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
Martha And The Muffins	Swimming	This Is The Ice Age	03:54
I Braineater	1980 More	Artist, Poet, Thief	03:57
Drama	This Time	Old Hollywood (picture sleeve)	04:13
Corsage	Big Bang	ST	03:42
Pukka Orchestra	Power Cut	ST	05:13
Reasons	The Fall	Reasonable Rock (EP)	02:59
Austra	Beat and the Pulse	Feel it Break	04:55
Glamorcult	A Farewell to Arms	Would it be Over (picture sleeve)	02:35
Streetcar Named Desire	Illustrated Man	Life Begins	05:25
Glamorcult	Distant Memories	The Stone Sessions	04:07
Popular Front (1)	Forty Days	This is the Rubicon	04:40
Moral Lepers	Beryl Bean	Turn to Stone	02:41
Bündock	Tied for Time	Société Anonyme	03:55
Boys Brigade	Touch Glass	Mannequin Demo	03:28
Handful of Snowdrops	The View (2nd Lineup Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	06:28
Golden Calgarians	Thousand Chains	Savage Love	03:51
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Don't Be Afraid	Ohama Meets Dania: Love Only Lasts Awhile	04:30
One Hand Clapping	Angry Weather	Burlesque (picture sleeve)	04:23
Compilation	Vera & The Poor Boys - Chameleon Girl	The Circuit	03:10
Numbers	Mr. Dempster	Add Up	03:49
Élan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
Spoons	My Job	After the Institution b/w My Job	03:14
Deserters	Take It Away	ST	03:26
Psyche	You're the Only One	Mystery Hotel	03:28
UJ3RK5	The Anglican	ST (EP)	03:53
Spoons	Spaces	Unexpected Guest At A Cancelled Party	03:12
Strange Advance	Sister Radio	Worlds Away	05:20
Martha And The Muffins	Motorbikin'	Trance and Dance	02:58
Iko	Communication Off	83	04:34
Kreemers	At The El Mocambo	Eve of Destruction b/w At The El Mocambo	02:48
45's	On the Beach	On the Beach	04:05
Moev	M.T. M.T. N.M.E.	Zimmerkampf	05:15
Extras	I Never Told You, I Told You So	The Watcher (EP)	04:26
Kings	Run Shoes Running	Are Here	02:34
Bicycle Thieves	Anita	ST	03:31
Bündock	Season for Love	Société Anonyme	04:11
Tabby K	Summertime	Summertime b/w Wind Or Water	03:42
Tenants	You Don't Know What I've Been Thru	ST	03:40
Villains	Laugh it Out	Go Crazy	03:54
Benjamin Russell	Miracle	Pop Modern(e)	05:28
State Of Mind	The Dark Side	I'll Be Yours b/w The Dark Side (picture sleeve)	03:45
Psyche	The Dark Pool	The Influence	04:54
Rheostatics	My Generation	My Generation b/w Satellite Dancing	03:04
Rarefaction	Abstract Minds	Ordinary Man	04:56
Bunny & the Lakers	Yalps From the Alpa	Numbers	02:35
A Day in Paris	déjà vu	Rhymes On Vinyl	03:59
Glamorcult	Live For Today	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	03:38
Kaméléon	Les chats balerines (1981)	Groupe électro-pop	04:01
Doppler Bros.	The Wreck of the Eaton Centre	Totally Impractical	04:27
Kaméléon	Smarties (1983)	Groupe électro-pop	04:54
Handful of Snowdrops	Voices in the Night	Dans l’oeil de la tempête: Definitive Expanded & Remastered Edition	06:41
Hunger Project	Assembly	The Same Inside b/w Assembly	07:06
Absolute 9	Stop Thinking	ST	03:14
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Sometimes	I Fear What I Might Hear	03:41
DeMars	Les cosmétiques cosmiques	Les Télé-Têtes	03:48
Cardboard Brains	Ermie Has Feelers	Live At The Edge	05:36
Two Men Laughing	Dancing in Moscow	Imprisoned Lorri b/w Dancing in Moscow (picture sleeve)	02:53
Scissors	Summer Girls	ST	02:18
Glamorcult	Session 2 (Instrumental)	Early Glamour	03:24
Kaméléon	Anachronisme (1981)	Groupe électro-pop	04:24
Handful of Snowdrops	Now, Then and Forever (4 Track Home Demo)	Storm Debris & Astronaut Remains: Demo Archive Volume 2 (1990-1992)	05:57
The Play	Running Out of Time	Running Out of Time b/w Whatever it Takes	03:15
Extras	Jealous Girl	Bit Parts	03:31
Barking Boys	Ghost Story	The Yes Girls	04:09
Glen Meadmore	Hen Party	Chicken & Biscuits	05:22
Timothy Chipman	Joy to the World	Ghost Parade	01:32
Spoons	Be Alone Tonight	Bridges Over Borders	05:11
I Braineater	Funtime	Artist, Poet, Thief	01:24
Start	Bad Girl	Hey You	03:53
Modernes Pickles	Forest Fires	Plexiglass Sidewalks Forever: Demos, Outtakes & Rarities 1979–1985	01:57
DeMars	Le rêveur egaré	Les Télé-Têtes	04:06
Modernes Pickles	Teenage Dropout	Plexiglass Sidewalks Forever: Demos, Outtakes & Rarities 1979–1985	01:20
Rex Chainbelt	Cherry Beach	Foreign Movie	02:55
Compilation	Winston Hancock - Leavin' Tonite	No Pedestrians	02:05
100 Flowers	He and She	21st Guessing	04:26
Timothy Chipman	Ghost Parade	Ghost Parade	02:25
Utopiate	Actions or Misguidance	You've Been Warned b/w Actions or Misguidance	03:06
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Moev	Took Out the Lace	Dusk and Desire	03:42
Rational Youth	Dancing on the Berlin Wall	Cold War Nightlife	04:34
Hot Tip	Teach Me Something	Stop All Motion	04:12
Secret Act	Poor Boy	My Neighbourhood	03:36
Corsage	Royal Couple	ST	02:55
Images In Vogue	For Germans	Incipience 4: Live At Luvafair October 6 1982	04:39
Tim Ray	Bonus Track	History Lessons 1978-1984	01:17
Vis-A-Vis	Prison of Eyes	Heart and Soul	04:50
Degrees of Freedom	The Sound of a Jealous Heart	China	03:36
Red Herring	Feelings	Taste Tests	02:21
Spunker (aka Neotone)	Sister H. Immaculata	Spunker	02:12
Golden Calgarians	New Desperados	New Desperados b/w Minutes to Heaven (picture sleeve)	03:07
Informer	Hold It	I Know You Know b/w Hold It	03:12
Spoons	Waterline	Vertigo Tango	05:02
Government	I Don't Really Care	Electric Eye	04:04
Lou Champagne System	Invisible Prisions	No Visible Means	03:44
Velveteens	Love as a Rule	Tall House (EP)	03:03
The Front	The Joke Was On Me	Gina's at a Party	04:03
Martha And The Muffins	Monotone	Metro Music	02:46
Philip Rambow	Jessica	Jungle Law	04:00
A Neon Rome	Bsus5	A Neon Rome	08:25
Spoons	Bed of Nails	Vertigo Tango	04:38

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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Modernes Pickles - Plexiglass Sidewalks Forever: Demos, Outtakes & Rarities 1979–1985

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Modernes Pickles - We are the Modern Pickles b/w Colors/ Blue Baby Baby White

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Lorne Ranger - I Want to be a Doorman

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Rob Bryanton - Alcohol And Other Drugs

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DeMars - Stories from between the Walls

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DeMars - Les Télé-Têtes

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The Keys - Whatever Happened to Boy Meets Girl b/w Lied To! (picture sleeve)

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Maja Bannerman - Songs by Maja Bannerman

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Blue Oil - Blue Oil (1981-83)

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Blue Oil - ST

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The Chemicals - Break Time

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The Chemicals - Out of My Mind b/w Run and Hide

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Vex - DNA

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Tim Ray - History Lessons 1978-1984

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Popular Front - Doomsday Army 2026 Remasters by Ron Obvious

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Popular Front - Doomsday Army b/w Puppet

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Klō - No Money b/w The Parking Lot Song

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Klō - Mrs. Fong b/w Break the Floor

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Klō - Fun b/w Weirdo

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Spoons - Unexpected Guest At A Cancelled Party

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Spoons - New Day New World

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Spoons - Static In Transmission

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Spoons - Vertigo Tango

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Spoons - Bridges Over Borders

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Spoons - Talkback

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Spoons - Nova Heart b/w Symmetry

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Spoons - Arias & Symphonies

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Spoons - Stick Figure Neighbourhood

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Spoons - After the Institution b/w My Job

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Tim Ray - ST

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