The term "post-punk" was coined to describe groups such as Public Image Ltd, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division, Gang of Four, Wire, The Fall, Magazine, and The Cure, which were initially considered part of new wave but were more ambitious, serious and challenging, as well as darker and less pop-oriented.
Термин "пост-панк" был придуман для описания таких групп, как Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division, Gang of Four и The Cure, которые изначально рассматривались как часть новой волны, но исполняли более серьезную, сложную и менее поп- ориентированную музыку.