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Nov 13, 2023 · Now you’re ready to dive into Stereogum’s 40 Best New Bands Of 2023, presented in alphabetical order. There are also playlists on Spotify, Apple Music, and TIDAL highlighting the honorees.
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A ranking of the best new wave bands of all time. Includes Talking Heads, The Police, King Crimson, Walk the Moon, Duran Duran, The Pretenders.
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- Elvis Costello: My Aim is True (1977) Costello’s debut album bridged the gap between the roiling punk energy of the mid-70s and the staid tradition of literate, intimate, popular songwriting that traces from the Gershwins, Berlin and Porter to Buddy Holly and Lennon/McCartney.
- Talking Heads: Remain in Light (1980) For their fourth and finest record, the Talking Heads (along with producer/collaborator/all-around musical badass Brian Eno) trotted out their African influences in full force.
- The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead (1986) If “How Soon Is Now” off The Smiths’ previous album was the starting-pistol shot announcing their intentions to delve into darker territories, then the title track off The Queen Is Dead was rhythmic strafing to the same effect.
- Blondie: Parallel Lines (1978) The wondrous pop, rock and disco songs on Parallel Lines weren’t supposed to exist on one single album. To imagine it is to put “The Loco-Motion,” “I Wanna Be Your Dog” and “Staying Alive” on a mixtape and pronounce it a band.
May 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. Given the genre's breadth, most pop-rock...
Sep 17, 2020 · From the sharp-edged genre's founding members to the later artists bringing new wave into the present – here's a look at new wave
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Oct 26, 2022 · Dig into Stereogum’s 40 Best New Bands Of 2022 below, presented in alphabetical order. You can also listen to a playlist of our picks on Spotify Apple Music, and TIDAL. —James Rettig
