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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 ". [4] . It was originally used as a catch-all for the various styles of music that emerged after punk rock.
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. The list does not include acts associated with the resurgences and revivals of the genre that have occurred from the 1990s onward.
- 1974–1978: Early Career
- 1978–1981: Mainstream Success
- The Hunter and Breakup
- 1997–2007: Re-Formation, No Exit and The Curse of Blondie
- 2008–2012: Parallel Lines 30th Anniversary Tour and Panic of Girls
- 2013–Present: Ghosts of Download and Pollinator
Inspired by the burgeoning new music scene at the Mercer Arts Center in Manhattan, Stein sought to join a similar band. He joined the Stilettoes in 1973 as their guitarist and formed a romantic relationship with Harry, who was one of the band's vocalists, a former waitress and Playboy Bunny. Harry had been a member of a folk-rock band, the Wind in ...
Blondie completed the recording of their third album, Parallel Lines during the summer of 1978 together with Australian producer Mike Chapman. It was released in September of that year and reached number one in the UK, number six in the US, and number two in Australia. It finally broke the band into the American market on the strength of the worldw...
The band reconvened in December 1981 to record a new album, The Hunter, released in May 1982 (UK number nine, US number thirty-three, Australia number fifteen). Infante was initially not included in the new album due to friction with other group members, but began legal proceedings and was later reinstated after an out-of-court settlement. In contr...
During the 1990s, Blondie's past work began to be recognized again by a new generation of fans and artists including Garbage and No Doubt. Chrysalis/EMI Recordsalso released several compilations and collections of remixed versions of some of their biggest hits. Harry continued her moderately successful solo career after the band broke up, releasing...
On June 5, 2008, Blondie commenced a world tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Parallel Lines with a concert at Ram's Head Live in Baltimore, Maryland. The tour covered some Eastern and Midwestern US cities throughout the month of June. In July, the tour took the band overseas to Israel, the UK, Russia, Europe and Scandinavia, wrapping up on ...
On March 20, 2013, Harry and Stein were interviewed on the radio show WNYC Soundcheck in which they confirmed they were working on a new Blondie album and previewed a new song entitled "Make a Way". In June and July 2013, the band held a "Blast Off Tour" of Europe.[citation needed] The US "No Principals Tour" followed in September and October 2013....
- Elvis Costello & The Attractions – This Year’s Model (1978) Elvis Costello was unquestionably part of the punk movement, but where the majority of his peers enthusiastically rejected the past, the Londoner was more than happy to allow his love of Buddy Holly, The Beatles or Elton John to shine through in his music.
- Blondie – Parallel Lines (1978) If Elvis Costello brought songwriting nous and an innate knack for moulding great melodies into a punk framework, Blondie gave us straight up, undeniable star power.
- Duran Duran – Rio (1982) The 'Second British Invasion' of the early 80s arguably represents the commercial peak for new wave as a genre. It’s at this point where differentiating new wave and pure pop music becomes almost impossible, with every trace of punk rock now eradicated completely from the music.
- Talk Talk – Spirit Of Eden (1988) In their early days, Mark Hollis’ Talk Talk project were almost dismissed as purely another synth-heavy pop act from The Second British Invasion.
May 29, 2024 · 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, this catchall classification was defined in opposition to punk (which was generally more raw, rough edged, and political) and to mainstream “corporate”.
- Stephen Seddon
Where post-punk was arty, difficult, and challenging, new wave was pop music, pure and simple. It retained the fresh vigor and irreverence of punk music, as well as a fascination with electronics, style, and art.
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May 13, 2019 · Initially introduced as an offspring of ’70s punk, new wave is, in its simplest and most specific sense, an “artificial flavour” infused cocktail of rock music and untraditional—meaning computer-created—instrumentations.
