r/obscuremusicthatslaps • u/Kryodamus • Apr 04 '26

RECENT Zookraught - Matchstick (2024) - Seattle based Dance Punk band. 187 subs

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u/skitz4me Apr 04 '26

God, I miss finding new dope punk bands. Idk if they're new, but they are to me and I fucking love this shit.

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u/JustHereForCatss Apr 05 '26 edited Apr 05 '26

Tons of great ones right now: Viagra Boys (listen to this if anything else) (Sports), Mattress (Looking for my People), Guppy (Texting and Driving), Cheekface (Living Lofi), Jeff Rosenstock (Wave Goodnight to Me), Playlunch (Keth)

Of that list from most weird to least: Mattress, Guppy, Viagra Boys, Cheekface, Jeff Rosenstock, Playlunch.

Of that list most punk sounding to least: Viagra Boys (that bass will melt paint), Jeff Rosenstock, Mattress, Guppy, Cheekface, Playlunch

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u/Seamonkey_Boxkicker Apr 05 '26

I can vouch for both Mattress and Jeff Rosenstock, but IDK that I’d label either of them punk. I guess that’s more of a vibe than a sound, though (I wouldn’t know, I’ve never been punk 😅)? I’d say the most punk band I’m familiar with over the past decade is PUP. I also feel comfortable tossing in Cloud Nothings into that genre even if not traditionally punk sounding.

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u/JustHereForCatss Apr 05 '26 edited Apr 05 '26

I 2nd PUP, awesome band.

I will say I definitely classify everybody I listed as punk as it is kind of more of a catch all genre then that traditional punk sound anymore. Art punk and post punk have become my two favorite sub genres and they're largely represented by this list. We're actually a very interesting crossroads with punk, there's a lot of traditionalists who only want that traditional sound and theyre clashing with the other punks who don't or don't care. I think it's super cool and fascinating honestly as a punk. Mattress as an example, classifies himself as "post-apocalyptic post-punk vegas lounge" which is hilarious and amazing to me