Joy Division

United Kingdom, 1976–1980

Mancunian post-punk band whose bleak atmosphere and Ian Curtis's commanding presence defined the sound of late-1970s alternative music.

Influenced by

• Sex Pistols
• The Velvet Underground
• David Bowie
• Kraftwerk

Influenced

• The Cult
• Massive Attack
• Björk
• Tears for Fears
• New Order
• Moby
• U2
• The Verve
• Kino
• Interpol
• Editors