Which genre and/or band have been the most prominent in the 80's revival in indie music?

It seems to me that a lot indie artists have been influenced by the Cure, the Smiths, and New Order but not Siouxie and the Banshees or Sisters of Mercy. I definitely don't hear any industrial music having any influence on the eighties revival.

Thank goodness.

re Sisters of Mercy, that is. I hear some Siouxsie in Karen O.

the human league

The Cure and The Smiths have been pretty much consistently influential, so reference to them doesn't really sound like 80s revivalism as much as with New Order or The Human League, I don't think.

The Cure and The Smiths have been pretty much consistently influential, so reference to them doesn't really sound like 80s revivalism as much as with New Order or The Human League, I don't think.

True but it just seems so obvious whereas before the influence was subtle. Radiohead has been influenced by the Smiths but it doesn't seem so obvious as with the newer bands.

Duran Duran.

Trevor Horn

Stock Aitken Waterman

but not Siouxie and the Banshees or Sisters of Mercy

The goth scene esp in the UK is still churning out bands doing this. Badly.

The Jesus And Mary Chain

the goth scene and what would devolve into the indie scene parted ways around the time of the sisters of mercy iirc

I definitely don't hear any industrial music having any influence on the eighties revival

A Place To Bury Strangers draw from industrial influences.

the jamc influence has been pretty widespread lately

The Jesus And Mary Chain

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100% correct. Wavves, lo-fi in general etc.

Right (re: JAMC)! See, e.g., The Raveonettes.

xps a lot of the stuff on the sacred bones label has definitely been influenced by industrial. not to mention wolf eyes or a lottt of noise dudez

and A Place To Bury Strangers (+ associated acts, a good half of killer pimp's catalog etc). and the Raveonettes. xpost!

more JAMC-alikes: the sunday reeds, ringo deathstarr, crocodiles

I hear Cocteau Twins in some M83, Memory Tapes, Fever Ray and probably more I can't think of right now.

i hear a bunch of John Hughes-soundtrack type bands in the new m83.

I hear Cocteau Twins in some M83, Memory Tapes, Fever Ray

Ooh good point - also, Ulrich Schnauss.

I think there's a lot of new wave/electronica coming back mostly. Well I'm seeing it anyways. That broody Chameleons/Comsats bassline is all over new bands (much to my delight!), and there's a general krauty/new wave synth thing going on esp in Australia (Presets, Midnight Juggernauts, etc)

i have seen many references to no wave. particularly "DNA" I recognize aspects of their music in alot of contemporary noise and experimental music. and then there is Blonde Redhead of course who even lifted their name from a DNA song.