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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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2024/10/31
12:37 UTC

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The Dream Syndicate - Halloween (Live)

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2024/10/31
11:06 UTC

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Every Halloween

This song pops into my head šŸ˜‰

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2024/10/31
01:54 UTC

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Spiderman - Peter Griffin (1979)

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2024/10/31
00:29 UTC

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Naked Eyes - When The Lights Go Out

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2024/10/31
00:23 UTC

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Japan-Fall In Love With Me

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2024/10/30
19:51 UTC

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Memorybank - Chart Rundown (1987)

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2024/10/30
18:13 UTC

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Mute Talker- On My Grave (New Post-Punk/New Wave/IDM band from NYC)

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2024/10/30
16:35 UTC

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General Public - Come Again!

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2024/10/30
13:20 UTC

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Felony - The Fanatic (1983)

Such a good tune!!!

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2024/10/30
02:22 UTC

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The Human League - Being Boiled - 1978

Still sounds like the future āš” ā£ļø

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2024/10/29
23:50 UTC

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Elvis Costello & The Attractions - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down

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2024/10/28
17:33 UTC

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ICEHOUSE - Glam

I wish Icehouse would tour the States. They're pretty active in Australia.

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2024/10/28
04:01 UTC

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Neeva - Blue Star

People use the phrase underrated a lot, this is the song I usually think of when someone uses the term. Love this song.

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2024/10/27
01:01 UTC

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Is A Flock of Seagulls not one of the best albums ever made? What am I missing?

Like many I always knew the name cuz...well, how can you forget it. Of course I knew "I Ran." YouTube Music suggested "Space Age Love Song" which I had never heard of, but needless to say I loved it and got curious about the album.

Y'all, their debut album blew my face off. It's catchy as all get out. Every song is amazing. The concept narrative is engaging. The sound is -- well, stellar.

There are many things that make music good, but catchiness is what makes good music great. This one has serious hooks.

I used to think I was a New Wave fan, but now I'm ashamed getting to this one so late. Why have I not seen it on any "best of" lists? Am I crazy? I've found albums I thought of as "underrated" before but it seems the only person who takes this album as seriously as me is Phil Freaking Spector. If he's saying someone's debut album is "phenomenal" then I can't be wrong.

I'm enthralled. It's brilliant. But I'm also confused to why no one talks about it. Is it the hair?

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2024/10/26
21:29 UTC

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Fay Ray - See Me Too (demo) (1992)

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2024/10/26
20:29 UTC

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Ultravox - Reap The Wild Wind

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2024/10/26
16:42 UTC

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I have a new wave playlist with almost 2000 songs

The playlist is called ā€œlesser known new wave and synth pop songs.ā€ This is from the perspective of an American who was an infant in 1984. These are all songs I never heard on the radio until the past few years when a lot of stations switched to predominantly 80s hits. Bands like Duran Duran had a million hits back in the day but radio programmers had to make way for new stuff so a lot of songs got relegated to obscurity. This playlist runs the gamut from ā€œare you crazy? This song was hugeā€ to ā€œI have never heard of this in my life.ā€ Some songs here have less than a thousand listens from artists with a couple dozen followers. Enjoy.

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2024/10/26
14:14 UTC

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HISTORY ON THE CHURCH

Hello everyone.

The follow post is a video on the history about The Church. In this video I talk about their beginnings, along next their debut album 1981's "Of Skins And Heart".

(The video has subtitles both english and french if you don't know spanish).

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2024/10/26
00:10 UTC

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Book Of Love - Boy āœØ

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2024/10/25
21:12 UTC

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Toni Basil, Little Red Book (written by Burt Bacharach)

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2024/10/25
20:56 UTC

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Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Talking Loud And Clear

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2024/10/24
13:39 UTC

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Blancmange - Thats Love, That It Is

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2024/10/24
02:13 UTC

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Movieland - Slumber Party(1985)

Movieland was mid 1980s New York-based New Wave band known for blending edgy, experimental sounds with catchy, synth-driven melodies.

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2024/10/23
04:54 UTC

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How The Stars Got Their Names from UK's Look In Magazine - December 1983

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2024/10/22
16:08 UTC

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Breeding Ground - Reunion (1986)

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2024/10/21
20:55 UTC

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Cruel World 2025 Lineup

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2024/10/21
17:33 UTC

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Japan - Halloween (1980)

3 Comments
2024/10/21
03:28 UTC

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