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
Age of Mirrors	The Day the Earth Stands Still - Breathless	Mirage	05:44
Barking Boys	Blood Money	The Yes Girls	05:01
Scenics	This Day	New Part In Town	03:08
Boys Brigade	The Cut Up (Breaking Glass)	ST	04:24
Drastic Measures	Romanticon	ST	02:42
Compilation	Glamatron - Klüb	The Circuit	02:28
Lawn	Peace in the Valley	Peace in the Valley	03:37
Diodes	Photographs Of Mars (Live At The Horseshoe June 7 1980)	Rarities	04:32
Compilation	Steve Wood - Black and Whites	Music Industry Arts 1983	04:06
Oui	Fight Back	Oui	03:46
Wrestlers	When You Sleep Together	ST	03:42
Corsage	Myself and You (demo)	Big Night Out (EP)	04:00
Compilation	Diatribe - Air Radio	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	03:34
Benjamin Russell	Angel of Mercy	Madman	02:45
Deserters	Take It Away	ST	03:26
Compilation	True Confessions - Fourth Base	No Pedestrians	02:30
Tribal Earth	Who You Are (In the Movies)	Interaction b/w Reaction (EP)	02:46
Moev	Alibis	Dusk and Desire	04:37
Rational Youth	I Want To See the Light	I Want to See the Light	03:55
Rave Revues	Long Time Coming	Long Time Coming b/w Rules Of Play (picture sleeve)	04:11
Einstein	Truck-Stop Girls	Sex and Science	03:24
BAMFF	The Uncanny	The Uncanny b/w Mini Crisis	03:50
Handful of Snowdrops	Godhood (1989)	Mort en direct	04:44
39 Steps	Let's Flirt With Danger	All Kinds of Shit '85-'87	03:16
Martha And The Muffins	Suburban Dream	Trance and Dance	03:27
Land of Giants	Thing Called Love	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	06:57
Streetcar Named Desire	Yesteryear	Life Begins	02:58
Start	Out of the Tube	Hey You	02:27
Bunny & the Lakers	Weekend Guests	Numbers	01:57
Cottage Industry	The Crucial Moment	The Winter's Tale	03:49
Psyche	Haunted	The Influence	04:10
Oui	Intelligence	Oui	03:56
Images In Vogue	In the House (Single Version)	In The House (Extended Dance Remix)	03:14
Tin Twist	Sometimes It's Funny	Sometimes It's Funny (picture sleeve)	03:38
Compilation	Jennifer Cauley - In Every Dream	Music Industry Arts 1983	02:45
Rational Youth	Sorry	Heredity	04:47
Rational Youth	Just a Sound in the Night (remix)	ST (mini album)	03:45
Golden Calgarians	Sex Under Missiles	Savage Love	03:34
I Braineater	Alone	I Here, Where You	02:41
Glamatron	Porcelain Doll	Only the Heart Beats...Inside the Silence	03:49
Klō	Weirdo	Demo 1982	03:38
Einstein	Nasti Nastassja	Sex and Science	04:35
Vis-A-Vis	Prison of Eyes	Heart and Soul	04:50
Compilation	Colin Davison - Love's Gone	Music Industry Arts 1983	03:56
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Killer Punk	Space and Time	02:42
James Harcourt	Hook or By Crrok	Emotional Blackmail	03:33
Faded Films	The Top	Faded Years	02:43
The Scene (2)	What I Need	Only in Paradise	05:28
Tabby K	Wind Or Water	Summertime b/w Wind Or Water	03:17
Oui	People Talk	Oui	03:50
Austra	The Villain	Feel it Break	04:06
Corsage	Royal Couple	ST	02:55
Glamorcult	Manhattan Sunrise	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	03:24
Eight Seconds	Kiss You (When It's Dangerous)	Almacantar	04:07
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Flying Goodbye	Ohama aka The White Album	03:45
Spoons	Ciao	Unexpected Guest At A Cancelled Party	01:35
John Young Paul	Surrender to the Void	The Life of Ermie Scub	04:05
NEO A4	The Warmer Side Of You	The Warmer Side of You	04:13
Oui	You Make Me High	Oui	04:41
Rave Revues	Living in the Shadows	Voices	04:07
Blue Oil	Celebration	Blue Oil (1981-83)	02:41
FM109	L'ecole est fuckee	ST	04:19
Drastic Measures	Hotsy Totsy - Postlude	ST	04:25
Extras	Circular Impression	Bit Parts	02:13
Novels	I'm Being Followed	I'm Being Followed b/w Son of Sam (picture sleeve)	03:02
Palace at 4 a.m.	The Age of Reason(able Pleasure)	White Guilt	04:42
Images In Vogue	She's a Garden	Educated Man	02:48
Compilation	Bongo Fury - Alaska Shuffle	Toronto Calling	04:01
Bonus Boys	Wasting Our Time	Every Time I See A Car Like Yours Go By b/w Wasting Our Time	03:16
Bobby and Synthia	Video Violence	thirty-six hours (EP)	03:53
Austra	Lose It	Feel it Break	04:29
Handful of Snowdrops	The Keep (Interim Lineup Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	04:31
Klō	Baby Wants a Baby	Demo 1981	04:18
A Day in Paris	Child's Cry	Prey	03:45
Vital Sines	Big Dark Dreams	Big Dark Dreams	05:25
Austra	The Noise	Feel it Break	03:31
Class Info	Come For Me	Come For Me b/w Out of Line	02:27
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Don't Be Afraid	Ohama Meets Dania: Love Only Lasts Awhile	04:30
Compilation	Tulpä - Apologize to Your Mother	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	05:06
Kaméléon	Rouge barbele	ST	04:54
Cardboard Brains	Babies Run My World	Live At The Edge	02:07
Blueprints	What You D-Serve	Stare 01	02:51
Glen Meadmore	Girlene	Chicken & Biscuits	05:07
100 Flowers	He and She	21st Guessing	04:26
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Me And the Mosquitos	Go Away	Go Away b/w Valium	03:43
Images In Vogue	Call it Love	In The House	03:51
Red Herring	Love Machine	Taste Tests	03:32
True Confessions	Smokey's Gonna Twist	ST	02:25
Compilation	The Secrets - I'll Cry Tomorrow	No Pedestrians	03:11
Scissors	Don't Call Me Chick	ST	02:17
The Pink Zone	Amsterdam Day	Amsterdam Day b/w You Or Me	04:09
Men Without Hats	Mothers	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	12:07
Kings	Go Away	Are Here	03:47
100 Flowers	We're Waiting	21st Guessing	03:11
Nevermen	Real Life	The Monitor LP	05:10
Breeding Ground	Business	Obscurity And Flair	04:02
The Front	Robbery	Underworld	04:21
e	The Fall	The Levitation Syndrome	03:15
Moev	Photos	Dusk and Desire	04:50

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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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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Lorne Ranger - I Want to be a Doorman

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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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Voice - Anno Di Voce

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Compilation - SMASH IT UP - Oral-Aural

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Hygiene Club - Hawaii/ Girls at the Bank b/w Sea Monster/ Pantechnicon - for Gary

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