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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.
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    • The Beat - I Just Can't Stop It. May 1, 1980. New Wave, Ska. Critic Score. 100. 2 reviews. Amazon. iTunes. Music. Spotify.
    • The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta. October 3, 1980. New Wave, Pop Rock. Critic Score. 100. 2 reviews. Amazon. iTunes. Music. Spotify.
    • Talking Heads - Remain in Light. October 8, 1980. New Wave, Post-Punk. Critic Score 97 7 reviews. Amazon. iTunes. Music. Spotify.
    • Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Get Happy!! February 15, 1980. New Wave. Critic Score 97 3 reviews. Amazon. iTunes. Music. Spotify.
  3. Oct 31, 2021 · 1. September (8) - Lines Are Falling. 2. A Flock Of Seagulls - A Flock Of Seagulls. 3. Buggles* - The Age Of Plastic. 4. The Vapors - New Clear Days. 5. Petra (9) - Beat The System. 6. Rez Band* - Hostage. 7. Kenny Loggins - Vox Humana. 8. Vector (8) - Mannequin Virtue. 9. Ideal (3) - Ideal. 10. Adult Net - The Honey Tangle. 1 – 10 of 10.

  4. The greatest New Wave albums of the 1980s, as voted by RYM/Sonemic users.

  5. May 5, 2020 · Louder. New wave: A guide to the best albums. By Scott Rowley. last updated 5 May 2020. After punk came a new wave of bands determined to do things differently, and often sounding very unalike. We round up 10 of the best new wave and post punk albums ever made.

  6. 1. Pretenders - Pretenders. December 27, 1979. New Wave, Punk Rock, Pop Rock. Score. 100. Source →. Amazon. Music. Spotify. 2. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True. July 22, 1977. New Wave, Power Pop. Score. 100. Source →. Amazon. Music. Spotify. 3. The J. Geils Band - Freeze Frame. October 26, 1981. Yacht Rock, New Wave, Pop Rock. Score.

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