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  1. 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". It was originally used as a catch-all for the various styles of music that emerged after punk rock.

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  2. Now That's What I Call New Wave 80s is a compilation album from the popular Now! series, released in the United States on August 7, 2015 on CD format. The album contains hit new wave songs of the 1980s. It reached No. 106 on the Billboard 200 and No. 16 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart.

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    • August 7, 2015
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  4. Feb 24, 2024 · 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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  5. Nov 20, 2019 · The Legacy of New Wave. Aside from being one of the definitive genres of ‘80s music, the greatest feat of new wave was introducing the synthesizer into the mainstream. We can still see the impacts of this today; much of contemporary pop and hip hop music is heavily synthesized.

  6. May 21, 2023 · The 'Second British Invasion' of the early 80s arguably represents the commercial peak for new wave as a genre. It’s at this point where differentiating new wave and pure pop music becomes almost impossible, with every trace of punk rock now eradicated completely from the music.

  7. views 2,267,749 updated. New Wave Music. If one were to produce a soundtrack album of the 1980s, most of the tracks would probably be labeled "new wave." Much of what passed for new wave fit well with the overall cultural and political milieu of the 1980s.

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