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  2. 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.

    • Mid-to late 1970s, United Kingdom and United States
    • A "new wave" of popular music
  3. 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.

  4. Both punk and new wave wanted to get back to the focus and drive of early rock, largely in reaction to the excesses of the mid-’70s—the ponderous rhythms, smoke machines and seemingly endless...

  5. 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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  6. May 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.

  7. New wave music is a genre of rock music for several late-1970s to mid-1980s pop styles with ties to punk rock. [13] .

  8. May 21, 2023 · Features. Louder. A beginner's guide to new wave in five essential albums. By Stephen Hill. published 21 May 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. (Image credit: Press)