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 ...
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Jul 31, 2023 · New Wave is everything that came from early 80's up til the early 90's that's synth heavy with a melancholic gothic voice (more like madchester influenced).
The Sounds of New Romantic, New Wave, Sophisti-Pop, Synthpop, Soft Rock, Lilith, Permanent Wave, Album Rock, Mellow Gold or Singer-Songwriter.
New wave
Music genre
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". It was originally used as a catch-all for the various styles of music that... Wikipedia
Songs
The Sun Always Shines on T.V.
June 1, 1985
Relax
Hold Me Now
February 17, 1984
Nowhere Girl
November 1985
You Might Think
March 13, 1984
Saved by Zero
May 1983
One Thing Leads to Another
November 30, 1982
Our House
Love Will Tear Us Apart
April 18, 1980
Girls on Film
June 15, 1981
Wishing (If I Had a Photgraph of You)
April 30, 1983
Always Something There to Remind Me
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
The Look of Love
May 7, 1982
Forever Young
September 27, 1984
Shake It Up
November 6, 1981
It's My Life
One Way Or Another
September 23, 1978
In a Big Country
July 15, 1983
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
Just Can't Get Enough
October 5, 1981
I Ran
April 28, 1982
Blue Monday
May 2, 1983
Burning Down the House
June 1, 1983
Psycho Killer
September 16, 1977
Cars
September 7, 1979
Tainted Love
Doctor! Doctor!
Don't Stand So Close to Me
Alive And Kicking
Mexican Radio
September 1982
Dancing with Myself
1981
I Got You
January 21, 1980
I Melt With You
May 3, 1982
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
People Are People
Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)
March 23, 1984
Never Say Never
August 6, 1982
Vienna
July 11, 1980
Need You Tonight
October 12, 1987
Everyday I Write The Book
August 5, 1983
Whip It
99 Luftballons
More Than This
May 28, 1982
Don't You (Forget About Me)
February 19, 1985
Don't You Want Me
October 16, 1981
You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
May 3, 1985
Love Plus One
February 1982
Kids in America
Save It for Later
October 1, 1982
Down Under
November 9, 1981
Albums
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New wave, category of popular music spanning the late 1970s and the early 1980s. Taking its name from the French New Wave cinema of the late 1950s, ...
Apr 13, 2022 · New wave music is on the far, electronic pop side of the larger punk rock spectrum with defining characteristics: Beat-Driven, Danceable, Electronic, Effected ...
Jun 8, 2021 · New wave music is a broad subgenre of rock 'n' roll that combines elements of punk rock, mainstream pop music, art rock, synth pop, funk, and ...
Jan 20, 2024 · Much of New Wave music relied heavily on synthesized keyboards (and often synthesized drums) to create sounds — “synth pop” or “electro pop”— ...
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.