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nature of new wave music has been a source of much confusion and controversy. "virtually meaningless" ,[1]

New wave first circulated as a rock music genre in the early 1970s,the Velvet Underground and New York Dolls.[2]

Like the filmmakers of the French new wave movement (after whom the genre was named), its new artists were anti-corporate and experimental (e.g. Ramones and Talking Heads).

Music historian Vernon Joynson states that new wave emerged in the UK in late 1976, when many bands began disassociating themselves from punk.[3]

n the U.S., the first new wavers were the not-so-punk acts associated with the New York club CBGB (e.g. Talking Heads, Mink DeVille and Blondie).[4]

CBGB owner Hilly Kristal, referring to the first show of the band Television at his club in March 1974, said, "I think of that as the beginning of new wave."[5]

new wave proper ended in the mid-1980s, knocked out by various guitar-driven rock music reacting against new wave,[6] for most of the remainder of the 1980s the term "new wave" was widely applied to nearly every new pop or pop rock artist that predominantly used synthesizers.

In the United States during the 21st century, "new wave" was still used to describe artists such as Morrissey, Duran Duran, Cyndi Lauper and Devo.[7]

The new wave sound of the late 1970s represented a break from the smooth-oriented blues and rock & roll sounds of late 1960s to mid-1970s rock music. twitchy, agitated feel choppy rhythm guitars with fast tempos. Keyboards were common nervous, nerdy persona robotic or spastic dancing, jittery high-pitched vocals, and clothing fashions such as suits and big glasses that hid the body.

In the summer of 1977 acts associated with the movement received little or no radio airplay or music industry support.

Starting in late 1978 and continuing into 1979, acts associated with punk and acts that mixed punk with other genres began to make chart appearances and receive airplay on rock stations and rock discos.[8]

The arrival of MTV in 1981 would usher in new wave's most successful era in the United States.

In a December 1982 Gallup poll, 14% of teenagers rated new wave music as their favorite type of music, making it the third most popular.[9] New wave had its greatest popularity on the West Coast. Unlike other genres, race was not a factor in the popularity of new wave music, according to the poll. [9]

New wave soundtracks were used in mainstream "Brat Pack" films such 

In the aftermath of grunge, the British music press launched a campaign to promote the New Wave of New Wave. This campaign involved overtly punk and new wave-influenced acts such as Elastica 1990s included No Doubt, Metric,[10] Six Finger Satellite, and Brainiac.[11][12] During that decade, the synthesizer-heavy dance sounds of British and European new wave acts influenced various incarnations of Euro disco and trance.[13][14] Chris Martin was inspired to start Coldplay by a-ha.[15]

During the 2000s, a number of acts emerged that mined a diversity of new wave and post-punk influences. Among these were The Strokes, Interpol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Franz Ferdinand, The Epoxies, She Wants Revenge, Bloc Party, Foals,[16] Kaiser Chiefs, and The Killers. These acts were sometimes labeled "New New Wave".

References

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  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference cateforis11 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cateforis 2011, p. 20
  3. ^ Joynson, Vernon (2001). Up Yours! A Guide to UK Punk, New Wave & Early Post Punk. Wolverhampton: Borderline Publications. p. 11. ISBN 1-899855-13-0.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference EncyclopediaofContemporaryBritishCulture was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Clinton Heylin, Babylon's Burning (Conongate, 2007), p. 17.
  6. ^ Cateforis 2011, pp. 57–62
  7. ^ Where Are They Now: '80s New Wave Musicians ABC News 29 November 2007
  8. ^ Cateforis 2011, p. 37
  9. ^ a b "Rock Still Favorite Teen-Age music". Gainesville Sun. 13 April 1983. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  10. ^ Metric Allmusic bio
  11. ^ New Wave/Post Punk Revival Allmusic
  12. ^ Strauss, Neil (18 April 1996). "POP REVIEW; Knowing Just How Hard It Is to Be a Teen-Ager,". New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference decade was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference StJames was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ "Coldplay, A-Ha and Mew Members Form Apparatjik". Spinner. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  16. ^ Allmusic Foals bio
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