In 2002, Interpol helped lead the charge of New York bands influenced by the post-punk and new wave sounds of the early 1980s. With Cure-like moody guitar and synth riffs and dour, Ian Curtis-style vocals, they conjured up a dark but infectious sound…

Before Nine Inch Nails, electronic-based rock was often considered devoid of feeling and danger. Leader Trent Reznor merged synths with tortured vocals/lyrics, distorted guitar, and repetitive, slamming rhythms into an unpredictable amalgam, helping …

Twisted dark futurism: a masterwerk of brooding menace, mystical melodies, outerspace discotronix, gonzo click-whirr breaks, sculpted noise, and grooves that limp and shuffle forth from the shadows like broken clockwork toys in a deserted mansion.