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
Compilation	Arrows - Treat Her Right	Toronto Calling	02:52
Magic Dragon	Once Upon a Time	Emotional Landscape	04:25
The Front	Your Street	Underworld	04:10
Modernes Pickles	We are the Modern Pickles	We are the Modern Pickles b/w Colors/ Blue Baby Baby White	02:44
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
Absolute 9	Fence	ST	02:58
Eight Seconds	Picture	Big Houses	06:13
Censure	Foxy Lady	Foxy Lady b/w Amour	04:24
Spoons	Friends in the Media	Stick Figure Neighbourhood	03:31
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Midnite News	Midnite News	03:15
Compilation	Ballyhoo - Love (Emotion + Desire) (Miguel G, Marco T., and Nick T.)	Strange Pleasures EP	03:21
Handful of Snowdrops	Shadows on the Heart	Dans l’oeil de la tempête: Definitive Expanded & Remastered Edition	05:33
Diodes	No Time to Cry (1981 Previously Unreleased) (CD only)	Rarities	03:43
Rolf Kempf	One More Time	One More Time b/w Bye Bye Baby (picture sleeve)	03:26
Rex Chainbelt	Rock a Rolla	Foreign Movie	01:40
One Hand Clapping	Bad Pianos	Burlesque (picture sleeve)	01:26
Handful of Snowdrops	The Keep (Interim Lineup Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	04:31
Rational Youth	Le meilleur des mondes	Cité phosphoree b/w Le meilleur des mondes	02:59
NEO A4	In My Life	The Warmer Side of You	03:19
Carbon Unit	The Martian Hop	The Martian Hop b/w The Marsh (picture sleeve)	03:48
Philip Rambow	Magnificient Obsession	Jungle Law	03:39
Scenics	Open Up Your Door	Underneath the Door	02:09
Age of Mirrors	Somewhere in Arabia	Screenplay	03:37
Glamorcult	Distant Memories	The Stone Sessions	04:07
The Front	Underworld	Underworld	03:59
Glamorcult	The Bass of Our Style	A Price To Paris	03:53
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
The Front	Simple Dreams	Gina's at a Party	03:39
Spoons	Bridges Over Borders	Bridges Over Borders	05:02
Psyche	Taking Chances	Unveiling The Secret	04:38
Tenants	Connect the Dots	ST	04:04
Erect	We Are Police	We Are Police b/w The Colony	02:19
Hot Tip	Hard to be Me	Stop All Motion	03:50
Erect	Don't Put Me Down	Consequence of Life	02:44
Handful of Snowdrops	Now, Then and Forever (Bonus Track)	Dans l’oeil de la tempête: Definitive Expanded & Remastered Edition	06:06
Rheostatics	Satellite Dancing	My Generation b/w Satellite Dancing	03:31
Tenants	Reach Out	Visions of Our Future	03:29
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
Diodes	That Was The Way That It Was	Action-Reaction	03:46
Bumpers	I Watch You Go	Media Music/ I Watch You Go /Ian/ Log 1 (picture sleeve)	02:34
Class Info	Come for Me	Inside	02:23
Graphics	Our Planet Ocean	Sleepdancer b/w Our Planet Ocean	03:17
Tenants	Never Forget a Face	Visions of Our Future	04:07
Handful of Snowdrops	Counterclockwise (8 Track Home Demo)	Storm Debris & Astronaut Remains: Demo Archive Volume 2 (1990-1992)	03:30
Inner Sanction	Runaway	Dancematic-Automatic	03:07
Handful of Snowdrops	What You Want	Dans l’oeil de la tempête: Definitive Expanded & Remastered Edition	05:30
Magic Dragon	(White Monkey) Under The Volcano	Emotional Landscape	07:16
Cannon Heath Down	Julia Rainbow	Heart-Throb Companion	04:31
James Harcourt	Like the Way It Feels	Emotional Blackmail	02:34
Family Plot	My Mad Friend	Convictions	05:06
Living End (1)	All Mine	ST	03:08
Glamorcult	Cocktail Conversations	A Price To Paris	04:32
Norda	Snakes And Ladders	West Over Seas	02:51
Barking Boys	Ghost Story	The Yes Girls	04:09
Melinite	For Now	Push The Button And Run!	03:37
Living End (1)	Only When	ST	03:28
Diodes	Tennis Again (Sept. 1977 Toronto Sound Demo) (CD only)	Rarities	03:12
Start	State of Her Shine	Hey You	03:12
DeMars	L'orgasme d'une planète	Les Télé-Têtes	02:48
Men Without Hats	Where do Boys Go	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	03:56
Zipper	Bad Girls	Another Boyfriend b/w Bad Girls	02:55
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
Scenics	O Charlotte	New Part In Town	03:44
Diodes	City of the Dead	Action-Reaction	04:04
Scenics	Bubbles	Underneath the Door	02:26
Faded Films	Faded Years	Faded Years	04:11
Tulpa	Apologize to Your Mother	Apologize to Your Mother (picture sleeve)	04:29
Moral Lepers	Suicide	Turn to Stone	02:06
Chemicals	Run and Hide	Out of My Mind b/w Run and Hide	02:49
Null Set	Etude for Triggered Wah	New Job (EP)	05:02
Drastic Measures	Hotsy Totsy - Postlude	ST	04:25
Andrew Matheson	Johnny Lets Run	Monterey Shoes	03:49
UJ3RK5	Naum Gabo	Live From The Commodore Ballroom	04:18
Cardboard Brains	Babies Run My World	Live At The Edge	02:07
Fictions	Won't Wash Away	ST	03:20
Golden Calgarians	Ballad of Blood Beach	Savage Love	04:30
Mannequin Depressives	Erase It	Girls Are Evil	04:58
Glamorcult	Manhattan Sunrise	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	03:24
Fictions	Do it With the Lights On	ST	03:07
Hot Tip	Friends	Stop All Motion	03:49
Design	Sayonara (remix)	No Turning Back	04:10
Rex Chainbelt	Bruised & Beaten	Foreign Movie	02:30
Family Plot	Gravedigger	Convictions	02:19
Corsage	She's Become a Memory	ST	04:06
Instructions	OK	ST	03:53
Jon Mullane	One More Chance (for u)	Following Yesterday	04:29
Pukka Orchestra	Your Secret is Safe With Me	ST	04:11
BAMFF	Mini Crisis	The Uncanny b/w Mini Crisis	03:35
Breeding Ground	Wintergarden	Wintergarden (EP)	04:20
Within Gothic Towers	In My Hour Of Despair	Within Gothic Towers	04:37
Government	On the Prowl	Electric Eye	04:39
Mr. Science	Popeshat	Popeshat b/w Where R the Legs	04:15
I Before E	Power of Reason	Power of Reason b/w Cocktails	02:23
Numbers	Get Away	Add Up	02:43
Channel Five	How Could We Know	ST (EP)	02:32
Kaméléon	Anachronisme	ST	04:14
A Day in Paris	Child's Cry	Prey	03:45
Secret Act	Talk Talk!	My Neighbourhood	02:55
Rob Bryanton	Another Day, Another Show	Alcohol And Other Drugs	03:15
Our Sir Francis to the Sea	Mr. Cocteau's Holiday	ST	02:17

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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DeMars - Les Télé-Têtes

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DeMars - Songs From Between The Walls

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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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