New Wave

CBGB art-school nerds who pushed rock into funk and global rhythm.

Reggae-tinged New Wave trio whose tight songwriting topped charts globally.

Sydney rock band whose funk-rock crossover defined Australian rock's 80s peak.

Birmingham synth-rockers at the heart of MTV's first golden age.

Synth-pop duo behind some of the most enduring 80s hits.

Basildon synth-pioneers who darkened pop into goth-tinged stadium fare.

Manchester post-Joy-Division project who fused dance music and rock.

Trailblazing post-punks whose icy art-rock paved goth's path.

Northampton band whose 'Bela Lugosi's Dead' essentially launched goth rock.

Leeds gothic-rock institution synonymous with smoke-and-leather darkness.

Belgian electronic-body-music pioneers central to industrial rock's lineage.

Chrissie Hynde's Anglo-American band of jangly New Wave craft.

Boston band whose Ric-Ocasek-led catchiness dominated late-70s rock radio.

Akron art-punks whose herky-jerky New Wave was both satire and innovation.

CBGB-bred New Yorkers who fused punk, disco, and hip hop into pop hits.

London band whose keyboard-led punk became polished New Wave.

Coventry 2 Tone leaders who fused ska with punk-era message music.

London 'nutty boys' whose ska-pop charm defined a slice of 80s UK pop.

Birmingham soul-rockers whose 'Come On Eileen' became a generational anthem.

Scottish New Wave band whose bagpipe-toned guitars stamped a unique sound.

Glasgow art-rockers turned 80s arena hitmakers.

Wirral synth-pop pioneers whose hits traveled from new wave to MTV staples.

British synth-rockers whose 'Vienna' epitomized New Romantic ambition.

Buenos Aires trio who became Latin America's biggest rock band.

Luca Prodan's Buenos Aires post-punks who reshaped Argentine rock.

Santiago band whose synth-rock protests defined Chilean rock under Pinochet.

Paris New Wave veterans, France's biggest enduring rock band.

Auckland New Wave band led by the Finn brothers, precursor to Crowded House.

Melbourne band whose 'Down Under' became Australia's unofficial anthem.

Dublin band fronted by Bob Geldof, behind 'I Don't Like Mondays'.