New Wave
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Originating Location: New York, NY
Originating Era: late 1970s-early 1980s
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[edit] Key Artists
- DEVO
- Talking Heads
- Wall of Voodoo
- The B-52s
- Thomas Dolby
- Elvis Costello
- Blondie
- Joy Division
- echo and the bunnymen
- New Order
- Psychodelic furs
- Roxy Music
- Ibis music
[edit] Key Albums
- DEVO - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are DEVO!
- Talking Heads - Talking Heads '77
- Thomas Dolby - Golden Age of Wireless
- Elvis Costello & The Attractions - This Year's Model
- Wall of Voodoo - Call Of The West
- M - New York London Paris Munich
[edit] Genre Description
A label for music coming out of the 1970s CBGBs scene when it became clear that "Punk" wasn't fitting the bill. (And because label consultants for Sire said that "Punk" was just a fad.) Typically New Wave had more experimentation and synthesizers, and moved in a more Pop direction, although originally it was all just "Punk".
