History Main / DancePunk

* Music/TheKillers [[/index]](they play a mixture of this and more typical dance-rock (with some Heartland influences) similar to Music/FranzFerdinand.)[[index]]

** 1979 - Music/FearOfMusic
** 1980 - Music/RemainInLight

The term "dance-punk" was first used in the early 80s (possibly in Great Britain) to describe punk groups with a more rhythmic tempo which made it easier to dance to. Dance-punk bands had influences from {{disco}}, {{funk}}, and other dance music styles popular at the time. As [[ElectronicMusic EDM]] became popular in the 80s and 90s, some punk and post-punk bands became influenced by this genre. Around this time, the few (if any) dance punk like bands were labeled punk-funk. All of this lead to the dance punk of today, spearheaded by Music/LCDSoundsystem, Music/DeathFromAbove1979, Music/TheRapture, Music/YeahYeahYeahs, and many others.

* Music/BlocParty (have shades of it on ''Silent Alarm'', but became more promiment on ''A Weekend in the City'' and especially 'Intimacy'')

* Music/ElectricSix

* !!! (read that as Chk chk chk, or any syllable repeated thrice) is widely regarded as the US's perfect weapon for dance-punk of the post LCD era. They are now the leading group in the genre after LCD Soundsystem's breakup.

A British off-shoot of this branch in the mid 2000s was "new rave.", which included such acts as Music/{{Klaxons}}, Music/LateOfThePier, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Hadouken! and Music/NewYoungPonyClub. It has been suggested, however, that new rave is the invention of British publication NME (and others). Indeed, it is questionable whether or not there is an appreciable difference between new rave and dance-punk.

A British off-shoot of this branch in the mid 2000s was "new rave.", which included such acts as Music/{{Klaxons}}, Music/LateOfThePier, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, The Rapture, Hadouken! and Music/NewYoungPonyClub. It has been suggested, however, that new rave is the invention of British publication NME (and others). Indeed, it is questionable whether or not there is an appreciable difference between new rave and dance-punk.

A British off-shoot of this branch in the mid 2000s was "new rave.", which included such acts as Music/{{Klaxons}}, Music/LateOfThePier and Music/NewYoungPonyClub. It has been suggested, however, that new rave is the invention of British publication NME (and others). Indeed, it is questionable whether or not there is an appreciable difference between new rave and dance-punk.

* Music/DeathFromAbove1979 (TropeCodifier alongside LCD Soundsystem)

* Music/YeahYeahYeahs could take some credit for helping revitalize the genre in the 21st century.

* Music/DeathFromAbove1979 [[/index]]is a [[CanadaEh Canadian]] band which mixed this with noise rock and punk music, creating a sound which is generally DarkerAndEdgier than most dance-punk. Their fandom has a FandomRivalry with LCD Soundsystem's.[[index]]

* Music/{{LCD Soundsystem}} [[/index]]is considered by many to be [[TropeCodifier the modern defining artist of the genre.]]

In the MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness, they typically go to level 3 (Hot Chip, !!!)-4 (Music/LCDSoundsystem, Music/TheRapture), though Music/DeathFromAbove1979 have been known to go up to 5.

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** ''Music/{{Y}}'' (1979)

* Music/SixFingerSatellite [[/index]](another one who combine it with PostHardcore)[[index]]