postpunk
/poʊstˈpʌŋk/
noun
- A style of rock music that developed after the original punk rock movement in the late 1970s, often more experimental and less aggressive than punk.
- My dad loves postpunk bands like Joy Division and The Cure.
- She wrote a paper on how postpunk influenced alternative music in the 1980s.
- Postpunk introduced more complex rhythms and synthesizers into rock music.
adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of the postpunk music style or its associated fashion and culture.
- He wore a postpunk jacket with safety pins and dark eyeliner.
- That postpunk aesthetic is making a comeback in today's fashion.
- The band's postpunk sound mixed gloomy lyrics with danceable beats.