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
39 Steps	Jump on the Death Train	All Kinds of Shit '85-'87	04:02
Moev	Ophelia	Dusk and Desire	03:59
Diodes	Hot Sands	Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981	04:32
Time Twins	Say Uncle	Yuri Song b/w Say Uncle (picture sleeve)	04:16
Kinetic Ideals	Life in Shadow	Life In Shadow b/w Maze of Ways	02:57
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
Pukka Orchestra	Listen to the Radio	ST	03:48
Border	All in All	Black and White b/w All in All (picture sleeve)	03:53
Age of Mirrors	She Says Hello	Mirage	04:02
4th Floor	Follow in Stride	Black & White b/w Follow in Stride	04:16
Breeding Ground	This Time Tomorrow	Tales of Adventure (EP)	04:01
Benjamin Russell	Orphans	Pop Modern(e)	03:35
Rave Revues	Faces	Voices	03:41
Bruce PM	Electronic Security	Makeshift	03:59
Age of Mirrors	Civilian of Discipline	Mirage	04:47
Compilation	True Confessions - Fourth Base	No Pedestrians	02:30
Compilation	Kinetic Ideals - Awful Medley	SMASH IT UP - Oral-Aural	02:44
This Fear	Look Along The Edge	Darkness Shapes Imagination	05:38
Élan	Teenage Party	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	01:35
Rob Bryanton	Gimme a Beer!	Alcohol And Other Drugs	02:22
One Hand Clapping	Angry Weather	Burlesque (picture sleeve)	04:23
Handful of Snowdrops	The View (1984)	Mort en direct	05:16
Skoolboyz	Where's My Waitress?	ST (EP)	03:05
Glamorcult	She Touched My Soul	Early Glamour	04:50
Bunny & the Lakers	Oops On Parade	Numbers	01:30
Compilation	Julie Choquette - Dream in My Head	Music Industry Arts 1983	03:34
Tim Ray	1/4 to Eight (October, 1978)	History Lessons 1978-1984	03:40
Blue Oil	Innocent Boys	Blue Oil (1981-83)	02:45
Blue Peter	Do the Robot	Test Patterns For Living	03:25
Glamorcult	If Only You Knew	A Price To Paris	03:33
Austra	Hate Crime	Feel it Break	04:01
Glamorcult	Time Will Pass On By	Shadows From The Past	04:38
Villains	Boogie Man	Go Crazy	04:24
Rational Youth	In Your Eyes	Heredity	03:13
Diodes	When I Was Young	Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981	04:18
Land of Giants	Just Yet	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	03:30
Rob Bryanton	Courage	Alcohol And Other Drugs	03:34
Martha And The Muffins	Was Ezo	Trance and Dance	03:58
Hunger Project	The Same Inside	Demo 1982	07:07
Glen Meadmore	Just a Girl	Chicken & Biscuits	05:57
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Baby, Baby	Space and Time	03:35
The Play	Line of Fire	Line of Fire b/w Whispers in the Air	03:45
Drastic Measures	See My House	ST	02:46
Strange Advance	She Controls Me	Worlds Away	02:59
Numbers	Sunday Afternoon	Add Up	03:39
Drama	Hidden Melodies	Loneliness	03:54
Second Thoughts	Wound Up	Integrity b/w Wound Up	02:50
Philip Rambow	Jessica	Jungle Law	04:00
Scenics	New Part in Town	New Part In Town	03:31
Rolf Kempf	Bye Bye Baby	One More Time b/w Bye Bye Baby (picture sleeve)	03:36
Family Plot	Swagger	Convictions	03:12
Psyche	Salvation Stranger	The Influence	03:54
Instructions	Don't Say Love	ST	03:46
Eight Seconds	Wings	Almacantar	04:46
Spunker (aka Neotone)	Neighbours	Spunker	04:29
Glamorcult	Loneliness (Instrumental)	Early Glamour	04:54
Bobby and Synthia	Queen Street	thirty-six hours (EP)	04:56
Scenics	In the Summer	Underneath the Door	03:53
Conning Tower	Looking Up From Under	Indian Dancing b/w Looking Up From Under	03:35
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
UJ3RK5	The Anglican	Live From The Commodore Ballroom	05:19
Boys Brigade	Exodus	ST	03:45
True Confessions	7-11 Heaven	ST	02:17
45's	Real Confused	On the Beach	02:15
Popular Front	Puppet	Doomsday Army b/w Puppet	03:17
Spoons	My Job	After the Institution b/w My Job	03:14
Glamorcult	Carry the Water	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	03:47
Tenants	What's In It For Me?	ST	02:43
Bündock	Never Trust	Société Anonyme	04:59
Insex	Play or Die	One (EP)	02:14
Streetcar Named Desire	Life Begins	Life Begins	04:40
A Neon Rome	You Should Fear Us	A Neon Rome	05:44
Utopiate	Actions or Misguidance	You've Been Warned b/w Actions or Misguidance	03:06
Bruce PM	Well, Yes	Makeshift	04:45
Class Info	That Aint No Lie	Inside	02:19
Handful of Snowdrops	As Thought Outside but Looking In (Home Demo)	Storm Debris & Astronaut Remains: Demo Archive Volume 2 (1990-1992)	04:06
Censure	Amour	Foxy Lady b/w Amour	04:33
Handful of Snowdrops	Terroir II	Land of the Damned	01:01
Villains	Wendy's Melody	Go Crazy	03:47
Fictions	Won't Wash Away	ST	03:20
Corsage	Monument	Big Night Out (EP)	01:25
Tim Ray	I'm Waiting (April, 1979)	History Lessons 1978-1984	03:00
Bunny & the Lakers	t.b. Farm (Kiss Me Now)	Numbers	01:27
Martha And The Muffins	Hide and Seek	Metro Music	03:58
Streetcar Named Desire	Yesteryear	Life Begins	02:58
Scenics	I'm Sad	New Part In Town	05:04
Bunny & the Lakers	Maid in Sweden	Numbers	04:01
Friendly Fire	I Saw Her Smile	Junior Senility EP	02:31
Compilation	The Sharks - Get Off the Radio	No Pedestrians	03:00
Compilation	Winston Hancock - Girls, Girls	No Pedestrians	03:15
Bicycle Thieves	Instead of a Heart	ST	04:31
Ohm & the Secret Sources	All in My Mind (OHMix)	Space and Time	04:55
Graphics	Our Planet Ocean	Sleepdancer b/w Our Planet Ocean	03:17
Erect	We Are Police	Consequence of Life	02:14
Men Without Hats	Where do Boys Go	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	03:56
Images In Vogue	Victimize	Incipience 1: Studio Tracks 1981-1982	03:19
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Vital Sines	Fear of the Cold	Big Dark Dreams	03:41
Government	Greetings from the Gutter (Reprise)	Electric Eye	00:50
Ohm & the Secret Sources	I Hold the Key	Space and Time	05:20

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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