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
Modernettes	Femme Fatale	View From The Bottom (EP)	02:53
The Idles	Again and Again	The Idles Demo	02:54
I Braineater	Tax On Toys (plus tracks 4-6)	I Here, Where You	09:19
True Confessions	Modern Girl	ST	03:03
I Braineater	7Teen	Artist, Poet, Thief	02:38
Compilation	The Sturm Group - Upon a Nerve (live)	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	05:34
Deserters	Alien	ST	03:43
Corsage	Big Night Out (Single Mix)	Big Night Out (EP)	05:11
Benjamin Russell	Power of Love	Pop Modern(e)	03:37
Cannon Heath Down	Having Dreams	Heart-Throb Companion	02:14
Land of Giants	Cannibal Dolls	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	03:32
Living End (1)	Close Your Eyes	ST	04:53
Einstein	Bedroom Mirror Rock Star	Sex and Science	04:03
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Sometimes	I Fear What I Might Hear	03:41
Térapi	Rock'a'tchooka	Primale	03:16
Austra	The Future	Feel it Break	04:02
NEO A4	Don't Believe	The Warmer Side of You	04:50
Kings	Partyitis	Are Here	03:51
Hot Tip	Father I Know	Stop All Motion	04:18
Spice	Just a Little Bit	Beautiful You b/w Just a Little Bit	02:17
Escalators	Here Comes That Girl Again	ST	03:05
Numbers	Get Away	Add Up	02:43
Compilation	Arson - We've Gotta Get Out of this Place	No Pedestrians	04:26
Handful of Snowdrops	Terroir I	Land of the Damned	02:41
Drastic Measures	Silk Stockings	ST	02:38
Numbers	Bits & Pieces	Add Up	02:45
Streetcar Named Desire	A Month of Sundays	Life Begins	04:36
Martha And The Muffins	Cheesies and Gum	Metro Music	03:09
Drastic Measures	Hotsy Totsy - Postlude	ST	04:25
Deserters	Americans	ST	03:03
Rational Youth	I Want To See the Light	I Want to See the Light	03:55
Glamorcult	Silent Reflection	A Price To Paris	03:59
Barking Boys	High Life - Low Life	The Yes Girls	02:46
Fictions	Praying for the World	ST	03:06
Kings	Run Shoes Running	Are Here	02:34
I Braineater	Canada	Artist, Poet, Thief	02:23
Barking Boys	Here She Comes	The Yes Girls	03:55
Teasers	Love Me Like You Did Last Night	Love Me Like You Did Last Night b/w I Love You	02:53
Paperboys (1)	Looking for Sharon	Looking for Sharon b/w Saturday 12 Midnight	02:57
Drastic Measures	Flowers	ST	03:18
Sebastian (Agnello)	Stop Picking On America	No Compromise b/w Stop Picking On America (picture sleeve)	03:23
Tenants	What's In It For Me?	ST	02:43
Drastic Measures	I Need You Now	ST	02:43
Velveteens	Moonwork	Tall House (EP)	03:50
Popular Front	Puppet	Doomsday Army b/w Puppet	03:17
Vital Sines	Sorry	Big Dark Dreams	04:32
Rob Bryanton	Havin' Some Fun Tonight	Alcohol And Other Drugs	04:07
Start	Bad Girl	Hey You	03:53
Popular Front	Doomsday Army	Doomsday Army b/w Puppet	03:53
Martha And The Muffins	Boy Without Filters	This Is The Ice Age	04:58
Kings	Go Away	Are Here	03:47
Velveteens	Tired of the Beat	Tall House (EP)	03:30
Start	Hey You	Hey You	04:03
Tenants	Forget About Forgetting	ST	03:53
Ceramic Hello	Climatic Nouveaux	The Absence of a Canary	03:57
Tribal Earth	Interaction - Reaction	Interaction b/w Reaction (EP)	05:49
Strange Advance	Reprise "Worlds Away"	Worlds Away	01:35
Rational Youth	Dancing on the Berlin Wall	Cold War Nightlife	04:34
Spunker (aka Neotone)	Errands For Eros	Spunker	04:09
Trespassing Bean Rays	Heart of the Mind	ST (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:27
100 Flowers	The Best Status Symbol	21st Guessing	02:54
Novels	Son of Sam	I'm Being Followed b/w Son of Sam (picture sleeve)	02:35
Glamorcult	Crestfallen	A Price To Paris	03:37
DeMars	Torn to Pieces	Stories from between the Walls	03:35
Spoons	Friends in the Media	Stick Figure Neighbourhood	03:31
Tenants	Losing Youth	Visions of Our Future	03:25
Martha And The Muffins	Casualties of Glass	This Is The Ice Age	05:17
Strange Advance	Hold On to the Nite	Worlds Away	04:34
Breeding Ground	Underground	Wintergarden (EP)	04:31
Handful of Snowdrops	Land of the Damned (1986)	Mort en direct	08:59
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Bündock	Cowboy	Société Anonyme	03:46
Catherine	Operating System	Operating System b/w Operating System	03:03
Bündock	Stand Still	Société Anonyme	02:45
Tulpa	Mystical Dreams	Apologize to Your Mother (picture sleeve)	03:36
Corsage	Myself and You (demo)	Big Night Out (EP)	04:00
Bicycle Thieves	Anita	ST	03:31
Benjamin Russell	Take Me As You Find Me	Madman	02:25
Timothy Chipman	Joy to the World	Ghost Parade	01:32
Faded Films	The Top	Faded Years	02:43
Compilation	Donald Breithaupt - Lindsay	Music Industry Arts 1983	04:11
Boys Brigade	Touch Glass	Mannequin Demo	03:28
Inner Sanction	Sparkle	Shake Up - Fly Down	02:51
Living End (1)	All Mine	ST	03:08
Generra	Girls in the Hearts	Don’t Cut Me b/w Girls in the Hearts	04:19
Drama	Come On Over	Old Hollywood (picture sleeve)	02:57
Barking Boys	Ghost Story	The Yes Girls	04:09
Salty Seamen	One Chance Left	In The Groove At Last	02:33
Oui	Intelligence	Oui	03:56
I Braineater	Tin Pins and Cat Fur	I Here, Where You	02:36
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
Perfect World	Twist and Shove	Twist and Shove b/w Have a Good Look (picture sleeve)	03:18
Breeding Ground	Love Rectangle	Obscurity And Flair	04:08
Volts	Words on the Wind	Plugged In	02:48
Censure	Foxy Lady	Foxy Lady b/w Amour	04:24
Living End (1)	The Procession	ST	04:40
Images In Vogue	Breaking Up	Educated Man	04:36
Kinetic Ideals	Angular Sky	Angular Sky / Fade Away (EP)	06:57
Erect	Lay Down and Die	Consequence of Life	03:18
Doppler Bros.	Leaving Home	Totally Impractical	02:21

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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The Idles - The Idles Demo

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Hunger Project - Demo 1982

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Hunger Project - The Same Inside b/w Assembly

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Boys Brigade - ST

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Boys Brigade - Interview with Boys Brigade and Producer Geddy Lee

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Boys Brigade - Live Off-The-Floor Demo

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Boys Brigade - Mannequin Demo

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Voice - Anno Di Voce

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Bruce PM - Makeshift

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Klō - Demo 1981

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Klō - Mrs. Fong b/w Break the Floor

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Klō - Demo 1982

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Beach Punks - She Got Body Talk

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Hush - Replay

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Contradance - Black Preppies EP (picture sleeve)

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The Scene (2) - Only in Paradise

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DeMars - Stories from between the Walls

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DeMars - Les Télé-Têtes

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Compilation - Music Industry Arts 1983

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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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