/r/newwave
The celebration and discovery of new wave music from the 70's and 80's.
Our subreddit community is for the celebration & discovery of new wave music from the 70's and 80's (e.g. posting music), new wave revival, new wave covers of new wave music + related news and discussion.
New wave is a genre of rock music popular in the late 1970s and the 1980s with ties to mid-1970s punk rock. New wave moved away from blues and rock and roll sounds to create rock music (early new wave) or pop music (later) that incorporated disco, mod and electronic music.
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Obscurity of the day..bonus...Flash and the Pan Part 2
https://youtu.be/XNzE0mj_Orc?si=b3VFyOvH2HiAJxpz
Went back and forth a dozen times deciding what other tune to post..lot of great ones. Opted for Up Against The Wall off their 3rd lp Headlines.
20:17 UTC
Obscurity of the day....Flash and the Pan
Not really obscure..they were my favorite New Wave band. Actually heard them for the first time..on AM radio..WBZ Boston I believe. Their first release Hey St Peter actually go decent airplay. I bought th lp the day I heard the song and loved them. Got all my friends into them as well. Wasn't planning on posting Hey St Peter as I thought it was a decent hit. But I've been proved wrong before ...Payolas. I checked charts and even Hey St Peter was NOT a big hit. So for that sake..here it is...to be followed up by the tune by them I was originally going to post.
19:15 UTC
Visage - In The Year 2525
12:45 UTC
Happy New Year!! (Oh! 2025 by Dramatis)
(Reposted to adjust title)
02:59 UTC
"All That I Wanted," Belfegore. NDW, German new wave/post punk, very catchy.
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Karman - Poker
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Obscurity of the day...Blue China
https://youtu.be/DRQT1IPYvtI?si=K3_r_4zkAdZH80nD
My first "Obscurity" post about a month ago was The Real Popes , a Swiss band. So we will end the year with another Swiss band..Blue China. From 1986..Visitors Never Come Alone.
22:35 UTC
"What would you like me to do with the sides?" "I'm thinking some kind of wave."
16:54 UTC
GANGgajang - Sounds of Then (This Is Australia)
Aussie new wave just hit different.
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The Cars - Good Times Roll
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Obscurity of the day...Flack Off
https://youtu.be/DDjNeLD4aGU?si=b40Z5m7Svg-P4eAA
A true obscurity..came across the 3 song EP in a record shop in Providence in the 80s. Often bought stuff that I had no clue what it was. Found out they were British..short lived. This came in in 1980. Cocktails at Six
01:47 UTC
NINA HAGEN - AFRICAN REGGAE [punk] (1979) reggae/punk classic by the Nina Hagen Band
20:28 UTC
Favourite lyrics 🎶
What’s everyone’s fave lyrics from new wave tracks? Mine is probably… ‘Fate up against your will’ from The Killing Moon 🌑
14:57 UTC
Watching MTV 80s...
... Just remembered a song i haven't heard for veeery long time
06:37 UTC
Gang of Four- We Live As We Dream, Alone
02:10 UTC
Just finished this poster design for Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense tour.
19:10 UTC
Obscurity of the day...Dirty Looks
https://youtu.be/zi5VPNSnqhk?si=RgeOULJyPh5eQJHp
Band out of Staten Island NY in late 70s/ early 80s. Tune with a lot of energy from 1980. 12 O'clock High.
18:55 UTC
Snagged this with a gift card I got for Christmas
16:32 UTC
Big Audio Dynamite - C'mon Every Beatbox
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Simple Minds - I Travel
Live performance French TV
06:34 UTC
Depeche Mode - Tora! Tora! Tora!
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Oingo Boingo - Ain't This The Life
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Obscurity of the day.....Classix Nouveaux
https://youtu.be/ICJeTV2zgrM?si=-JYrOfCN_7TqGcO9
These guys fronted by Sal Solo were another Brit band that didn't get their due. From 1983, Never Never Comes
16:04 UTC
Lene Lovich - Lucky Number
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Obscurity of the day....Shriekback
https://youtu.be/A4U0KBvzi7g?si=hEy1SXJ5pH2gb9-U
British band that needed more love. This is from the 1985 Manhunter soundtrack. This Big Hush.
22:43 UTC
Grace Jones - Little Drummer Boy
From the Pee-Wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special
17:29 UTC
Obscurity of the Day...The Chameleons
https://youtu.be/wNKjIlicARU?si=jDTF-VXgW0X7KElR
British band The Chameleons with stunning acoustic version of their tune Less Than Human..1983
Awesome tune
02:48 UTC