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
The Front	Hit and Run	Underworld	04:14
Bunny & the Lakers	Yalps From the Alpa	Numbers	02:35
Living End (1)	In Your Dreams	ST	02:48
Glen Meadmore	Hen Party	Chicken & Biscuits	05:22
Corsage	City Sleeps	ST	04:17
Ceramic Hello	M - EX	The Absence of a Canary	00:23
Braineater I	Funtime	Artist, Poet, Thief	01:24
Ross Angeles	She Knows	Salute	03:12
Corsage	Troubles	ST	04:57
Oui	Free from Body	Oui	03:01
Friendly Fire	I Saw Her Smile	Junior Senility EP	02:31
Diodes	Rocket Over & Under	Action-Reaction	04:21
Handful of Snowdrops	S.G.B.P. (2nd Lineup Rehearsal Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	02:53
Glamorcult	S.O.S.	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	03:31
UJ3RK5	Reason Sleeps Tonight	Live From The Commodore Ballroom	03:42
Spoons	Bridges Over Borders	Bridges Over Borders	05:02
Glen Meadmore	Just a Girl	Chicken & Biscuits	05:57
The Play	Whatever it Takes	Running Out of Time b/w Whatever it Takes	03:25
Spoons	Camera Shy	Talkback	04:07
Glamorcult	The Bass of Our Style	A Price To Paris	03:53
Rob Bryanton	Everybody Feels Some Pain	Alcohol And Other Drugs	04:45
Spoons	Arias & Symphonies	Arias & Symphonies	04:47
Bunny & the Lakers	Sandy	Numbers	02:09
Extras	Sentimental Fool	The Road to Zambando	03:53
Martha And The Muffins	Three Hundred Years - Chemistry	This Is The Ice Age	07:09
Glamorcult	Innocense of Yesterday	Early Glamour	04:21
Moev	Beautiful Beast	Dusk and Desire	03:55
Trespassing Bean Rays	Heart of the Mind	ST (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:27
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Planet Nine	Space and Time	05:25
Blueprints	I Fell Down	Stare 01	03:35
Men Without Hats	Ideas for Walls	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	04:27
Ohm & the Secret Sources	I Hold the Key	Space and Time	05:20
Corsage	Victory Square	ST	04:16
Catherine	Operating System	Operating System b/w Operating System	03:03
Popular Front (1)	World Weary	World Weary b/w Living On the Line	04:54
Diodes	Strange Time	Action-Reaction	02:53
Philip Rambow	Snakes And Ladders	Jungle Law	03:52
Andrew Matheson	It Only Hurts When I Cry	Monterey Shoes	03:25
Diodes	Play With Fire	Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981	05:30
Scott Matthews	Boats in Rivers	Boats in Rivers	04:50
Drama	Old Hollywood	Old Hollywood (picture sleeve)	03:32
Diodes	Tennis Again (Sept. 1977 Toronto Sound Demo) (CD only)	Rarities	03:12
Villains	Lovers	Go Crazy	03:03
3rd Man In	What to Believe	New Fast b/w What to Believe (picture sleeve)	03:43
Family Plot	Old Refrain	Convictions	04:09
Tenants	You Don't Know What I've Been Thru	ST	03:40
Rob Bryanton	Just a Shy Guy	Alcohol And Other Drugs	02:30
Faded Films	Faded Years	Faded Years	04:11
Melinite	Waiting 4-U	Push The Button And Run!	01:48
Ohm & the Secret Sources	I Hold the Key	Exit From a Dream	05:27
Images In Vogue	So Careful (Extended Mix)	So Careful (Extended Mix)	07:17
David Raven & the Escorts	Somethin' in Our Way	David Raven And The Escorts	04:25
Frost In June	Catch the Light	Catch The Light	03:58
Cottage Industry	The Crucial Moment	The Winter's Tale	03:49
Strange Advance	Kiss in the Dark	Worlds Away	03:56
Psyche	Lord Unleashed	Unveiling The Secret	03:22
NEO A4	Understand	ST	04:01
Family Plot	Dervish	Convictions	04:11
Dandelions	Great Big Pictures	Great Big Pictures b/w Funky Monday (picture sleeve)	04:01
Rational Youth	I Want To See the Light	I Want to See the Light	03:55
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
Rex Chainbelt	Foreign Movie	Foreign Movie	02:42
Glamorcult	Loneliness (Instrumental)	Early Glamour	04:54
Psyche	Prisoner to Desire	Unveiling The Secret	05:37
Kinetic Ideals	Structures	Reason (EP)	04:47
Erect	Lay Down and Die	Consequence of Life	03:18
Doppler Bros.	Welcome to Canada	Totally Impractical	03:48
Living End	Death at an Early Age	Death at an Early Age b/w Magic Carpet Ride	03:12
Kaméléon	Anachronisme (1981)	Groupe électro-pop	04:24
Hush	Dancing in East Berlin	Replay	04:17
Glamorcult	Live for Today	Would it be Over (picture sleeve)	03:34
Blue Peter	Factory Living	Test Patterns For Living	02:50
Cannon Heath Down	Julia Rainbow	Heart-Throb Companion	04:31
Palace at 4 a.m.	White Guilt	White Guilt	04:34
Glamorcult	A Farewell to Arms	Would it be Over (picture sleeve)	02:35
Zipper	Bad Girls	Another Boyfriend b/w Bad Girls	02:55
BAMFF	The Uncanny	The Uncanny b/w Mini Crisis	03:50
Pukka Orchestra	The Deserter	ST	00:50
Fictions	Shuffle	ST	02:39
A Day in Paris	The Hill	Prey	04:38
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
Deserters	Alien	ST	03:43
Secret Act	Northern Spy	My Neighbourhood	03:31
Within Gothic Towers	Fanfare To Flight	Within Gothic Towers	04:48
100 Flowers	21st Guessing	21st Guessing	04:16
Welcome Home	In This Life	In This Life b/w Top of the World (picture sleeve)	04:59
Glen Meadmore	Do Me Baby	Chicken & Biscuits	05:01
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Someone Should Have Told Me (Behind Black Gloves)	Space and Time	04:39
Mettle	Five-Four	ST	04:39
Rational Youth	Ring the Bells	Cold War Nightlife	05:13
Time Twins	Yuri Song	Yuri Song b/w Say Uncle (picture sleeve)	07:03
Handful of Snowdrops	A Short Story (2nd Lineup Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	06:24
The Edge	Release the Circle	Release the Circle	04:36
Glamorcult	Time Will Pass On By	Shadows From The Past	04:38
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	I Tie My Shoes	Midnite News	05:25
A Day in Paris	Too Tired	Prey	03:34
Moev	Sweet Nothings	Dusk and Desire	04:33
Glamorcult	This Is Our Story	The Stone Sessions	03:44
NEO A4	Desire	The Warmer Side of You	04:02
Rex Chainbelt	Goodbye Carol	Foreign Movie	03:24

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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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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Cry - ST

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Friendly Fire - Junior Senility EP

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Second Thoughts - Integrity b/w Wound Up

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Regulators - What's in the City b/w That´s Right Nothing's Left (picture sleeve)

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Diodes - Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981

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Diodes - Rarities

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Diodes - Action-Reaction

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Scenics - New Part In Town

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Dancespeak - Heart of My Song b/w Naked in the Deep (Insomnia)

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Bangkok - Eve of Destruction b/w Planet of My Own

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Cardboard Brains - Live At The Edge

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4th Floor - Black & White b/w Follow in Stride

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Breeding Ground - Obscurity And Flair

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Breeding Ground - Tales of Adventure (EP)

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Breeding Ground - Reunion // Slaughter

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Breeding Ground - Wintergarden (EP)

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Nowhere - No More b/w Living

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Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) - Ohama Meets Dania: Love Only Lasts Awhile

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Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) - Midway b/w Thin Lines

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Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) - I Fear What I Might Hear

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Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) - Midnite News

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