MUS 1014 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Devo, Invisible Sun, Andy Summers
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During the late "70s and early "80s, new wave was a catch-all term for the music that directly followed punk rock. New wave was pop music with the fresh vigor of punk music, as well as a fascination with electronics, style, and art. Therefore, there was a lot of stylistic diversity. Ex: nervy power pop of bands like xtc and nick lowe, also meant synth rockers like gary. Numan or rock revivalists like graham parker and rockpile. There were edgy new wave songwriters like elvis costello, pop bands like squeeze, tough rock & rollers like the pretenders, pop-reggae like the police, mainstream rockers like the cars, and ska revivalists like the. By the early "80s, new wave described nearly every new pop/rock artist, especially those that used synthesizers like the human league and duran duran. A more adventurous and arty form of punk, no less angry or political but often more musically complex and diverse.
