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New Wave
genre: Rock
During the late '70s and early '80s, New Wave was a catch-all term for the music that directly followed punk rock; often, the term encompassed punk itself, as well. In retrospect, it's became clear that the music that followed punk could be divided, more or less, into two categories — post-punk and new wave. Where post-punk was arty, difficult, and challenging, new wave was pop music, pure and simple. It retained the fresh vigor and irreverence of punk music, as well as a fascination with electronics, style, and art. Therefore, there was a lot of stylistic diversity to new wave. It meant the nervy power pop of bands like XTC and Nick Lowe, but it also meant synth rockers like Gary Numan or rock revivalists like Graham Parker and Rockpile. There were edgy new wave songwriters like Elvis Costello, pop bands like Squeeze, tough rock & rollers like the Pretenders, pop-reggae like the Police, mainstream rockers like the Cars, and ska revivalists like the Specials and Madness. As important as these major artists were, there were also countless one-hit wonders that emerged during early new wave. These one-hit groups were as diverse as the major artists, but they all shared a love of pop hooks, modernist, synthesized production, and a fascination for being slightly left of center. By the early '80s, new wave described nearly every new pop/rock artist, especially those that used synthesizers like the Human League and Duran Duran. New wave received a boost in the early '80s by MTV, who broadcast endless hours of new wave videos in order to keep themselves on the air. Therefore, new wave got a second life in 1982, when it probably would have died out. Instead, 1982 and 1983 were boom years for polished, MTV-radio new wave outfits like Culture Club, Adam Ant, Spandau Ballet, Haircut 100, and A Flock of Seagulls. New wave finally died out in 1984, when established artists began to make professional videos and a new crop of guitar-oriented bands like the Smiths and R.E.M. emerged to capture the attention of college-radio and underground rock fans. Nevertheless, new wave proved more influential than many of its critics would have suspected, as the mid-'90s were dominated by bands — from Blur to Weezer — that were raised on the music.
Related Styles: Dance-Pop Synth-pop Punk Alternative Pop/Rock Roots-Rock Power Pop Ska-Revival Techno Pub Rock Mod-Revival Post-Punk Brit-Pop New Romantic Indie Rock Punk Revival Third Wave Ska-Revival Alternative Dance Punk-Pop Psychobilly Indie Pop British Punk New York Punk Sophisti-Pop
Some Important Albums
A Flock of Seagulls: Flock of Seagulls [1982]
The Go-Go's: Beauty and the Beat [1981]
The Cure: Staring at the Sea: The Singles [1986]
The B-52's: Wild Planet [1980]
Blondie: Plastic Letters [Bonus Tracks] [2001]
Marshall Crenshaw: Field Day [1983]
The Specials: Specials [2002 Remaster] [2002]
List of Key Artists
ABC Adam & the Ants Marc Almond
Altered Images Adam Ant Aztec Camera
The B-52's Bananarama The Bangles
Berlin Big Country Blondie
Bow Wow Wow The Cars Cheap Trick
Elvis Costello Marshall Crenshaw Culture Club
Devo Dexy's Midnight Runners Thomas Dolby
Duran Duran Ian Dury The English Beat
Eurythmics A Flock of Seagulls Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Gang of Four General Public The Go-Go's
Human League INXS Joe Jackson
The Jam The Knack Cyndi Lauper
Nick Lowe Madness Men at Work
Gary Numan The Only Ones Orange Juice
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Graham Parker The Plimsouls
The Police The Pretenders The Psychedelic Furs
Simple Minds Soft Cell Spandau Ballet
The Specials Split Enz Squeeze
Stray Cats Talking Heads Thompson Twins
Violent Femmes XTC
List of Most Frequently Accessed Artists
Elvis Costello ( 4814) New Order ( 4269) The Police ( 3655)
The Jam ( 2891) The Pretenders ( 2516) The Cars ( 2454)
Joe Jackson ( 2266) Talking Heads ( 1880) Devo ( 1733)
Squeeze ( 1683) Madness ( 1616) Duran Duran ( 1508)
Gary Numan ( 1477) The Go-Go's ( 1282) Cheap Trick ( 1231)
Nick Lowe ( 1211) Sparks ( 1198) The Specials ( 1160)
The B-52's ( 1158) Talk Talk ( 1147) The Psychedelic Furs ( 1074)
ABC ( 1068) Japan ( 1054) Blondie ( 1038) |
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