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	Vital Sines - Not My World (live)	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	04:15
Andrew Matheson	Eyes of Harlem	Monterey Shoes	07:44
Élan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
John Young Paul	Surrender to the Void	The Life of Ermie Scub	04:05
Lawn	As Yet	Peace in the Valley	02:58
Spoons	Trade Winds	Arias & Symphonies	02:15
Eight Seconds	Call and a Cry	Almacantar	04:11
Compilation	Nobby Clegg & The Civilians - Essay - Me Dad	Toronto Calling	06:06
Secret Act	Northern Spy	My Neighbourhood	03:31
Palace at 4 a.m.	Kiss of a Fish	Untamed World	03:29
Rex Chainbelt	Disco	Foreign Movie	00:46
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Planet Nine	Space and Time	05:25
A Day in Paris	Too Tired	Prey	03:34
Awake The Echoes	Turn That Bloody Noise Down	Normal Life	03:15
Braineater I	Future Now	I Here, Where You	03:08
Handful of Snowdrops	Alice in Wonderland (1992)	Mort en direct	05:20
Benjamin Russell	Orphans	Pop Modern(e)	03:35
Hot Tip	Teach Me Something	Stop All Motion	04:12
Contradance	Black Preppies	Black Preppies EP (picture sleeve)	02:28
Age of Mirrors	The Day the Earth Stands Still - Breathless	Mirage	05:44
Contradance	Professional Dads	Black Preppies EP (picture sleeve)	03:40
Extras	Sentimental Fool	The Road to Zambando	03:53
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Killer Punk	Space and Time	02:42
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Extras	The Watcher	The Watcher (EP)	05:18
Fictions	Shuffle	ST	02:39
Instructions	The Factory	ST	03:41
Handful of Snowdrops	Holy Hossuary (2nd Lineup Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	04:58
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Deserters	Innervisions	ST	03:34
Spoons	Capitol Hill	Stick Figure Neighbourhood	04:37
Pukka Orchestra	Rubber Girl	ST	04:34
UJ3RK5	Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat	Live From The Commodore Ballroom	06:32
True Confessions	Yes it's True	ST	03:03
Glamorcult	I Will Still Be There	The Stone Sessions	04:05
Secret Act	Poor Boy	My Neighbourhood	03:36
A Day in Paris	Under	Prey	04:21
Strange Advance	Reprise "Worlds Away"	Worlds Away	01:35
Pukka Orchestra	Weekend (Come Alive!)	The Palace Of Memeory	06:15
Hot Tip	Stop All Motion	Stop All Motion	04:34
Braineater I	I Am	Artist, Poet, Thief	03:07
Fictions	Jersey Shore	ST	02:48
Benjamin Russell	One Love	Pop Modern(e)	03:55
Einstein	Bedroom Mirror Rock Star	Sex and Science	04:03
Age of Mirrors	Talk of the Crowd	Mirage	04:13
Start	Gotta Have Love	Hey You	04:49
This Fear	Lights of Capitals	Darkness Shapes Imagination	03:50
Rex Chainbelt	Foreign Movie	Foreign Movie	02:42
Lou Champagne System	Silent Walking	No Visible Means	06:56
FM109	Disappearing of the Sun	ST	03:54
Modernettes	Red Nails	View From The Bottom (EP)	03:02
Bündock	Pris par le temps	Société Anonyme	03:23
Andre Beaupre	The Saga of Wayne Gretzky	The Saga of Wayne Gretzky b/w The Saga of Wayne Gretzky Part II	03:16
Trespassing Bean Rays	Heart of the Mind	ST (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:27
Austra	The Beast	Feel it Break	04:02
Spoons	Radio Heaven	Bridges Over Borders	03:57
Corsage	City Sleeps	ST	04:17
Psyche	Thundershowers	Unveiling The Secret	05:13
Degrees of Freedom	Call Me Midnight	China	04:51
Spoons	Old Emotions	Talkback	03:42
Corsage	Victory Square	ST	04:16
Salty Seamen	One Chance Left	In The Groove At Last	02:33
Regulators	What's in the City	What's in the City b/w That´s Right Nothing's Left (picture sleeve)	03:42
Joe Mavety & the Mule	Voices Like Thunder	Crusaders b/w Voices Like Thunder	04:00
Extras	I’ll be Wanting You	The Road to Zambando	04:15
Drastic Measures	Maniacs in Cadillacs	ST	02:38
Motive	Don’t You Know	Don’t You Know b/w It’s Too Late (picture sleeve)	03:21
Diodes	Rocket Over & Under	Action-Reaction	04:21
John Young Paul	Angels With Dirty Faces	The Life of Ermie Scub	02:33
BAMFF	Mini Crisis	The Uncanny b/w Mini Crisis	03:35
Secret Act	Night Club	My Neighbourhood	03:45
Rex Chainbelt	Test Tube Baby	Foreign Movie	01:53
Second Thoughts	Integrity	Integrity b/w Wound Up	03:19
Ralph Mashats	Irradies	Irradies b/w Empty Eyes (Fly My Way) (picture sleeve)	03:54
Punkin Machine	Zarcon Rock On	Zarcon Rock On // Zarcon Rock On	03:40
Glamorcult	Time Is Running Out	Shadows From The Past	03:16
A Neon Rome	You Should Fear Us	New Heroin	05:44
State Of Mind	The Dark Side	I'll Be Yours b/w The Dark Side (picture sleeve)	03:45
Channel Five	How Could We Know	ST (EP)	02:32
Spoons	Arias & Symphonies	Arias & Symphonies	04:47
Rex Chainbelt	Cherry Beach	Foreign Movie	02:55
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Lonely Heart Dance	Ohama Meets Dania: Love Only Lasts Awhile	06:09
Glamorcult	Live for Today	Would it be Over (picture sleeve)	03:34
The Front	The Same Girl	Underworld	04:14
Glamorcult	A Farewell to Arms	Would it be Over (picture sleeve)	02:35
Men Without Hats	Mothers	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	12:07
The Play	Line of Fire	Line of Fire b/w Whispers in the Air	03:45
Keys	Whatever Happened to Boy Meets Girl	Whatever Happened to Boy Meets Girl b/w Lied To! (picture sleeve)	03:16
Villains	Lovers	Go Crazy	03:03
Handful of Snowdrops	The View (2nd Lineup Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	06:28
Tabby K	Wind Or Water	Summertime b/w Wind Or Water	03:17
Images In Vogue	In the House	In The House	04:07
Drastic Measures	Big Town Boy (Shirley Matthews)	ST	02:00
Rave Revues	Faces	Voices	03:41
Glamorcult	This Is Our Story	The Stone Sessions	03:44
Within Gothic Towers	I Will Lead You	Within Gothic Towers	04:58
Spunker (aka Neotone)	You Stand	Spunker	02:36
Instructions	Don't Say Love	ST	03:46
Pukka Orchestra	Might as Well be on Mars	ST	05:05
Glamorcult	Start The Revolution	The Stone Sessions	04:03

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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Awake The Echoes - Normal Life

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Channel Five - ST (EP)

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Our Sir Francis to the Sea - ST

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Electric Mocean - Motion b/w Television Eyes (picture sleeve)

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No Comment - Wondering b/w Honesty

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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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