New Wave music
The New Wave is a movement in American and British popular music, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, growing out of the New York City musical scene centred around the club CBGB.The term itself is a source of much confusion. Originally, the term "new wave" was interchangeable with punk rock though they quickly diverged into two different, though related forms. The term was then applied indiscriminately to any of the bands that followed in punk's wake without relying on punk's faster, harder and louder ethos; throwing together many different musical styles and attitudes. Eventually, New Wave came to imply a less noisy, poppier sound, while the term post punk was coined to describe the artier, less pop influenced groups. Although distinct, punk, new wave and post punk all shared common ground, as an energetic reaction to overproduced, uninspired popular music of the 1970s; and many groups fit easily into two or all three of the categories over their lifespan.
New wave is also commonly used to describe the style and fashion associated with new wave music (which may otherwise only be labeled "80s"). Examples include hairstyles of the band A Flock of Seagulls and Elvis Costello's bi-colored glasses poster.
See also: synth pop
New Wave bands and artists
New Wave Styles
| Punk rock | Punk genres |
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| Anarcho-punk - Gothic rock - Hardcore - Horror punk - New Wave - Oi - Pop punk - Post punk - Riot Grrl |
| Anti-folk - Death rock - Psychobilly - Two Tone |
| Other topics |
| DIY - Punk pioneers - First wave - Second wave - Punk cities - Punk movies |
| Alternative music | Subgenres |
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| Britpop - College rock - Dream pop - Gothic rock - Grunge - Indie rock - Jam band - Madchester - New Wave - Shoegazing - Twee |
| Bands |