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
FM109	Disappearing of the Sun	ST	03:54
Vital Sines	Ice Statue	Collage	04:41
Spunker (aka Neotone)	I'm in the Stars For You	Spunker	04:36
Drama	Loneliness	Loneliness	03:28
Compilation	Moist & Tender - You're On My Way	Toronto Calling	02:42
Compilation	Nobby Clegg & The Civilians - Essay - Me Dad	Toronto Calling	06:06
The Scene (2)	Egos Trip	Only in Paradise	06:34
Spoons	Capitol Hill	Stick Figure Neighbourhood	04:37
Moral Support	Heart of Gold	Insanity	03:40
Kreemers	At The El Mocambo	Eve of Destruction b/w At The El Mocambo	02:48
The Front	You Can't Do That	Underworld	03:54
Rational Youth	I Want To See the Light	I Want to See the Light	03:55
Paperboys (1)	Looking for Sharon	Looking for Sharon b/w Saturday 12 Midnight	02:57
Null Set	Teats de Nuit	New Job (EP)	02:51
Wrestlers	G.T.O.	ST	03:32
Popular Front (1)	Living On the Line	World Weary b/w Living On the Line	03:48
Martha And The Muffins	Danseparc (Every Day It's Tomorrow)	Danseparc	03:22
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Midnite News	Midnite News	07:10
True Confessions	26264	ST	02:15
Cottage Industry	The Point on a Hill	The Winter's Tale	03:59
Lawn	Rites	Peace in the Valley	03:48
Melinite	When You Turn Again	Push The Button And Run!	03:12
Glamorcult	Loneliness (Instrumental)	Early Glamour	04:54
Tenants	Losing Youth	Visions of Our Future	03:25
Bunny & the Lakers	Inhalation - Ventilation	Numbers	02:07
Eight Seconds	Zoe	Almacantar	04:54
Bobby and Synthia	Big Tits	thirty-six hours (EP)	03:44
Avril Chown	American Boys	American Boys b/w Losin’ Sight	03:04
Golden Calgarians	My Big Truck	Savage Love	03:25
Hot Tip	Fast Boys	Stop All Motion	03:23
Popular Front (1)	This is the Rubicon	This is the Rubicon	04:59
Kaméléon	Smarties (1983)	Groupe électro-pop	04:54
Dandelions	Funky Monday	Great Big Pictures b/w Funky Monday (picture sleeve)	02:51
Compilation	Winston Hancock & The Changes - Stood Up	The Circuit	02:42
Secret Act	Northern Spy	My Neighbourhood	03:31
I Braineater	Waste	I Here, Where You	02:39
Government	It Must be God-Downtown	Electric Eye	02:52
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Glamorcult	Hope For Change To Come	Shadows From The Past	03:42
Faded Films	Jack in the Box	Faded Years	05:06
Corsage	Down at the Rock	ST	03:26
Men Without Hats	I Got the Message	The Safety Dance	04:47
John Young Paul	Is That Why?	The Life of Ermie Scub	03:07
Tim Ray	Love-Fusion	ST	03:50
Compilation	Diatribe - Air Radio	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	03:34
Bicycle Thieves	Picking Up Pens	ST	04:17
DeMars	Le zaratt express	Les Télé-Têtes	04:11
Andrew Matheson	Eyes of Harlem	Monterey Shoes	07:44
Tyro	City Life	A Little More Time (EP)	03:02
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Rock 'N' Roll	Ohama aka The White Album	04:26
Palace at 4 a.m.	Young and Italian	Untamed World	03:16
Glamorcult	Time Is Running Out	Shadows From The Past	03:16
Oui	People Talk	Oui	03:50
Extras	Circular Impression	Bit Parts	02:13
Taro	The Line Is Fine	The Line Is Fine b/w Driftin Away (picture sleeve)	03:21
Tame & Talking	Fashion Fit	ST	04:08
Iko	Model Type A	83	05:08
Hygiene Club	Hawaii	Hawaii/ Girls at the Bank b/w Sea Monster/ Pantechnicon - for Gary	03:00
Benjamin Russell	One Love	Pop Modern(e)	03:55
Spoons	Annita	Stick Figure Neighbourhood	04:21
The Patterns	Afraid to Touch	Afraid to Touch b/w Always Sixteen	03:57
Einstein	A Brighter Tomorrow	Sex and Science	03:09
Compilation	Youth Youth Youth - Wanderlust	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	01:58
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	TV	Ohama aka The White Album	04:33
UJ3RK5	Eisenhower & the Hippies	ST (EP)	02:29
Glen Meadmore	Hen Party	Chicken & Biscuits	05:22
Austra	Spellwork	Feel it Break	05:09
True Confessions	Yes it's True	ST	03:03
Blueprints	What You D-Serve	Stare 01	02:51
Compilation	Colin Davison - Love's Gone	Music Industry Arts 1983	03:56
Moral Lepers	Shadow	Turn to Stone	03:03
Compilation	Steve Wood - Black and Whites	Music Industry Arts 1983	04:06
Trespassing Bean Rays	Heer Comes the Future	ST (EP) (picture sleeve)	04:50
Diodes	Burn Down Your Daddy's House	Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981	03:16
Men Without Hats	Mothers	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	12:07
Benjamin Russell	Orphans	Pop Modern(e)	03:35
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Baby, Baby	Space and Time	03:35
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Julie is a T.V. Set	Julie is a T.V. Set b/w T.V.	05:08
Norda	Snakes And Ladders	West Over Seas	02:51
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
Drastic Measures	Jump Off the Lake	ST	02:37
Tenants	Schoolgirl	ST	02:47
Reasons	Boy He's Got a Girl	Reasonable Rock (EP)	02:52
Moral Support	Closer to You	Insanity	03:19
Cardboard Brains	The Monster in Ed	Live At The Edge	03:26
Extras	Aqua Velva Man	Bit Parts	02:49
Kinetic Ideals	Together	A Personal View (EP)	05:54
Spoons	Rodeo	Bridges Over Borders	04:12
Rational Youth	Just a Sound in the Night	Cold War Nightlife	05:06
Ross Angeles	Salute	Salute	01:53
Glamorcult	If Only You Knew	Early Glamour	04:13
Land of Giants	I Will	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	03:44
B-Sides	Much Too Serious	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	02:44
Figures At Dawn	Close My Eyes	ST	04:54
Corsage	City Sleeps	ST	04:17
Kaméléon	Genocide genethliaque	ST	04:03
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Boys Brigade	Into The Flow	ST	05:15
Inner Sanction	Standing in the Rain	Prophecy	03:21
Living End	Death at an Early Age	Death at an Early Age b/w Magic Carpet Ride	03:12

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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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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A Day in Paris - Prey

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Hypno-Gogo - In Your Eyes b/w Flashing

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