The Stranglers are a testament to the notion that punk is more about attitude than a specific sound. By the time the UK band released their debut album in 1977, its members were (gasp!) nearing their 30s, having already logged years on the pub-rock and blues circuits. But with the sneering, organ-poked strut of “Peaches”, they managed to elbow their way into the safety-pin set. And unlike many of their punk peers, they survived and thrived into the ‘80s and beyond, taking an anything-goes approach that yielded baroque psychedelic ballads (“Golden Brown”) and dance-floor-bound pop anthems (“Skin Deep”) alike.