Premise: The following is a list of artists and bands associated with the new wave music genre during the late 1970s and early-to-mid 1980s. The list does not include acts associated with the resurgences and revivals of the genre that have occurred from the 1990s onward. Acts associated with these revivals are found in the list of post-punk revival bands article.
Hypothesis: Artists and bands from the late1970s and early-to-mid 1980s new wave music genre are not included in the list of post-punk revival bands article.