Post-Hardcore
Noah’s Barks pages relating to the post-hardcore music genre, a subgenre of punk music.
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Refused – “Freedom” (2015)
Finally, post-hardcore goes boogie rock on Freedom. Some The Wall-esque arena rock thrown in for good (bad) measure. But I would be lying if I said I didn’t find a lot of this catchy, if not in the electrifyingly intense way The Shape of Punk to Come. I’m not sure if I’m being too nice to… (read more)
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Refused – “The Shape of Punk to Come”
"The Shape of Punk to Come" has the band Refused delivering a manifesto to the punk movement, daring them to be ambitious and unpredictable. (read more)
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letlive. – “The Blackest Beautiful” (2013)
After the glory days of early 2000s post-hardcore, the genre quickly fizzled out. Every once in a while some late stragglers to the now-dead scene would prove to be as good as any band were while the scene was alive, such as La Dispute and mewithoutYou. However, La Dispute fell off the radar quickly after a promising first… (read more)
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letlive. – “Fake History” (2010)
Post-hardcore is pretty much a dead genre now, but there are some bands that keep the torch burning. One of those bands is Glassjaw, who have been playing since around the genre’s conception and still occasionally release new material. Another one of those bands is a much more recently formed one named letlive., a band… (read more)
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Fugazi – “Red Medicine”
There was a hot minute when Red Medicine was my favorite Fugazi album. I was probably (and reasonably) overexcited about hearing them take such a stronger direction towards the noise rock they always flirted with. Indeed, there are some Sonic Youth-esque jams here. When they get it on, the results are a Fugazi unlike all… (read more)