New wave music - Wikipedia
WEBThe music's stripped-back style and upbeat tempos, which Stein and others viewed as a much-needed return to the energetic rush of rock and roll and 1960s rock that had dwindled in the 1970s with progressive rock and stadium spectacles, attracted them to new wave.
New Wave Music: The History and Bands of New Wave Music
WEBJun 8, 2021 · While much of 1960s and 1970s rock music bore the heavy influence of the blues, the new wave movement took a different route.
20 Greatest New Wave Bands - Ultimate Classic Rock
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Still, new wave ushered in an incredible array of legendary acts. We've highlight our favorite below in our ranking of the 20 Greatest New Wave Bands.
New wave |Artists, Bands, & Music | Britannica
WEBNew 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”.
Top 500 Greatest New Wave Songs - YouTube
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A beginner's guide to new wave in five essential albums
WEBMay 21, 2023 · From punk rock to pure pop, new wave saw it all: here, the story of how it happened, told by the records that defined the genre
A Brief History of New Wave and Why We Love It — Rock In:flux
WEBMay 9, 2019 · New wave emerged onto the music scene in the late 1970’s as a subset of rock music. It was a term coined by music critics to refer to bands who were new on the scene and not quite creating punk rock, but still possessed the individuality and irreverence of bands in that genre.
Top 40 New Wave Albums - Ultimate Classic Rock
WEBMay 31, 2023 · Influenced less by '70s blues and rock 'n' roll, and more by '60s power-pop, new wave incorporated witty lyrics, electronic sounds and choppier tempos.
The 50 Best New Wave Albums - Paste Magazine
WEBOct 13, 2020 · New Wave music meant a lot of things in the late 1970s. It encompassed pretty much everything that followed the punk movement that still served as an alternative to mainstream pop and rock. There...
New Wave Chronicles || Best of New Wave Compilation Vol.1
WEBThe New Wave Chronicles album compilation is a celebration of the vibrant and eclectic music scene that emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s.