86 20 4981
87 24 3498
88 23 12254
89 23 20306
90 21 7326
91 20 15309
92 22 4909
93 22 15158
94 22 14520
95 22 7959
96 22 14342
97 19 3376
98 21 4489
99 19 6896
100 20 9682

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