punky

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At the time, she had only shared two singles from the upcoming project — “Skittles,” an indie-pop tribute to her late first love, and “Ysilandia” a punky guitar ballad featuring fellow Puerto Rican singer Robi.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

Over 15 years, their LPs have flitted between genres with insouciant musicianship, pulling from punky scuzz, regal soul, krautrock, electro-funk and psychedelia.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

And the untamed, punky energy of People was the only number where the band were really allowed to cut loose.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

"I scream inside to deal with it," she seethes as punky guitars crash around her.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2023

There’s a group at Columbia that meets Sunday afternoons to jam on this punky fake jazz everyone’s into.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García