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
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
Kaméléon	Les chats balerines (1981)	Groupe électro-pop	04:01
Rob Bryanton	Another Day, Another Show	Alcohol And Other Drugs	03:13
Handful of Snowdrops	Immortals (1985)	Mort en direct	08:24
Kinetic Ideals	I Remember	Touch Me (Now)	05:10
DeMars	Déchéance	Les Télé-Têtes	03:41
Images In Vogue	Politics of Sound	Incipience 1: Studio Tracks 1981-1982	03:30
A Neon Rome	You Should Fear Us	A Neon Rome	05:44
They Never Sleep	Bite the Bullet (Submission Mix)	Bite the Bullet (Submission Mix)	09:14
Boys Brigade	Cut Up	Live Off-The-Floor Demo	04:25
Boys Brigade	The Passion of Love	ST	03:40
Scenics	New Part in Town	New Part In Town	03:31
Dream Child	Heaven Knows	Heaven Knows b/w Luv On the Line	04:54
Strange Advance	Reprise "Worlds Away"	Worlds Away	01:35
Kaméléon	Les chats ballerines	ST	03:53
Spoons	Radio Heaven	Bridges Over Borders	03:57
The Idles	Please Don't Call	The Idles Demo	02:44
The Pink Zone	Amsterdam Day	Amsterdam Day b/w You Or Me	04:09
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Over Mountains	Ohama aka The White Album	03:14
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Ceramic Hello	M - EX	The Absence of a Canary	00:23
The Front	Can't Get Started	Gina's at a Party	04:18
Secret Act	Heaven	My Neighbourhood	04:12
Cinebar	Another Fine Day	Another Fine Day	03:37
Two Men Laughing	Imprisoned Lorri	Imprisoned Lorri b/w Dancing in Moscow (picture sleeve)	03:39
e	Dance With Me	The Levitation Syndrome	03:36
Corsage	Big Night Out (Single Mix)	Big Night Out (EP)	05:11
Rex Chainbelt	Rich Man	Foreign Movie	02:52
Handful of Snowdrops	Charlatan (4 Track Home Demo)	Storm Debris & Astronaut Remains: Demo Archive Volume 2 (1990-1992)	05:25
Spoons	2,000 Years	Unexpected Guest At A Cancelled Party	04:18
Boys Brigade	Melody	Interview with Boys Brigade and Producer Geddy Lee	04:06
Glamorcult	Mine Is The Maiden	The Stone Sessions	04:16
Bicycle Thieves	Anita	ST	03:31
Drastic Measures	The Teddy Bear's Picnic	ST	02:21
Martha And The Muffins	Casualties of Glass	This Is The Ice Age	05:17
Glamorcult	The Fight Is Over	Shadows From The Past	04:10
Johnny Faith	Pure Energy	Standing On the Red Line/ Pure Energy b/w Beatown/ Party time	02:55
Tim Ray	Now What Was That	ST	02:58
Bobby and Synthia	Big Tits	thirty-six hours (EP)	03:44
Reid My Lyps	Susie Don't Run	Susie Don't Run b/w Susie Don't Run	03:57
Spoons	No Electrons	Arias & Symphonies	05:12
Within Gothic Towers	I Will Lead You	Within Gothic Towers	04:58
Scenics	Do the Wait	Underneath the Door	02:13
Scenics	Bubbles	Underneath the Door	02:26
Images In Vogue	In the House (Single Version)	In The House (Extended Dance Remix)	03:14
I Braineater	1980 More	Artist, Poet, Thief	03:57
Cannon Heath Down	Bone Of Contention	Heart-Throb Companion	03:34
I Braineater	Songs for the Masses	I Here, Where You	03:43
The Edge	Go Away	Release the Circle	03:11
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Two Men Laughing	Dancing in Moscow	Imprisoned Lorri b/w Dancing in Moscow (picture sleeve)	02:53
Modernes Pickles	Teenage Dropout	Plexiglass Sidewalks Forever: Demos, Outtakes & Rarities 1979–1985	01:20
Tenants	Death of Innocence	Visions of Our Future	03:39
Martha And The Muffins	Suburban Dream	Trance and Dance	03:27
Fictions	Dimestore Romance	ST	03:44
Extras	Turning it Out	The Road to Zambando	04:24
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Feelings	I Fear What I Might Hear	05:03
Rex Chainbelt	Talk It Over	Foreign Movie	02:15
Modernes Pickles	Chocolate Lady	Plexiglass Sidewalks Forever: Demos, Outtakes & Rarities 1979–1985	02:21
Bündock	Never Trust	Société Anonyme	04:59
Rex Chainbelt	Cherry Beach	Foreign Movie	02:55
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Martha And The Muffins	Motorbikin'	Trance and Dance	02:58
Living End (1)	Naive	ST	02:25
Modernes Pickles	Destination Martin	Plexiglass Sidewalks Forever: Demos, Outtakes & Rarities 1979–1985	03:13
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	The Call	Ohama aka The White Album	05:37
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Within Gothic Towers	Will I Hope To Love	Within Gothic Towers	05:44
Friendly Fire	Beverly Blue	Junior Senility EP	03:52
Kaméléon	Caravane (1981)	Groupe électro-pop	03:32
Glamorcult	Cocktail Conversations	A Price To Paris	04:32
The Front	Twice Shy	Underworld	03:37
BAMFF	The Uncanny	The Uncanny b/w Mini Crisis	03:50
Scissors	Wrecked My Car	ST	02:16
Lawn	Over the Top	Peace in the Valley	03:00
Bicycle Thieves	First Aid to the Injured	ST	03:35
Secret Act	Talk Talk!	My Neighbourhood	02:55
Klō	Weirdo	Fun b/w Weirdo	03:32
John Young Paul	Is That Why?	The Life of Ermie Scub	03:07
Government	Following You	Electric Eye	02:07
Moev	Common House	Zimmerkampf	03:27
Benjamin Russell	Dance Man	Pop Modern(e)	04:12
Oui	Turn of the Century	Oui	04:13
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
Aircuts	Sheila	Radioactivity b/w Sheila	03:22
Salty Seamen	Neanderthal	In The Groove At Last	04:24
Within Gothic Towers	Fanfare To Flight	Within Gothic Towers	04:48
State Of Mind	The Dark Side	I'll Be Yours b/w The Dark Side (picture sleeve)	03:45
CosmaNat	Camping Song	Little Things b/w Camping Song (picture sleeve)	02:17
Numbers	Won't You Call	Add Up	03:11
Nowhere	No More	No More b/w Living	04:56
Age of Mirrors	Civilian of Discipline	Mirage	04:47
Glamorcult	Table Thirty	Early Glamour	03:38
Rex Chainbelt	Rock a Rolla	Foreign Movie	01:40
Modernes Pickles	Secret Life of Achmed	Plexiglass Sidewalks Forever: Demos, Outtakes & Rarities 1979–1985	01:27
Deserters	A.W.O.L.	ST	01:00
Clooz	Leave Me Alone	Leave Me Alone b/w You Can Do	03:36
Pukka Orchestra	Spies of the Heart	ST	02:50
Moev	Photos	Dusk and Desire	04:50
Red Herring	Feelings	Taste Tests	02:21

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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