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Genre: gothic post-punk

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Gothic post-punk is a subgenre of post-punk music that emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It is characterized by its dark and moody sound, incorporating elements of gothic rock, new wave, and punk rock. The music often features haunting vocals, atmospheric synths, and driving basslines. The lyrics often explore themes of death, despair, and isolation. Gothic post-punk has experienced a resurgence in popularity in recent years, with a new wave of bands drawing inspiration from the genre's classic sound. (AI Generated)

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Parent Genre: rock

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Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drum Kit, Vocals, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer

Releases by year

Here you can see the popularity of Gothic Post-punk genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.

2020s 25
2024 4
2023 5
2022 3
2021 4
2020 9
2010s 45
2019 8
2017 5
2016 6
2015 5
2014 6
2013 4
2012 4
2011 3
2010 4
2000s 31
2009 7
2008 5
2007 6
2006 4
2005 2
2004 1
2003 2
2002 2
2001 1
2000 1
1990s 17
1998 3
1996 1
1995 3
1992 2
1991 2
1990 6
1980s 45
1989 4
1988 7
1987 5
1986 5
1985 6
1984 8
1983 7
1982 3
1970s 2
1979 2
165 releases

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gothic post-punk music by decade

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List of gothic post-punk artists

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

#namepopularityfollowers
1 47 219934
2 31 24123
3 29 8625
4 28 21460
5 27 12112
6 28 16288
7 25 9454
8 19 9484
9 29 845
10 19 7859
11 12 3023
12 16 8301
13 17 5608
14 20 8593
15 11 1670
16 11 2057
17 12 1794
18 10 1775
19 10 1652
20 11 2680
21 10 1746
22 10 2904
23 9 2052
24 7 1981
25 4 738
26 8 2048
27 6 1136
28 6 827
29 4 430
30 5 903
31 1 1868
32 5 843
33 5 593
34 5 590
35 5 881
36 5 590
37 5 1255
38 4 664
39 3 1448
40 4 499
41 3 666
42 4 825
43 4 980
44 4 931
45 4 752
46 4 274
47 3 771
48 3 353
49 1 192
50 2 450
51 1 729
52 2 514
53 2 611
54 2 512
55 2 661
56 2 645
57 2 182
58 2 199
59 1 914
60 1 253

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