Post-Punk genre breakdown

Odd Shaped Head's style of music is post-punk revival, which is a modern take on the stripped down, raw music of the 1970's and 1980's, mixing together garage, grunge and rock elements. The term relates to bands active at the turn of the 21st Century that tried to defy the bland nature of music at the time.

Among the pioneers were The White Stripes and Yeah Yeah Yeahs which proved to be so successful in America, UK based bands followed suit. These include Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs, Bloc Party, The Libertines and Arctic Monkeys.

These bands had a definitive image, drawing on the fashion of the 1950's and 60's, with skinny ties, black belts and shaggy haircuts being commonplace. The garage-rock style lent itself well to provocative lyrics, such as the themes of politics and racism.

The end of the 2000's saw a decline of the post-punk movement, with many bands splitting up or going on hiatus, to be replaced by slower, more emotionally fuelled artists such as Arcade Fire and Mumford and Sons.



The White Stripes

Yeah Yeah Yeahs


The Libertines


The Arctic Monkeys