http://www.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=1054&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rssTop '00s Post-Punk Artists on Rhapsody Online'00s Post-Punken720Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:59:28 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=1054&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss Top '00s Post-Punk Artists on Rhapsody Online http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5242673&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss Post-Punk Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:22:46 -0800 Top '00s Post-Punk Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5242673 art.5242673 The Killers art.5242673 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5242673&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5242673&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss Hot Fuss, appeared on Island in mid-2004, they were already selling out headlining shows in England. Named for a fictional group in a New Order video, the Killers practice a tense, stylish brand of rock in the vein of U2 and Bruce Springsteen, with lyrical left turns that recall classic Bowie. With their roots in glam and new wave, and their undeniable talent, the Killers have helped breathe fresh air into the '00s alt rock scene. - Jaan Uhelszki]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.56565&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:22:48 -0800 Top '00s Post-Punk Artists on Rhapsody Online art.56565 art.56565 Yeah Yeah Yeahs art.56565 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.56565&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.56565&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss Flashdance-style of dress, not to mention her vocals, which could moan and shriek with passion and suffering. The band itself ran from dance-oriented 4/4 beats toward choppy post-punk; songs are clunky, spastic and melodic. Their debut album, Fever Too Tell, came out in 2003 and features the hit "Maps." They followed up that success with 2006's Show Your Bones. For their third release, 2009's It's Blitz, the trio took a slightly different approach, washing their gritty guitar rock in a wave of synths and dance beats. - Jon Pruett]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5237151&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss Post-Punk Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:03:55 -0800 Top '00s Post-Punk Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5237151 art.5237151 Franz Ferdinand art.5237151 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5237151&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5237151&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss Darts Of Pleasure came out, it was as though their lean, romantic, and often danceable form of post-punk fell right from the pages of a Smash Hits from twenty years prior. In their formative years, most of the band were students at the Glasgow School of Art and spent their time practicing music at a spot called the Chateau, a music/art space along the lines of Andy Warhol's Factory. The group's smart and slightly oily brand of angular pop was soon embraced by press and fans, whose appetites for a post-punk revival were whetted by the success of bands like Interpol and Hot Hot Heat. They finally released their first full-length in 2004. The LP's unorthodox but unstoppable single "Take Me Out" quickly took off all over the world. In the summer of 2005, Franz Ferdinand built on that success with It Could Be So Much Better, which actually lived up to its title by bettering their winning debut. The Scots then released their third album in early 2009. Stripping away some of their post-punk roots, the band opted to load Tonight with disco-punk beats and spacey synths, making it some of their most experimental and upbeat material to date. - Jon Pruett]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42624&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss Post-Punk Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:17:26 -0800 Top '00s Post-Punk Artists on Rhapsody Online art.42624 art.42624 The Strokes art.42624 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42624&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42624&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss
With a sound that evoked the flat rumble of late-Seventies New York rock but whose chewy tunes were rooted in the new wave candy of the Cars, the Strokes' appeal was immediate; they became the most popular club band in New York and when they issued their first EP, The Modern Age (2001), they became a press-fueled sensation in England, where their debut album, Is This It (Number 33, 2001), was released before America got it, with a slightly different album cover and track listing ("New York City Cops" — "they ain't too smart," Casablancas yowled — was deemed potentially offensive in the wake of 9/11 and was replaced by "When It Started"). Tight, lean, smart and almost subliminally catchy, It became one of the most acclaimed albums of its era, finishing second in the Village Voice's annual critics poll and setting a number of younger bands off in emulating their wiry sound.

The Strokes were lumped into the 2001-02 "rock is back" brigade — were often said to lead it, in fact — but they were such a sensation (in press terms, not in mass numbers) that they seemed stuck in a rut. Their second full-length album, 2003's Room on Fire (Number Four) offered a more polished version of the Is This It template. Originally the Strokes were going to make their follow-up with producer Nigel Godrich (Radiohead), but instead went back to the debut's decksman, Gordon Raphael. It was around this time that Moretti's relationship with movie star Drew Barrymore came to light, earning the band extra, if not quite welcome, press. In 2005, Casablancas married the band's assistant manager; the following year, Valensi wed photographer Amanda de Cadenet.

For First Impressions of Earth (Number Four, 2006), they expanded their sonic palette, at times almost willfully, casting some doubt as to their direction. Later in 2006, Hammond Jr. released his debut, Yours to Keep, in the U.K.; it saw U.S. issue a year later and his second solo album, ¿Cómo Te Llama? was released in July 2008, shortly after Casablancas' single with Pharrell and Santogold promoting Converse dropped. In June 2008, a message on the Strokes' official Website announced the band would get back to making new music together in early 2009. ]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5230944&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss Noise Rock Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:08:54 -0800 Top '00s Post-Punk Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5230944 art.5230944 TV On The Radio art.5230944 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5230944&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5230944&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss Young Liars EP in 2003, which was met by unanimous critical praise. They toured throughout 2004 supporting their debut full length, Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes, which was similarly extolled. With dates opening for the Pixies and a fan in David Bowie, TV on the Radio's popularity outgrew their indie label, and in the summer of '06 they issued Return to Cookie Mountain on Interscope (featuring back up vocals from Bowie), which nabbed top spots on a number of year-end lists for 2006. They followed up with an equally solid album in 2008, Dear Science. - Nate Cavalieri]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6488890&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss Punk-Funk Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:21:20 -0800 Top '00s Post-Punk Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6488890 art.6488890 Bloc Party art.6488890 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6488890&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6488890&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss A Weekend in the City, released in 2007, shot to Number One on the Independent Albums chart and Number 12 on the Billboard 200.

Okereke and guitarist Russell Lissack met in the late 1990s at England's Reading Festival and realized they shared similar interests in music. Soon after, they formed a band that changed its name several times before settling on Bloc Party in 2003. By then, they'd enlisted bassist Gordon Moakes and drummer Matt Tong, and released their first single, "She's Hearing Voices," on the Trash Aesthetics label. When a copy of the single landed in popular Radio One DJ Steve Lamacq's hands, he played it often, called it "genius," and invited the band on for a live performance.

After another single, "Banquet," on the Moshi Moshi label, Bloc Party signed with Wichita Recordings in 2004, releasing a self-titled EP. The band's debut album, Silent Alarm, followed in February 2005; it met with rave reviews, shot to Number Three in the U.K. and spawned several successful U.K. singles. The following year, Bloc Party played sold-out shows in Los Angeles and Berkeley. Silent Alarm went on to sell more than 350,000 copies in North America and more than a million worldwide.

The band exceeded expectations when its second album, A Weekend in the City — in which Okereke, a second-generation black citizen of the U.K., tackles touchy topics including British racism and post-9/11 paranoia — reached Number 12 on the Billboard 200 in 2007, selling 48,000 copies. In the summer and fall of 2008 the band dropped Intimacy first as a summer digital release followed by a CD release in October. Co-produced by Jacknife Lee and Brit-pop mastermind Paul Epworth, Intimacy is their most dynamic album to date with jittery pop, stadium anthems, and introspection that Okereke attributed to a break-up before the album was recorded. ]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39715&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss Indie/Alternative Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:08:40 -0800 Top '00s Post-Punk Artists on Rhapsody Online art.39715 art.39715 Interpol art.39715 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39715&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39715&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss
Guitarist Daniel Kessler and bassist Carlos Dengler (a.k.a. Carlos D) met while attending New York University in 1998; they eventually recruited singer Paul Banks and, after parting ways with their original drummer, hired Sam Fogarino, who had been playing with various Florida-based bands since the early Nineties. A series of limited-release EPs brought the band to the attention of Matador Records, which signed Interpol in 2002. The three-song Interpol EP (2002) introduced its brood-punk sound, creating a swell of interest for the band's debut full-length Turn on the Bright Lights (Number 158, 2002).

With propulsive numbers such as "Obstacle 1" (2003) and "PDA" (2003), Lights became a downtown-jukebox staple, and Interpol became a major draw on the international circuit, particularly in Europe, where the band members' tightly honed fashion sense (suits, shades, glares) made them stand out from the skinny-jean garage-revival circuit. Two more singles — "NYC" (2002) and "Say Hello to the Angels" (2003) — helped Lights approach gold status in the United States, where the group toured as part of the Curiosa festival in 2004.

Later that year, the band released its second album, Antics (Number 15). While not a stylistic leap, the band's songwriting had grown significantly, resulting in radio-play candidates "Slow Hands" (2004) and "Evil" (2005), the latter of which came close to being downright jaunty at times. A third single, "C'mere," was released in 2005, and the band set out on an international tour that lasted more than a year, including opening-slot sets for the Pixies and Coldplay.

Upon returning to New York in 2005, Interpol went on a brief hiatus before announcing in the fall of 2006 that they had signed a deal with Capitol Records. Our Love to Admire (Number Four, 2007) was released the following summer, incorporating more keyboards (and fewer hooks) than previous releases. As the band set out on another extended international tour, three singles — the breakup lament "The Heinrich Maneuver" (2007), "Mammoth" (2007) and "There's No I In Threesome" — were released, as was an indie-only EP, Live in Astoria ]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6649531&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss '00s Post-Punk Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:14:22 -0800 Top '00s Post-Punk Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6649531 art.6649531 The Bravery art.6649531 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6649531&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6649531&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.40330&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss Indie/Alternative Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:53:46 -0800 Top '00s Post-Punk Artists on Rhapsody Online art.40330 art.40330 Hot Hot Heat art.40330 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.40330&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.40330&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss Scenes One Through Thirteen), but things changed for Hot Hot Heat when guitarist Dante DeCaro joined in early 2001, at which point they dropped the synths and moved towards a more stripped down rock 'n' roll -- if persistently pop -- sound. "We've basically brought together four categories of influences: classic Beatles and Stones; punk-rock; the whole singer/songwriter era, and anything contemporary worth listening to," explains Bays. This change of direction was followed by the release of debut EP Knock Knock Knock on Sub Pop in 2002 and, later the same year, LP Make Up The Breakdown, produced by Jack Endino (the knob-twiddler on Nirvana's Bleach). Shortly after the album's release, the band signed with Warner Music. In 2004, having completed the recording of their second album proper, Elevator, DeCaro left Hot Hot Heat to be replaced by Luke Paquina, formerly of San Francisco's the Stradlers. The band went on to release Happiness LTD. in 2007. - Jamie Dolling]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.41559&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss Indie/Alternative Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:08:56 -0800 Top '00s Post-Punk Artists on Rhapsody Online art.41559 art.41559 The Walkmen art.41559 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.41559&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.41559&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss War-era U2, but without any sort of political grandstanding. Instead, the Walkmen use blocks of mellifluous feedback, creating a reverb-drenched hall in which they sometimes unwind slowly-- and sometimes turn it all into a nervous, panic-stricken, mad dash across town. There are definitely echoes of the mad, stop-start drumming of post-punk heroes Joy Division, but the entire blend is so melodic and personal, even as it reaches for great rapt heights, that comparisons do very little to explain why it works so well. - Jon Pruett]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.47219&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss Electropop Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:39:32 -0800 Top '00s Post-Punk Artists on Rhapsody Online art.47219 art.47219 The Faint art.47219 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.47219&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.47219&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss Danse Macabre, which darkened indie songwriting with goth mascara (then spangled it with electro's shiny circuits). Danse Macabre Remixes brought them all the way over to the club, with help from remixers like Paul Oakenfold and Tommie Sunshine; subsequent albums Wet From Birth and Fasciinatiion have continued to burrow wormholes from the present day back to the '80s new-wave glory days. - Philip Sherburne]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.65876&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss Post-Punk Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:16:01 -0800 Top '00s Post-Punk Artists on Rhapsody Online art.65876 art.65876 The Rapture art.65876 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.65876&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.65876&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss Mirror, ushered in the city's millennial fascination with disco-touched, danceable post-punk. After a revolving-door cast of sidemen, the Rapture eventually settled on bassist Matt Safer, who appeared on their 2001 Sub Pop-issued debut EP, Out of the Races and Onto the Tracks. After releasing 2002's "House of Jealous Lovers" single, they added multi-instrumentalist Gabriel Andruzzi to the lineup and went to work on the 2003 full-length Echoes. After wide touring and a small break, Pieces of the People We Love arrived in 2006. It was the band's debut on a major label, Mercury, and they pulled out all the stops, bringing in a host of producers that included DJ Dangermouse and choppering in Gnarls Barkley supervocalist Cee-Lo for backups. - Nate Cavalieri]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10390&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss Indie/Alternative Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:03:39 -0800 Top '00s Post-Punk Artists on Rhapsody Online art.10390 art.10390 Le Tigre art.10390 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10390&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10390&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.36169&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss No Wave Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:33:51 -0700 Top '00s Post-Punk Artists on Rhapsody Online art.36169 art.36169 Erase Errata art.36169 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.36169&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.36169&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpost-punk%2F00s-post-punk%2Fartist-chart.rss