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
Corsage	Shut-Ins	ST	03:11
Palace at 4 a.m.	The Man Who Never Sleeps	Untamed World	04:10
Family Plot	Gravedigger	Convictions	02:19
Our Sir Francis to the Sea	On the Line	ST	04:09
Modernettes	No Tears	Gone..But Not Forgiven	03:37
Spunker (aka Neotone)	Neighbours	Spunker	04:29
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Shadow Love	Space and Time	04:38
Living End (1)	Is it Murder	ST	03:34
Tabby K	Summertime	Summertime b/w Wind Or Water	03:42
Todd Stevens	This Way!	This Way! (picture sleeve)	03:20
Rex Chainbelt	Bruised & Beaten	Foreign Movie	02:30
Moral Lepers	Dead of Night	Turn to Stone	03:59
Frigidaires	Three Cool Cats	Three Cool Cats (picture sleeve)	02:12
Images In Vogue	Awaken Me	In The House	03:47
Numbers	Can't Take it	Sideways Elevator b/w Can't Take it	03:42
Bora Bora	Starting Over	Fashion Passion b/w Starting Over	04:23
Age of Mirrors	Juliet's Dancing	Mirage	04:49
Handful of Snowdrops	Somewhere Higher (2nd Lineup Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	05:25
Glamorcult	I Tell Him	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	04:00
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Extras	Sporting Life	The Road to Zambando	03:50
Spoons	Like a Memory	Bridges Over Borders	03:47
Timothy Chipman	Old Shoes, New Dreams	Ghost Parade	01:33
Age of Mirrors	Civilian of Discipline	Mirage	04:47
Golden Calgarians	Galaxina	Savage Love	03:06
Spoons	Blow Away	Arias & Symphonies	05:59
Handful of Snowdrops	Ends & Meanings (8 Track Home Demo)	Storm Debris & Astronaut Remains: Demo Archive Volume 2 (1990-1992)	03:00
Spoons	Bed of Nails	Vertigo Tango	04:38
Diodes	Roses and Thorns	Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981	03:22
Compilation	The Rhythm Kingz - Drums of Change (K. Gariepy, N. Minotti)	Strange Pleasures EP	06:35
Darkroom	In Dim light	San Paku	03:34
Degrees of Freedom	August is an Angel	China	04:27
A Neon Rome	The Magical Summer Of ’85	A Neon Rome	03:17
Pukka Orchestra	This Sordid Thing Called Love	The Palace Of Memeory	04:17
39 Steps	Someday is Today [original]	All Kinds of Shit '85-'87	03:33
The Front	Simple Dreams	Gina's at a Party	03:39
Moev	Cocoon	Zimmerkampf	04:45
Degrees of Freedom	Call Me Midnight	China	04:51
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Midnite News Finale	Ohama aka The White Album	05:46
Compilation	Kinetic Ideals - Awful Medley	SMASH IT UP - Oral-Aural	02:44
Spoons	Capitol Hill	Stick Figure Neighbourhood	04:37
Deserters	Boys In Berlin	ST	03:42
Tim Ray	Silent Partner	ST	02:47
Zipper	Never Too Old (To Rock & Roll)	Never Too Old (To Rock & Roll) b/w Slowtown Rats	02:59
Low Fun	The New Dictator	The New Dictator b/w Words We Left Behind	05:01
Lou Champagne System	Do Something	No Visible Means	04:34
Salty Seamen	Sweet Yolanda	In The Groove At Last	03:30
Hush	Dancing in East Berlin	Replay	04:17
Family Plot	Just One Slip	Convictions	04:04
Modernettes	Femme Fatale	View From The Bottom (EP)	02:53
Government	Zippers of Fire	33 ⅓ RPM E.P.	04:05
Iko	Model Type A	83	05:08
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Glamorcult	Session 2 (Instrumental)	Early Glamour	03:24
39 Steps	I'll Take the Blame	All Kinds of Shit '85-'87	04:25
Null Set	Judgement Days	New Job (EP)	02:19
Fictions	Do it With the Lights On	ST	03:07
39 Steps	American Woman	All Kinds of Shit '85-'87	03:11
Scenics	Farm Reports and Test Patterns	New Part In Town	03:50
Volts	As the Radio Died	Plugged In	03:35
e	Prime Cuts	Prime Cuts	03:37
Tenants	Sheriff	ST	03:52
Time Twins	Yuri Song	Yuri Song b/w Say Uncle (picture sleeve)	07:03
Klō	Weirdo	Demo 1982	03:38
Hot Tip	Teach Me Something	Stop All Motion	04:12
Images In Vogue	Worlds of Noise	Incipience 1: Studio Tracks 1981-1982	04:30
Andrew Matheson	Tender is the Night	Monterey Shoes	05:51
Moral Support	Closer to You	Insanity	03:19
Class Info	Come for Me	Inside	02:23
Lawn	Don`t Ask	Peace in the Valley	03:43
Philip Rambow	Magnificient Obsession	Jungle Law	03:39
Martha And The Muffins	Danseparc (Every Day It's Tomorrow)	Danseparc	03:22
Rheostatics	My Generation	My Generation b/w Satellite Dancing	03:04
Land of Giants	Room With a View	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	02:50
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Sometimes I Fear	Ohama aka The White Album	04:25
Degrees of Freedom	Risk	China	03:46
Corsage	Troubles	ST	04:57
Spoons	Young English Gentleman	Unexpected Guest At A Cancelled Party	03:35
Voice	Business as Usual in Beirut	Anno Di Voce	04:27
Drastic Measures	Big Town Boy (Shirley Matthews)	ST	02:00
Kaméléon	Chanson en "on" (Pour Kaméléon)	ST	03:09
State Of Mind	I'll Be Yours	I'll Be Yours b/w The Dark Side (picture sleeve)	03:29
Tenants	Reach Out	Visions of Our Future	03:29
Philip Rambow	The Manison on the Hill	Jungle Law	04:25
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	My Time	Ohama Meets Dania: Love Only Lasts Awhile	05:15
Start	State of Her Shine	Hey You	03:12
The Front	Can't Get Started	Gina's at a Party	04:18
Tim Ray	Hiding Out (January, 1982)	History Lessons 1978-1984	03:03
Tim Ray	Love = Fusion (July, 1982)	History Lessons 1978-1984	03:50
Scissors	Don't Call Me Chick	ST	02:17
Diodes	Curiousity Girl	Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981	02:52
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
Compilation	Crash Course In Science - Kitchen Motors (Produced by John Wicks, Third Story Recording, Philadelphia, USA)	Strange Pleasures EP	02:36
DeMars	Les enfants dans la lune	Les Télé-Têtes	02:54
Teasers	Love Me Like You Did Last Night	Love Me Like You Did Last Night b/w I Love You	02:53
Living End (1)	Steal a Smile	ST	03:20
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
Erect	She's a Bitch	Consequence of Life	03:14
Instructions	The Factory	ST	03:41
Barking Boys	Here She Comes	The Yes Girls	03:55

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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