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
The Scene (2)	I Am	Only in Paradise	04:14
Kinetic Ideals	In a Second	A Personal View (EP)	06:59
Psyche	The Outsider	Mystery Hotel	04:27
Glamatron	The Word (Death In September)	Only the Heart Beats...Inside the Silence	03:24
Moral Support	Heart of Gold	Insanity	03:40
Images In Vogue	In the House	In The House	04:07
Lawn	Don`t Ask	Peace in the Valley	03:43
Drama	As I Breathe On The T.T.C.	Loneliness	04:04
Spunker (aka Neotone)	Don't You Think I'm Kiddin' Ya	Spunker	02:51
Bonus Boys	Every Time I See A Car Like Yours Go By	Every Time I See A Car Like Yours Go By b/w Wasting Our Time	02:17
Glamorcult	This Is Our Story	The Stone Sessions	03:44
Diodes	Action Re-action	Action-Reaction	03:18
BB Gabor	Moscow Drug Club	Nyet Nyet Soviet (Soviet Jewelry) b/w Moscow Drug Club (picture sleeve)	04:26
True Confessions	Passion	ST	02:44
Buddy King & the Motion!	I Didn't Know Her	Schoolgirl Alibis b/w I Didn't Know Her	02:14
One Hand Clapping	Bad Pianos	Burlesque (picture sleeve)	01:26
Corsage	Myself and You (demo)	Big Night Out (EP)	04:00
Oui	Free from Body	Oui	03:01
Men Without Hats	Where do Boys Go	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	03:56
Psyche	Dreamstreet	Mystery Hotel	05:18
Ross Angeles	She Knows	Salute	03:12
Rational Youth	Sorry	Heredity	04:47
Timothy Chipman	Ghost Parade	Ghost Parade	02:25
Cannon Heath Down	Bone Of Contention	Heart-Throb Companion	03:34
Direktive 17	Run With Me	ST (EP)	04:35
Compilation	Zro4 - Blood	No Pedestrians	03:29
Kinetic Ideals	Me and the Sky	A Personal View (EP)	05:50
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
FM109	Mirror Man	ST	03:17
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
Eight Seconds	Kiss You (When It's Dangerous)	Almacantar	04:07
Tim Ray	Now What Was That	ST	02:58
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Someone Should Have Told Me (Behind Black Gloves)	Space and Time	04:39
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
Rave Revues	Voices	Voices	04:00
Awake The Echoes	Sherry	Normal Life	04:20
Psyche	Black Panther	Unveiling The Secret	03:52
Tim Ray	Love = Fusion (July, 1982)	History Lessons 1978-1984	03:50
Compilation	Conditioned Response - Are You Responding	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	04:28
Boys Brigade	Cut Up	Live Off-The-Floor Demo	04:25
Streetcar Named Desire	Yesteryear	Life Begins	02:58
Red Herring	Taste Tests	Taste Tests	02:50
Inner Sanction	Hush	Shake Up - Fly Down	03:20
Compilation	Nobby Clegg & The Civilians - Essay - Me Dad	Toronto Calling	06:06
Psyche	Taking Chances	Unveiling The Secret	04:38
Salty Seamen	Too Late to Worry Now	In The Groove At Last	03:52
Drastic Measures	Jump Off the Lake	ST	02:37
Martha And The Muffins	World Without Borders	Danseparc	03:08
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
Extras	Aqua Velva Man	Bit Parts	02:49
Norda	Snakes And Ladders	West Over Seas	02:51
Diodes	Parasite (1977 previously unreleased)	Rarities	03:17
State Of Mind	The Dark Side	I'll Be Yours b/w The Dark Side (picture sleeve)	03:45
A Neon Rome	The Magical Summer of '85	New Heroin	03:17
Glamorcult	Silent Reflection	A Price To Paris	03:59
Inner Sanction	Standing in the Rain	Prophecy	03:21
Diodes	Tired Of Waking Up Tired (original demo 1978)	Rarities	03:29
Tenants	Sheriff	ST	03:52
Within Gothic Towers	I Will Lead You	Within Gothic Towers	04:58
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Thin Lines	Midway b/w Thin Lines	05:53
Cinebar	Another Fine Day	Another Fine Day	03:37
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Rarefaction	Open Up Your Heart	Ordinary Man	04:12
Hygiene Club	Sea Monster	Hawaii/ Girls at the Bank b/w Sea Monster/ Pantechnicon - for Gary	03:10
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	My Time	Midnite News	05:15
Images In Vogue	For Germans	Pre-release	04:54
Compilation	Don Bregg - Hypnotized	Music Industry Arts 1983	03:27
Moev	Feline Frauline	Zimmerkampf	02:46
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Instructions	Naked Deer	ST	02:49
Rational Youth	Holiday in Bangkok	Heredity	05:17
Spunker (aka Neotone)	I'm in the Stars For You	Spunker	04:36
A Day in Paris	wItHoUt yOu	Rhymes On Vinyl	03:19
Kultur	Here it Comes	Kultur	03:11
Cöld Wår	Do You Notice Me	Do You Notice Me b/w Klub Haus (picture sleeve)	03:31
Tyro	A Little More Time	A Little More Time (EP)	02:11
Diodes	Curiosity Girl (1977 previously unreleased version)	Rarities	02:51
FM109	Food On Nuclear Device	ST	06:38
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Drugs	Ohama aka The White Album	04:36
Eight Seconds	Sincere	Almacantar	04:27
Melinite	Waiting 4-U	Push The Button And Run!	01:48
NEO A4	Is This It	The Warmer Side of You	03:32
Living End (1)	Naive	ST	02:25
Blue Oil	No Disturbing Call	ST	02:51
Null Set	Teats de Nuit	New Job (EP)	02:51
Hot Tip	Fast Boys	Stop All Motion	03:23
Compilation	Mark Malibu And The Wasagas - Buzz Beat	SMASH IT UP - Oral-Aural	04:12
Popular Front (1)	Living On the Line	World Weary b/w Living On the Line	03:48
Popular Front	Puppet Man	Doomsday Army 2026 Remasters by Ron Obvious	03:17
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Modernes Pickles	Blue Baby Baby White	We are the Modern Pickles b/w Colors/ Blue Baby Baby White	01:50
Joe Naylor	I'm Canadian Beer	I'm Canadian Beer b/w I Hate Fluorescent Lights	02:23
Corsage	Big Night Out (Single Mix)	Big Night Out (EP)	05:11
Bündock	Silhouette	Société Anonyme	04:06
Villains	Call Me Up	Go Crazy	03:00
Erect	Lay Down and Die	Consequence of Life	03:18
I Braineater	Frosted Lips	I Here, Where You	03:28
Handful of Snowdrops	Immortals (1985)	Mort en direct	08:24
Compilation	Instructions - Tell-A-Photo	The Circuit	04:42
Spunker (aka Neotone)	Dead Dogs	Spunker	02:32

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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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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Avril Chown - American Boys b/w Losin’ Sight

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Kultur - Kultur

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