Genre story · Punk
Noir Punk
Punk songs told with the shadows, crime narratives and theatrical restraint associated with film noir.
Noir Punk is a particularly uncertain label with no established continuous historical scene. It can suggest punk-rooted music using darker storytelling, jazz-related instruments, spoken vocals or an understated theatrical approach. Some Post-Punk and deathrock recordings contain those features, but that does not prove they belong to a genre called Noir Punk. The adjective noir may refer to lyrics and visual identity more than tempo or instrumentation.
Listening comparisons
- 1981the Gun ClubFire of Love
- 1984Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsFrom Her to Eternity
- 1986Crime & the City SolutionRoom of Lights