Rock · Subgenre

New Wave

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The melodic, synth-touched music that followed punk at the turn of the 1980s, from jittery guitar bands to synth pop.

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  1. ToledoElvis Costello, Burt BacharachPainted From Memory · 1998
  2. Age of ConsentNew OrderPower Corruption and Lies · 1983
  3. RoxanneThe PoliceOutlandos D'Amour · 1978
  4. VisageVisageVisage · 1980
  5. Town Called MaliceThe JamThe Gift · 1982
  6. It's My LifeTalk TalkIt's My Life · 1984
  7. Hit Me with Your Rhythm StickIan Dury, The BlockheadsDo It Yourself · 1979
  8. I Ran (So Far Away)A Flock Of SeagullsA Flock of Seagulls · 1982
  9. AtomicBlondieEat To The Beat · 1979
  10. 3SEXChristine and the Queens, Indochine3SEX · 2020
  11. Golden BrownThe StranglersLa Folie · 1981
  12. Don't You (Forget About Me)Simple MindsOnce Upon A Time · 1985
  13. Tesla GirlsOrchestral Manoeuvres In The DarkThe Best Of Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark · 1984
  14. This Is What She's LikeDexys Midnight RunnersDon't Stand Me Down · 1985
  15. Quiet LifeJapanQuiet Life · 1979
  16. Me and MichaelMGMTLittle Dark Age · 2018
  17. Psycho KillerTalking HeadsTalking Heads '77 · 1977
  18. All That Money WantsThe Psychedelic FursAll of This and Nothing · 1988
  19. Mad WorldTears For FearsThe Hurting · 1983
  20. It Didn't MatterThe Style CouncilThe Cost Of Loving · 1987
  21. Love In MotionICEHOUSE, Christina AmphlettWhite Heat: 30 Hits · 1982
  22. Reap the Wild WindUltravoxQuartet · 1982
  23. Making Plans For NigelXTCDrums And Wires · 1979
  24. A Message to You RudyThe SpecialsThe Specials · 1979

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