punky

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On the opening song, “Luz de Luna,” he gushes about not wanting to miss someone over a heartfelt piano ballad that slips between punky guitar rifts and unpredictable 808 drums.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 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

We were rough around the edges, punky, and I liked that.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2025

The best rock song category is a culture clash for the ages, as Olivia Rodrigo's punky Ballad Of A Homeschooled Girl faces off against The Rolling Stones' Angry, a tale of a lovers' quarrel.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2024

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