New Wave

New Wave is a broad music genre that encompasses numerous Pop-oriented styles from the late 1970s and early 1980s. The term derived from the unrelated "French New Wave" and was originally used as a catch-all for the music that emerged after Punk, including punk itself, but may be viewed retrospectively as a less challenging counterpart of Post-Punk. 
Although new wave shared punk's DIY-philosophy, the artists were more influenced by the lighter strains of 1960s pop while opposed to mainstream "Corporate" rock, which they considered creatively stagnant, and the generally abrasive and political bents of punk rock. Common characteristics of new wave music include the use of synthesizers and electronic productions, and a distinctive visual style featured in music videos and fashion.
==Subgenres==
The excessive division of music genres is a more recent phenomenon, and although all of the following labels are certainly real, they were not used in the 1980s to describe any further categories of New Wave music.
===Coldwave===
Coldwave is a loosely defined music genre that emerged in Europe in the late 1970s, characterized by its detached lyrical tone, use of early electronic music instruments, and a minimalist approach and style. It emerged from punk rock bands who, influenced by early electronic groups such as Kraftwerk, made use of affordable portable synthesizers. The term can also refer to music otherwise described as "darkwave", "goth", "deathrock", "minimalwave" or "minimal synth".
===Darkwave===
Darkwave is a music genre that emerged from the new wave and post-punk movement of the late 1970s. Darkwave compositions are often dark, romantic, and bleak, with an undertone of sorrow. The genre embraces a range of styles including coldwave, etherealwave, gothic rock, neoclassical darkwave, and neofolk.
===Synthwave===
Synthwave (also known as Outrun) is another music-based aesthetic that draws a lot of inspiration from the 1980s. While it does often get lumped in with Vaporwave, there are significant differences between the two genres. It is particularly regarded as a musical genre, although there are examples of synthwave in movies, TV shows, art, and video games. The genre is credited as being started by acts such as College, Kavinsky, and Justice, although a fair argument could be made that the first big mainstream album evoking the Synthwave vibe and aesthetic could be traced back to the sophomore Daft Punk album, Discovery.
===Vaporwave===
Vaporwave is, at its core, a music genre, though its unique and iconic visual aesthetic cultivated alongside it is now, debatably, more popular and recognizable than the music itself. Vaporwave, as an aesthetic and movement, has been described as a tongue-in-cheek commentary on modern consumerism and the soulless glamour of late capitalism. The sounds, aesthetics, and ideals tend to blend together with those of Synthwave as well, leading to many people assuming the two aesthetics are the same.
== Fashion ==
70s-80s new wave fashion was highly individualized, but specific trends included:
*Skinny ties
*Big suits
*Thick glasses
*Sunglasses
*Bright colors
*Vests and jackets
*Pins and badges
*Teased hair
*Band tees
*Drainpipe jeans
*Baggy trousers
*Trainers or sneakers
*Pencil skirts
*Thick belts
*Skinny belts
*Dramatic eye makeup
*Eye-catching patterns
*Chunky jewelry
*Unconventional layering
*Polka dots
== Music ==
=== Playlists ===
*70s Punk and New Wave Singles by GorK
*UK Punk/New Wave 77-80's by Nivenz
*new wave & post punk by Cleg_Official
*80s Alternative and New Wave by Troy Brazile
=== Artists ===
*A Flock of Seagulls
*ABC
*Alaska Y Dinarama
*Alaska Y Los Pegamoides
*Berlin
*Blancmange
*Blondie
*Buzzcocks
*DEVO
*Depeche Mode
*Duran Duran
*Echo and the Bunnymen
*Elvis Costello
*Eurythmics
*Gary Numan
*Heaven 17
*Ian Dury
*Icehouse
*Joe Jackson
*Joy Division
*Lene Lovich
*Madness
*Men Without Hats
*New Order
*Oingo Boingo
*Oppenheimer Analysis
*Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
*Simple Minds
*Siouxsie and the Banshees
*Soft Cell
*Spandau Ballet
*Squeeze
*Talk Talk
*Talking Heads
*Tears for Fears
*Television
*The B-52's
*The Beat
*The Boomtown Rats
*The Buggles
*The Cars
*The Clash
*The Cure
*The Go Go's
*The Human League
*The Jam
*The Knack
*The Only Ones
*The Photos
*The Police
*The Pretenders
*The Psychedelic Furs
*The Specials
*The Stranglers
*The Undertones
*The Waitresses
*Thomas Dolby
*Tubeway Army
*Ultravox
*Vincent Max
*XTC
== Gallery ==
File:New Wave album cover, 1977.jpg|New Wave album cover, 1977
File:Blondie.webp|Blondie, 1977
File:The cars.webp|The Cars, 1978
File:Devo.webp|Devo, 1978
File:Lovich.jpg|Lene Lovich, 1979
File:Jamcolour.jpg|The Jam, 1980
File:Photos.jpg|Wendy Wu of The Photos, 1980
File:Trustelviscostello.jpg|Elvis Costello album cover, 1981
File:Byrne.jpg|David Byrne of Talking Heads, 1983
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