In the rock scene of the 21st century, while mainstream bands like Nickleback and Seether still play grunge affected rock, indie bands have taken to resurrecting previously died out genres, rocking them back into existence. Joy Division originally brought gloomy, arty post punk into existence in the 70’s punk era. Killing Joke, Echo and the Bunnymen, Wire, Mission of Burma and the Fall all carried punk into more experimental territories. New Wave influenced Television and Talking Heads made post punk a lot catchier.
Modern bands like Interpol, the Editors, the Killers, Franz Ferdinand and the Cribs taking inspiration from this forgotten 70’s genre have created a post punk revival movement, bringing the punk influenced sound back into the charts.
However unlike post punk, garage rock has not had an easy road towards mainstream acceptance. In the 80’s garage rock revivalists the Fuzztones and the Cynics covered many of the songs of 60’s icons the Sonics while the Gories and Thee Mighty Caesars followed the proto punk sound of the Stooges.
Modern bands like Interpol, the Editors, the Killers, Franz Ferdinand and the Cribs taking inspiration from this forgotten 70’s genre have created a post punk revival movement, bringing the punk influenced sound back into the charts.
However unlike post punk, garage rock has not had an easy road towards mainstream acceptance. In the 80’s garage rock revivalists the Fuzztones and the Cynics covered many of the songs of 60’s icons the Sonics while the Gories and Thee Mighty Caesars followed the proto punk sound of the Stooges.
Garage rock revival finally garnered commercial attention in the 2000s as the four big bands – the Hives, the Vines, White Stripes and the Strokes along with others like the Von Bondies, Babyshambles, the Dirtbombs, and New Bomb Turks broke into the charts. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Kings of Leon and the Libertines all have gained a cult status and inspired a new generation of garage rock revivalists.
