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
Our Sir Francis to the Sea	On the Line	ST	04:09
Corsage	Big Bang	ST	03:42
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
Instructions	D-6	D-6 b/w Tell-a-Photo (picture sleeve)	03:32
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	The Drum	Ohama Meets Dania: Love Only Lasts Awhile	03:49
Null Set	Teats de Nuit	New Job (EP)	02:51
Insex	One	One (EP)	04:47
The Front	You Can't Do That	Underworld	03:54
I Braineater	Davie Street	I Here, Where You	02:54
Zipper	Another Boyfriend	Another Boyfriend b/w Bad Girls	02:52
Aircuts	Radioactivity	Radioactivity b/w Sheila	02:57
Térapi	Rock'a'tchooka	Primale	03:16
The Diodes	Terminal Rock (1978 Alternate Version) (CD only)	Rarities	03:21
Spoons	Arias & Symphonies	Arias & Symphonies	04:47
A Neon Rome	The Prayer	New Heroin	06:01
Psyche	The Saint Became a Lush	Unveiling The Secret	06:25
Benjamin Russell	Angel of Mercy	Madman	02:45
Kinetic Ideals	Fire	Reason (EP)	05:54
Spoons	Time Stands Still	Talkback	05:00
Vex	DNA	DNA	03:24
Generra	Don’t Cut Me	Don’t Cut Me b/w Girls in the Hearts	03:57
Glamorcult	The Fight Is Over	Shadows From The Past	04:10
Secret Act	Our Little Secret	My Neighbourhood	04:36
Breeding Ground	Tales of Adventure	Tales of Adventure (EP)	05:14
ACTORS	Bad Boys (Don't Go to Heaven)	Our Love Will Live Forever	03:50
Extras	High-Tech Promises	The Road to Zambando	03:34
Instructions	Suburban Dream	ST	04:15
Compilation	Pat Grehan - Fury Girl	Music Industry Arts 1983	03:13
Barking Boys	Open City	The Yes Girls	04:07
Instructions	Tell-a-Photo	D-6 b/w Tell-a-Photo (picture sleeve)	03:38
Government	Paranoid Downtown Funk Pt. 2	How Many Fingers?	02:32
Glamorcult	Shadows From The Past	Shadows From The Past	03:54
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
Living End (1)	Better Pictures	ST	02:53
Zipper	Bad Girls	Another Boyfriend b/w Bad Girls	02:55
Bicycle Thieves	Anita	ST	03:31
Secret Act	Talk Talk!	My Neighbourhood	02:55
Modernes Pickles	Sweet Jenny	Plexiglass Sidewalks Forever: Demos, Outtakes & Rarities 1979–1985	02:07
Bruce PM	Senility	Makeshift	02:27
Fictions	Jersey Shore	ST	02:48
Images In Vogue	Worlds of Noise	Incipience 1: Studio Tracks 1981-1982	04:30
Escalators	Here Comes That Girl Again	ST	03:05
Hot Tip	Bridge to Manhattan	Stop All Motion	03:05
Age of Mirrors	She Cracks Me Up	Screenplay	03:39
Blueprints	What You D-Serve	Stare 01	02:51
Tim Ray	Love-Fusion	ST	03:50
Drama	This Time	Old Hollywood (picture sleeve)	04:13
Deserters	Americans	ST	03:03
Numbers	Can't Take it	Sideways Elevator b/w Can't Take it	03:42
FM109	Help	ST	02:11
Kaméléon	Insomnuit (1981)	Groupe électro-pop	04:35
Boys Brigade	The Cut Up (Breaking Glass)	Interview with Boys Brigade and Producer Geddy Lee	04:27
Blue Oil	Superficiel (ami d'esprit superficiel)	ST	03:41
Redlife	Round	Hope for Tomorrow b/w Round	03:28
Blue Oil	Free Fleas On the Roof	Blue Oil (1981-83)	02:32
Maurice & The Clichés	Dean Reckoning	C'est la vie	03:40
Glamorcult	Theories of Modern Affection	A Price To Paris	04:27
Modernes Pickles	Destination Martin	Plexiglass Sidewalks Forever: Demos, Outtakes & Rarities 1979–1985	03:13
Bobby and Synthia	Chant #2	thirty-six hours (EP)	04:00
Benjamin Russell	Rock It	Pop Modern(e)	04:06
Drama	Loneliness	Loneliness	03:28
Modernes Pickles	Burning Airwaves	Plexiglass Sidewalks Forever: Demos, Outtakes & Rarities 1979–1985	03:30
Psyche	Eternal	Mystery Hotel	04:15
NEO A4	Say This to Me	ST	03:31
Images In Vogue	Call it Love	In The House	03:51
UJ3RK5	Naum Gabo	Live From The Commodore Ballroom	04:18
A Kid	Wrong and Bite	An Introduction to Civil Engineering (EP) (picture sleeve)	06:21
ACTORS	Let it Grow	It Will Come to You	02:58
Skoolboyz	Where's My Waitress?	ST (EP)	03:05
Extras	Seeing You Again	The Road to Zambando	03:40
Salty Seamen	Club Hot de Paris	In The Groove At Last	02:03
Glamorcult	Cry for the Children	Atlantis Under the Sea	04:58
Ohm & the Secret Sources	All in My Mind (OHMix)	Space and Time	04:55
Iko	Elevator	83	03:56
Erect	There Goes My Baby	Consequence of Life	03:45
Spice	Just a Little Bit	Beautiful You b/w Just a Little Bit	02:17
James Harcourt	Moment of Madness	Emotional Blackmail	03:03
Absolute 9	Stop Thinking	ST	03:14
Bündock	Cowboy	Société Anonyme	03:46
Dandelions	Funky Monday	Great Big Pictures b/w Funky Monday (picture sleeve)	02:51
Drastic Measures	Maniacs in Cadillacs	ST	02:38
Magic Dragon	Once Upon a Time	Emotional Landscape	04:25
Edsells	She Escaped	Don't Wanna Go to School b/w She Escaped	04:22
British Properties	Niag'ra Falls	Eight Days a Week b/w Niag'ra Falls	03:26
Numbers	Leave it to Me	Add Up	03:56
Dancespeak	Heart of My Song	Heart of My Song b/w Naked in the Deep (Insomnia)	03:49
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
Cannon Heath Down	ma-de-moi-selle	Heart-Throb Companion	03:15
Handful of Snowdrops	A New Light (2nd Lineup Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	04:19
Philip Rambow	Magnificient Obsession	Jungle Law	03:39
Térapi	Lève-toi!	Primale	02:13
Compilation	L'Etranger - Light in the Morning (live)	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	04:44
ACTORS	Post Traumatic Love	Reanimated	03:20
Corsage	Troubles	ST	04:57
39 Steps	A Taste of Poison [alternate]	All Kinds of Shit '85-'87	03:35
Joe Naylor	I'm Canadian Beer	I'm Canadian Beer b/w I Hate Fluorescent Lights	02:26
True Confessions	Don't Go to Work on Me	ST	02:11
Hygiene Club	Pantechnicon - for Gary	Hawaii/ Girls at the Bank b/w Sea Monster/ Pantechnicon - for Gary	01:15
The Chemicals	Break Time	Break Time	03:03
Hush	Now Reality (edited)	Replay	06:01

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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Drama - Old Hollywood (picture sleeve)

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Drama - Loneliness

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Glamorcult - Atlantis Under the Sea

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Glamorcult - A Price To Paris

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Glamorcult - Shadows From The Past

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Glamorcult - Early Glamour

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Glamorcult - Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994

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Glamorcult - The Stone Sessions

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Glamorcult - Tropical Romance (picture sleeve)

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Glamorcult - Tokyo Streets/ A Dream Girl To Me // Anna King/ Interlude

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Glamorcult - Forever Strangers (picture sleeve)

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CosmaNat - Little Things b/w Camping Song (picture sleeve)

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Channel 5 - ST (EP)

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ACTORS - Our Love Will Live Forever

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ACTORS - Part Time Punks Session EP

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ACTORS - Slaves (FM Attack RMX)

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ACTORS - Mining for Heart

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ACTORS - Acts of Worship

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ACTORS - One Hundred Years

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ACTORS - It Will Come to You

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ACTORS - Reanimated

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Bleu Néon - Cité Promise

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Maurice & The Clichés - C'est la vie

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Maurice & The Clichés - ST

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Maurice & The Clichés - Veronika

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Maurice & The Clichés - Soft Core

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Minutes From Downtown - Minutes From Downtown '82

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Minutes From Downtown - ST

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Compilation - SMASH IT UP - Oral-Aural

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Joe Naylor - I'm Canadian Beer b/w I Hate Fluorescent Lights

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