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Common characteristics of new wave music include a humorous or quirky pop approach, the use of electronic sounds, and a distinctive visual style in music videos and fashion. According to Simon Reynolds, new wave music had a twitchy, agitated feel. New wave musicians often played choppy rhythm guitars with fast tempos; keyboards, and stop-start ...
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- Elvis Costello, ‘My Aim is True’ Melding the swagger of 1950s rock’n’roll with the raw energy of punk, Elvis Costello’s 1977 debut encapsulates the spirit of new wave.
- Television, ‘Marquee Moon’ (1977) Advertisement. Along with the Ramones and Blondie, Television made their name playing at the New York dive venue CBGB – and from the beginning they stuck out from the crowd they ran in.
- The Cars, ‘The Cars’ (1978) The Cars’ first single ‘Just What I Needed’ name-checked both the Velvet Underground (the lyric “wasting all my time-time” references their song ‘Sister Ray’) and bubblegum outfit Ohio Express – and it’s indicative of the group’s approach as a whole.
- Blondie, ‘Parallel Lines’ (1978) Pre-’Parallel Lines’, Blondie were possibly New York City’s most tuneful punks, embracing everything from doo-woppy French yé-yé and 60s pop to the rhythmic pulse of disco.
Oct 13, 2020 · Talking Heads: Fear of Music (1979) Fear of Music was leaning out of the ‘70s, dropping in August of 1979. But David Byrne’s premier pop moment in the Talking Heads canon still feels ...
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”.
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Jun 8, 2021 · New Wave Music: The History and Bands of New Wave Music. Written by MasterClass. Last updated: Jun 8, 2021 • 3 min read. While much of 1960s and 1970s rock music bore the heavy influence of the blues, the new wave movement took a different route.
