Comsat Angels

The Comsat Angels are one of the best bands to emerge from the post-punk landscape. Definitely have to check out this band if you're into any bands in the genre, from Joy Division through Interpol. Their first two albums, "Waiting For A Miracle" and "Sleep No More" are the most heralded.

The Chameleons (UK)

The Chameleons were another great band that came about at the tail end of the post-punk era. Their debut "Script of the Bridge" is an absolute classic, somewhere between early U2 and the Cure. Their dual-guitar interplay is some of the best ever.

Magazine

Magazine are the archetypal post-punk band. Started by Howard Devoto after he left the Buzzcocks, they combine the energy of punk with slower tempos and interesting guitar work. Sometimes punchy, other times dark and brooding, their first 2 albums are essential.

Icehouse

Icehouse had a long run of hits in their native Australia, but only ever reached international success with "Crazy" and "Electric Blue" in 1987. Unfortunately, those 2 singles featured videos with Iva Davies' jeri-curled mullet and put them in the "bad 80s haircut" club, along with Flock Of Seagulls.  In reality, Icehouse were more akin to late-period Roxy Music and I think all their albums are pretty solid.

The Wallflowers

 

Hard enough being the son of a legend but then your music becomes so associated with a certain era (mid-90s rootsy rock) that it's hard to be seen/heard for the consistently good songwriter you are.

Wall Of Voodoo

Wall of Voodoo were a quirky LA band, with strange synth sounds and Stan Ridgway's warbly voice.  Ridgway left after 2 albums and was replaced by Andy Prieboy, but success eluded them and they lasted just 2 more albums. Ridgway has continued his solo career right up until today.

Skinny Puppy

Hey, it's Halloween soon, right? So, the Big Three of industrial - Ministry, out of Chicago, melding hard rock guitar into their martial beats; Belgium's Front 242, making cold Euro-centric music for the dancefloor; and then Skinny Puppy, Canadians who occasionally rocked, occasionally had a 4/4 danceable song, but more often, they worked in cacophony, purveyors of noise, with the odd hint of melody here and there. Endless soundscapes for dystopian times!