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
Handful of Snowdrops	A Short Story (1985)	Mort en direct	07:10
Nevermen	Living in the Past	The Monitor LP	04:17
Streetcar Named Desire	Illustrated Man	Life Begins	05:25
Glamatron	Continentals	Only the Heart Beats...Inside the Silence	04:44
Moev	Cocoon	Zimmerkampf	04:45
Villains	Laylow	Go Crazy	03:20
Corsage	Down at the Rock	ST	03:26
Handful of Snowdrops	Terroir II	Land of the Damned	01:01
I Braineater	Davie Street	I Here, Where You	02:54
A Neon Rome	Islam	A Neon Rome	10:18
Vital Sines	Sorry	Big Dark Dreams	04:32
Kinetic Ideals	In a Second	A Personal View (EP)	06:59
Spoons	Escape With You	Static In Transmission	04:21
Rarefaction	I Dreamt	Ordinary Man	04:18
Hygiene Club	Girls at the Bank	Hawaii/ Girls at the Bank b/w Sea Monster/ Pantechnicon - for Gary	02:05
Moev	Feline Frauline	Zimmerkampf	02:46
Eight Seconds	Call and a Cry	Almacantar	04:11
e	Excerpt	Prime Cuts	02:09
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Philip Rambow	Love is a Hard Time	Jungle Law	04:19
Men Without Hats	Mothers	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	12:07
Numbers	She's Got Everything	Add Up	02:38
39 Steps	I'll Take the Blame	All Kinds of Shit '85-'87	04:25
Nex'd	Surreal	Surreal (EP)	05:45
Class Info	Come for Me	Inside	02:23
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
Government	How Many Fingers?	How Many Fingers?	07:21
Diodes	Mercenary Flight (1978 Alternate Version) (CD only)	Rarities	03:21
Rational Youth	Just a Sound in the Night	Cold War Nightlife	05:06
Jon Mullane	One Turns Love Around	Following Yesterday	03:57
Eight Seconds	Zoe	Almacantar	04:54
Tenants	I Love Romance	ST	03:55
Eight Seconds	Picture	Big Houses	06:13
Border	All in All	Black and White b/w All in All (picture sleeve)	03:53
Paperboys (1)	Looking for Sharon	Looking for Sharon b/w Saturday 12 Midnight	02:57
UJ3RK5	The Locator	ST (EP)	03:11
Extras	Aqua Velva Man	Bit Parts	02:49
Trespassing Bean Rays	Heer Comes the Future	ST (EP) (picture sleeve)	04:50
Hush	Now Reality (edited)	Replay	06:01
e	Idol Time	The Levitation Syndrome	03:26
Bicycle Thieves	First Aid to the Injured	ST	03:35
A Kid	Wrong and Bite	An Introduction to Civil Engineering (EP) (picture sleeve)	06:21
Kinetic Ideals	Touch Me (Now)	Touch Me (Now)	07:27
Modernes Pickles	Forest Fires	Plexiglass Sidewalks Forever: Demos, Outtakes & Rarities 1979–1985	01:57
Kaméléon	Chanson en "on" (Pour Kaméléon)	ST	03:09
Psyche	Black Panther	Unveiling The Secret	03:52
Erect	She's a Bitch	Consequence of Life	03:14
Spoons	Numb	Static In Transmission	03:50
Entrance System	Can't Deny the Rain	Imperfect Image	06:18
Diodes	Roses and Thorns	Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981	03:22
Psyche	The Sundial	The Influence	03:38
FM109	Disappearing of the Sun	ST	03:54
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	The Call	Ohama aka The White Album	05:37
Spoons	After the Institution	After the Institution b/w My Job	02:49
Spoons	Ciao	Unexpected Guest At A Cancelled Party	01:35
Braineaters	Screw You	Planet X	01:44
Glamorcult	Cocktail Conversations	A Price To Paris	04:32
Tim Ray	1/4 to Eight (October, 1978)	History Lessons 1978-1984	03:40
Scenics	O Charlotte	New Part In Town	03:44
NEO A4	Don't Believe	The Warmer Side of You	04:50
Térapi	Espèce de stress	Primale	02:33
The Play	Running Out of Time	Running Out of Time b/w Whatever it Takes	03:15
Compilation	Pat Grehan - Fury Girl	Music Industry Arts 1983	03:13
Compilation	Mark Malibu And The Wasagas - Buzz Beat	SMASH IT UP - Oral-Aural	04:12
James Harcourt	Moment of Madness	Emotional Blackmail	03:03
Compilation	Moist & Tender - Alienation	Toronto Calling	03:22
Psyche	Twilight	The Influence	04:31
Breeding Ground	Wintergarden	Wintergarden (EP)	04:20
Psyche	Uncivilized	Mystery Hotel	03:41
Handful of Snowdrops	Over My Head (4 Track Home Demo)	Storm Debris & Astronaut Remains: Demo Archive Volume 2 (1990-1992)	06:44
Vital Sines	Collage	Collage	04:25
Pukka Orchestra	Power Cut	ST	05:13
Nasty Habits	Cleopatra	Playing in the Danger Zone b/w Cleopatra (picture sleeve)	03:27
Hush	Now Reality	Replay	04:41
Hot Tip	Friends	Stop All Motion	03:49
Moral Lepers	Beryl Bean	Turn to Stone	02:41
B-Sides	State of Emergency	Red to Black	04:22
Johnny Zhivago	It Must be Love	Microalbum	03:43
Mobile Clones	The Pulse	Abrasive Air (picture sleeve)	04:45
Compilation	Youth Youth Youth - Wanderlust	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	01:58
Compilation	Dave Howard Singers - Road Warrior	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	08:01
A Kid	Come	An Introduction to Civil Engineering (EP) (picture sleeve)	04:35
NEO A4	Home	The Warmer Side of You	02:53
Modernes Pickles	I Want More Slack	Plexiglass Sidewalks Forever: Demos, Outtakes & Rarities 1979–1985	01:31
Breeding Ground	In the Sun	Tales of Adventure (EP)	05:22
Erect	There Goes My Baby	Consequence of Life	03:45
The Scene (2)	Gardens of Babylon	Only in Paradise	04:56
Austra	Darken Her Horse	Feel it Break	05:21
James Harcourt	Queen Bee	Emotional Blackmail	02:17
Eight Seconds	Kiss You (When It's Dangerous)	Almacantar	04:07
Tenants	Reach Out	Visions of Our Future	03:29
Compilation	Vital Sines - Come and Buy Your Miracle	SMASH IT UP - Oral-Aural	03:31
Jon Mullane	In Our Hearts	Following Yesterday	03:22
Compilation	Diatribe - Air Radio	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	03:34
Barking Boys	Cool It Down	The Yes Girls	04:11
Ohm & the Secret Sources	You Know I Love You	Exit From a Dream	04:33
Compilation	Arson - We've Gotta Get Out of this Place	No Pedestrians	04:26
Moral Support	Closer to You	Insanity	03:19
The Patterns	Always Sixteen	Afraid to Touch b/w Always Sixteen	02:44
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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Minutes From Downtown - Minutes From Downtown '82

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Minutes From Downtown - ST

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Compilation - SMASH IT UP - Oral-Aural

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Joe Naylor - I'm Canadian Beer b/w I Hate Fluorescent Lights

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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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