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
Extras	I Never Told You, I Told You So	The Watcher (EP)	04:26
Handful of Snowdrops	No More Lies (4 Track Home Demo)	Storm Debris & Astronaut Remains: Demo Archive Volume 2 (1990-1992)	04:38
Tenants	I Love Romance	ST	03:55
Strange Advance	Love Games	Worlds Away	03:51
Compilation	L'Etranger - Light in the Morning (live)	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	04:44
Rob Bryanton	Gimme a Beer!	Alcohol And Other Drugs	02:24
Diodes	Lawn Boy Lover (1977 previously unreleased)	Rarities	02:33
39 Steps	A Taste of Poison [alternate]	All Kinds of Shit '85-'87	03:35
Philip Rambow	Beyond the Naked & the Dead	Jungle Law	03:11
Benjamin Russell	Gonna be a Woman Soon	Madman	02:54
Shock Culture	Haunted by Tokyo	ST (EP)	03:49
Images In Vogue	Travel	Incipience 4: Live At Luvafair October 6 1982	05:34
Age of Mirrors	Reunion	Screenplay	04:14
Corsage	City Sleeps	ST	04:17
Compilation	Instructions - D-6	The Circuit	05:14
e	Reaction	Reaction b/w Coincidence	03:06
One Hand Clapping	The Moon is Blue	Burlesque (picture sleeve)	02:39
Doppler Bros.	Leaving Home	Totally Impractical	02:21
Conning Tower	Indian Dancing	Indian Dancing b/w Looking Up From Under	04:40
Aircuts	Radioactivity	Radioactivity b/w Sheila	02:57
Dream Child	Luv On the Line	Heaven Knows b/w Luv On the Line	04:11
A Neon Rome	The Magical Summer Of ’85	A Neon Rome	03:17
Handful of Snowdrops	Hush	Dans l’oeil de la tempête: Definitive Expanded & Remastered Edition	07:12
UJ3RK5	Naum Gabo	Live From The Commodore Ballroom	04:18
Hush	Dancing in East Berlin	Replay	04:17
Melinite	Another Attempt	Push The Button And Run!	02:27
Eight Seconds	Listen	Almacantar	05:17
Compilation	Don Bregg - Hypnotized	Music Industry Arts 1983	03:27
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Ceramic Hello	Staticarnival	The Absence of a Canary	01:18
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32
UJ3RK5	Reason Sleeps Tonight	Live From The Commodore Ballroom	03:42
Pukka Orchestra	Goldmine in the Sky	The Palace Of Memeory	03:58
Age of Mirrors	She Says Hello	Mirage	04:02
100 Flowers	Haunted	21st Guessing	05:09
Tabby K	Wind Or Water	Summertime b/w Wind Or Water	03:17
BB Gabor	Nyet Nyet Soviet (Soviet Jewelry)	Nyet Nyet Soviet (Soviet Jewelry) b/w Hunger, Poverty and Misery (picture sleeve)	02:41
Moev	Sea-Missile Motel	Dusk and Desire	06:23
Drastic Measures	The Teddy Bear's Picnic	ST	02:21
Extras	High-Tech Promises	The Road to Zambando	03:34
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
A Day in Paris	Too Tired	Prey	03:34
Oui	Circle of Love	Oui	04:20
Pukka Orchestra	Power Cut	ST	05:13
Psyche	You're the Only One	Mystery Hotel	03:28
Glamorcult	Silent Reflection	A Price To Paris	03:59
Zipper	Another Boyfriend	Another Boyfriend b/w Bad Girls	02:52
Images In Vogue	Promised Land	In The House	06:03
Government	Fumigators	Electric Eye	04:27
Scenics	Walk in the Desert	Underneath the Door	01:32
NEO A4	Look to Your Heart	The Warmer Side of You	03:47
Corsage	Monument	Big Night Out (EP)	01:25
Cinebar	Another Fine Day	Another Fine Day	03:37
Handful of Snowdrops	Charlatan (4 Track Home Demo)	Storm Debris & Astronaut Remains: Demo Archive Volume 2 (1990-1992)	05:25
Cannon Heath Down	Having Dreams	Heart-Throb Companion	02:14
Salty Seamen	One Chance Left	In The Groove At Last	02:33
Preison's Shade	Don't Leave Me Alone	Race Me Home (EP)	05:11
Kaméléon	Les chats ballerines	ST	03:53
Ceramic Hello	Conversation Between Units	The Absence of a Canary	00:30
Spunker (aka Neotone)	Errands For Eros	Spunker	04:09
Punkin Machine	Zarcon Rock On	Zarcon Rock On // Zarcon Rock On	03:40
The Scene (2)	Meet the Man	Only in Paradise	03:54
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Corsage	Baby Said	ST	03:37
Age of Mirrors	Glass and Crystal Lives	Screenplay	04:16
John Young Paul	Our Time Escapes	The Life of Ermie Scub	02:09
Handful of Snowdrops	Voices in the Night	Dans l’oeil de la tempête: Definitive Expanded & Remastered Edition	06:41
Start	Stereo	Hey You	03:16
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Your Face	Ohama Meets Dania: Love Only Lasts Awhile	03:16
Strange Advance	Kiss in the Dark	Worlds Away	03:56
A Day in Paris	Prey	Prey	04:56
Benjamin Russell	Orphans	Pop Modern(e)	03:35
Chocolate Bunnies From Hell	Simple Man	Pumpin' For Jill b/w Simple Man (picture sleeve)	04:16
Fictions	I Let Go	ST	02:26
Eight Seconds	Tell Diane	Big Houses	04:45
Velveteens	Tall House	Tall House (EP)	03:05
Cardboard Brains	Summertime!	Live At The Edge	03:31
Electric Mocean	Television Eyes	Motion b/w Television Eyes (picture sleeve)	03:46
Cannon Heath Down	Bone Of Contention	Heart-Throb Companion	03:34
NEO A4	In My Life	The Warmer Side of You	03:19
Streetcar Named Desire	Illustrated Man	Life Begins	05:25
Spoons	Smiling in Winter	Arias & Symphonies	04:05
Drama	God Is a Machine	Loneliness	02:27
Novels	Son of Sam	I'm Being Followed b/w Son of Sam (picture sleeve)	02:35
Rational Youth	In Your Eyes	Heredity	03:13
Scenics	Jonathan Richman	New Part In Town	03:18
Neurons	New Location	Midnight Meetings b/w New Location	00:07
A Neon Rome	Society Rag	A Neon Rome	03:06
Ohm & the Secret Sources	City of the Shadow	Space and Time	03:57
Reasons	Boy He's Got a Girl	Reasonable Rock (EP)	02:52
Benjamin Russell	Miracle	Pop Modern(e)	05:28
Scissors	Wrecked My Car	ST	02:16
Awake The Echoes	Turn That Bloody Noise Down	Normal Life	03:15
Philip Rambow	Creature Comforts	Jungle Law	02:28
100 Flowers	We're Waiting	21st Guessing	03:11
Cannon Heath Down	Light Your Eyes	Heart-Throb Companion	03:06
Térapi	Espèce de stress	Primale	02:33
Glamorcult	All Those Lies	The Stone Sessions	03:25
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
State Of Mind	I'll Be Yours	I'll Be Yours b/w The Dark Side (picture sleeve)	03:29

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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Beach Punks - She Got Body Talk

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Hush - Replay

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Contradance - Black Preppies EP (picture sleeve)

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The Scene (2) - Only in Paradise

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DeMars - Stories from between the Walls

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DeMars - Les Télé-Têtes

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Compilation - Music Industry Arts 1983

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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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