New Wave Post Punk Wave

A sonic crash where style meets substance, and attitude meets atmosphere. This collection dives deep into Canada’s wave-driven underground—where angular guitars, icy synths, and restless energy redefined punk and reshaped pop. From the art-school edges of New Wave to the introspective shadows of Post-Wave and the raw pulse of Punk Wave, these tracks capture a scene in flux, bursting with invention and edge. Cool, quirky, and unapologetically bold—this is the sound of the future, past and present.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
Rarefaction	All the Broken Seams	Ordinary Man	03:44
Austra	The Future	Feel it Break	04:02
Magic Dragon	Objet Du Desire	Emotional Landscape	05:34
4th Floor	Black and White	Black & White b/w Follow in Stride	04:37
Eight Seconds	Picture	Big Houses	06:13
The Front	The Joke Was On Me	Gina's at a Party	04:03
Andrew Matheson	True Romance	Monterey Shoes	03:42
The Play	Running Out of Time	Running Out of Time b/w Whatever it Takes	03:15
Bumpers	Ian	Media Music/ I Watch You Go /Ian/ Log 1 (picture sleeve)	03:26
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Killer Punk	Space and Time	02:42
Government	On The Prowl (Reprise)	Electric Eye	02:36
Age of Mirrors	Somewhere in Arabia	Screenplay	03:37
Volts	Words on the Wind	Plugged In	02:48
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
Reasons	Boy He's Got a Girl	Reasonable Rock (EP)	02:52
NEO A4	If it Was You	ST	04:41
Numbers	Out to You	Add Up	02:27
Tenants	Winner	ST	03:21
Drama	Old Hollywood	Old Hollywood (picture sleeve)	03:32
Corsage	St. John's Wood (demo)	Big Night Out (EP)	04:49
Bündock	El Salvador (The Beat of)	Société Anonyme	04:30
Land of Giants	Fire With Fire	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	04:50
Handful of Snowdrops	What You Want	Dans l’oeil de la tempête: Definitive Expanded & Remastered Edition	05:30
Secret Act	Fred Flinstone, Where Are You	My Neighbourhood	03:52
Spoons	Capitol Hill	Stick Figure Neighbourhood	04:37
Compilation	Pat Grehan - Fury Girl	Music Industry Arts 1983	03:13
Strange Advance	Worlds Away	Worlds Away	07:00
39 Steps	Hit It Up	All Kinds of Shit '85-'87	03:14
Family Plot	Gravedigger	Convictions	02:19
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Feelings	I Fear What I Might Hear	05:03
Corsage	Royal Couple	ST	02:55
The Edge	Go Away	Release the Circle	03:11
Compilation	True Confessions - Fourth Base	No Pedestrians	02:30
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Bündock	Tied for Time	Société Anonyme	03:55
Diodes	Nowhere Fast (Aug 1977 Crash 'N' Burn Demo)	Rarities	02:50
Billy Butt & The Brats	No I Can't Say No	Surveillance b/w No I Can't Say No	02:47
CosmaNat	Little Things	Little Things b/w Camping Song (picture sleeve)	03:45
A Day in Paris	Goodbye	Prey	03:24
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Love in 3-D	Space and Time	03:36
Extras	I Never Told You, I Told You So	The Watcher (EP)	04:26
Age of Mirrors	The Day the Earth Stands Still - Breathless	Mirage	05:44
Timothy Chipman	Night Patrol	Strange Days b/w Night Patrol	02:22
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
IQ	Sixth World	Burn Me b/w Sixth World	02:59
Catherine	Operating System	Operating System b/w Operating System	03:03
Teasers	Love Me Like You Did Last Night	Love Me Like You Did Last Night b/w I Love You	02:53
Vital Sines	Ice Statue	Collage	04:41
Scissors	Do You Like it?	ST	02:20
Compilation	Winston Hancock & The Changes - Love at First Sight	The Circuit	02:36
Philip Rambow	Creature Comforts	Jungle Law	02:28
Spunker (aka Neotone)	You Don't Wanna Hear This Song	Spunker	02:16
Drama	God Is a Machine	Loneliness	02:27
Within Gothic Towers	Day Dreaming	Within Gothic Towers	03:14
Spoons	Arias & Symphonies	Arias & Symphonies	04:47
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Of Whales	I Fear What I Might Hear	04:36
Broken Silence	Through the Glass	Nightstalking b/w Through the Glass (picture sleeve)	03:46
45's	On the Beach	On the Beach	04:05
Volts	Never Enough	Plugged In	03:03
Austra	Darken Her Horse	Feel it Break	05:21
Start	Evil Hearted You	Hey You	02:31
Handful of Snowdrops	The Keep (Interim Lineup Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	04:31
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
Big Dog	Monkey See, Monkey Do	99 Change Hands	01:52
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Feelings Feel	Ohama aka The White Album	02:57
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Skoolboyz	Where's My Waitress?	ST (EP)	03:05
Conning Tower	Looking Up From Under	Indian Dancing b/w Looking Up From Under	03:35
BAMFF	The Uncanny	The Uncanny b/w Mini Crisis	03:50
Hygiene Club	Girls at the Bank	Hawaii/ Girls at the Bank b/w Sea Monster/ Pantechnicon - for Gary	02:05
Benjamin Russell	Pop Modern(e)	Pop Modern(e)	03:51
Government	Zippers of Fire	33 ⅓ RPM E.P.	04:05
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Cannon Heath Down	Bone Of Contention	Heart-Throb Companion	03:34
Handful of Snowdrops	Healer (1988)	Mort en direct	06:25
The Front	Looking For You	Gina's at a Party	04:32
Handful of Snowdrops	Hush (Bonus Track - 1991 unreleased remix)	Dans l’oeil de la tempête: Definitive Expanded & Remastered Edition	06:27
Me And the Mosquitos	Valium	Go Away b/w Valium	03:03
Benjamin Russell	Out of it Girl	Madman	01:37
Mannequin Depressives	Dissolve	Girls Are Evil	01:45
Benjamin Russell	Gentle Charms	Madman	01:48
Hygiene Club	Hawaii	Hawaii/ Girls at the Bank b/w Sea Monster/ Pantechnicon - for Gary	03:00
Interpol	Chocolate Covered Killer Bees	ST	03:20
Cottage Industry	Kulturkreise	The Winter's Tale	03:02
Eight Seconds	Call and a Cry	Almacantar	04:11
Living End (1)	Naive	ST	02:25
Land of Giants	Fountains in the Rain	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	04:30
Martha And The Muffins	Trance and Dance	Trance and Dance	07:14
Glamorcult	You Are in Love	A Price To Paris	04:07
Spoons	Ice Age	Stick Figure Neighbourhood	04:08
David Raven & the Escorts	Keep On Burning	David Raven And The Escorts	03:49
Cannon Heath Down	quagmire	Heart-Throb Companion	00:30
Glamorcult	Tokyo Streets	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	04:12
Martha And The Muffins	Indecision	Metro Music	04:23
Figures At Dawn	Distance Through Darkness	ST	03:10
Kaméléon	Anachronisme	ST	04:14
John Young Paul	The Girl Spells Grief	The Life of Ermie Scub	01:38
Within Gothic Towers	Fanfare To Flight	Within Gothic Towers	04:48
Voice	Lime	Anno Di Voce	02:58

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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Demars - Les Tele-Tetes

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Jon Mullane - Following Yesterday

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Awake The Echoes - Normal Life

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No Comment - Wondering b/w Honesty

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Entrance System - Imperfect Image

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Shock Culture - ST (EP)

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Our Sir Francis to the Sea - ST

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Tame & Talking - ST

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Vital Sines - Big Dark Dreams

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Vital Sines - Subway Suicide E.P.

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Vital Sines - Collage

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Tim Ray - ST

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Volts - Plugged In

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This Fear - Darkness Shapes Imagination

Tenants - ST

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Compilation - The Circuit

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Moral Support - Insanity

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Scenics - Underneath the Door

Nex'd - Surreal (EP)

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Channel Five - ST (EP)

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Electric Mocean - Motion b/w Television Eyes (picture sleeve)

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Neon - ST (EP)

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The Plugs - Sending An S.O.S. b/w I Saw Her Today

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Bunny & the Lakers - Numbers

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A Day in Paris - Prey

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Hypno-Gogo - In Your Eyes b/w Flashing

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A Day in Paris - Rhymes On Vinyl

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David Raven & the Escorts - David Raven And The Escorts

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Compilation - Music Industry Arts 1983

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Bonus Boys - Every Time I See A Car Like Yours Go By b/w Wasting Our Time

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