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List of new wave artists. The following is a list of artists and bands associated with the new wave music genre during the late 1970s and early-to-mid 1980s. The list does not include acts associated with the resurgences and revivals of the genre that have occurred from the 1990s onward. Acts associated with these revivals are found in the list ...
New wave is a music genre that encompasses pop -oriented styles from the 1970s through the 1980s. It is considered a lighter and more melodic "broadening of punk culture ". [4] It was originally used as a catch-all for the various styles of music that emerged after punk rock. [29][30] Later, critical consensus favored "new wave" as an umbrella ...
The series contained 15 volumes. The first five were released on 21 June 1994, and concentrated mostly on music issued between 1977 and 1981, with a few tracks from 1982. (Despite the "New Wave Hits of the '80s" subtitle, Volume 1 actually contains no tracks from the 1980s; tracks from 1980 and later begin appearing midway through Volume 2.)
Berlin (band) Berlin, c. 1983. L–R: David Diamond, Rob Brill, Terri Nunn, John Crawford, Matt Reid, and Ric Olsen. Berlin is an American new wave / synth-pop band formed in Los Angeles in 1978. The band gained commercial success in the 1980s with singles including "The Metro", "Sex (I'm a ...)", "No More Words" and the chart-topping "Take My ...
The B-52s, originally presented as the B-52's (with an apostrophe; used until 2008), are an American new wave band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. [8] The original lineup consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards, synth bass), Cindy Wilson (vocals, percussion), Ricky Wilson (guitar, vocals), and Keith Strickland (drums, guitar, keyboards, vocals).
I Melt with You. " I Melt with You " is a song by the British new wave band Modern English. The song, produced by Hugh Jones, was the second single from their 1982 album After the Snow. It became the band's most successful single, largely in the United States, where it was featured in the film Valley Girl and on MTV.
The song also featured a memorable music video that featured the band in a travel adventure gone awry. The caper featured cameos from Toronto radio personality Live Earl Jive and musician Nash the Slash. [9] "Romantic Traffic" was a downtempo song with adult-oriented radio-friendly leanings that would become the group's most enduring hit.
The Big Supreme. Bill Nelson's Red Noise. Bim (band) Blancmange (band) Blanket of Secrecy. The Blitz Brothers. The Blockheads. The Blow Monkeys. The Blue Aeroplanes.