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
I Braineater	Waste	I Here, Where You	02:39
Drama	Feable	Loneliness	03:42
Tim Ray	I'm Waiting (April, 1979)	History Lessons 1978-1984	03:00
Tenants	Let 'Em Go	Visions of Our Future	04:28
Blue Oil	Far Too Much	Blue Oil (1981-83)	02:51
Hygiene Club	Girls at the Bank	Hawaii/ Girls at the Bank b/w Sea Monster/ Pantechnicon - for Gary	02:05
Within Gothic Towers	I've Got A Reason And You've Got A Prayer	Within Gothic Towers	04:41
Start	Out of the Tube	Hey You	02:27
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Don't Be Afraid	Ohama Meets Dania: Love Only Lasts Awhile	04:30
The Front	Treacherous	Underworld	04:42
Johnny Zhivago	It Must be Love	Microalbum	03:43
Boys Brigade	Saigon	Live Off-The-Floor Demo	04:41
Volts	Loneliness in the Air Age	Plugged In	02:43
Spoons	Numb	Static In Transmission	03:50
Edsells	She Escaped	Don't Wanna Go to School b/w She Escaped	04:22
Compilation	Youth Youth Youth - Louie Louie	SMASH IT UP - Oral-Aural	04:01
Informer	I Know You Know	I Know You Know b/w Hold It	03:09
Corsage	Victory Square	ST	04:16
British Properties	Niag'ra Falls	Eight Days a Week b/w Niag'ra Falls	03:26
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Your Face	Ohama Meets Dania: Love Only Lasts Awhile	03:16
Cannon Heath Down	quagmire	Heart-Throb Companion	00:30
Compilation	Glamatron - Klüb	The Circuit	02:28
UJ3RK5	Name Pavlov Ring Bell	Live From The Commodore Ballroom	05:28
Boys Brigade	Cut Up	Mannequin Demo	04:46
Benjamin Russell	Want a World	Madman	02:13
Villains	Laugh it Out	Go Crazy	03:54
Kaméléon	Les chats balerines (1981)	Groupe électro-pop	04:01
Philip Rambow	Bike Boys	Jungle Law	04:26
S.Q	One Love	Alone at Night b/w One Love (picture sleeve)	03:34
Drastic Measures	Silk Stockings	ST	02:38
Diodes	Tired Of Waking Up Tired (original demo 1978)	Rarities	03:29
Bruce PM	More Joyful Noise	Makeshift	03:31
Psyche	Haunted	The Influence	04:10
Andrew Matheson	St. Catherines Wheel	Monterey Shoes	05:37
Class Info	Come For Me	Come For Me b/w Out of Line	02:27
Redlife	Round	Hope for Tomorrow b/w Round	03:28
Tim Ray	Run On (January, 1982)	History Lessons 1978-1984	03:08
Compilation	Moist & Tender - Alienation	Toronto Calling	03:22
Spunker (aka Neotone)	Don't You Think I'm Kiddin' Ya	Spunker	02:51
Blue Oil	Unwind	Blue Oil (1981-83)	02:35
Iko	Elevator	83	03:56
Ohm & the Secret Sources	Mr. Crystal	Space and Time	05:32
Rex Chainbelt	Goodbye Carol	Foreign Movie	03:24
Psyche	Caught in the Act	Unveiling The Secret	05:42
Iko	Communication Off	83	04:34
Images In Vogue	Politics of Sound	Pre-release	03:30
Instructions	The Factory	ST	03:41
Class Info	Circle Game	Inside	02:20
Psyche	Illusion	The Influence	04:26
Diodes	Edge of Darkness	Action-Reaction	03:10
Doppler Bros.	Leaving Home	Totally Impractical	02:21
Compilation	Diatribe - Air Radio	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	03:34
Government	Letter to Craig	Electric Eye	04:45
Lawn	As Yet	Peace in the Valley	02:58
Spoons	Clever	Bridges Over Borders	03:39
Glamorcult	The Bass of Our Style	A Price To Paris	03:53
Welcome Home	In This Life	In This Life b/w Top of the World (picture sleeve)	04:59
Glamorcult	Interlude	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	03:31
100 Flowers	We're Waiting	21st Guessing	03:11
Pukka Orchestra	Power Cut	ST	05:13
Spoons	Game Above Your Head	Vertigo Tango	03:51
Golden Calgarians	Ballad of Blood Beach	Savage Love	04:30
Erect	The Colony	We Are Police b/w The Colony	02:39
Tulpa	Apologize to Your Mother	Apologize to Your Mother (picture sleeve)	04:29
I Braineater	Canada	Artist, Poet, Thief	02:23
I Braineater	Gastly Dance	I Here, Where You	01:26
Handful of Snowdrops	Face to Face (Interim Lineup Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	06:33
Compilation	Youth Youth Youth - Wanderlust	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	01:58
Handful of Snowdrops	The View (1984)	Mort en direct	05:16
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Rock 'N' Roll	Ohama aka The White Album	04:26
Entrance System	Tower Talk	Imperfect Image	05:53
39 Steps	American Woman	All Kinds of Shit '85-'87	03:11
I Braineater	Tin Pins and Cat Fur	I Here, Where You	02:36
Spoons	Time Stands Still	Talkback	05:00
Bunny & the Lakers	Sandy	Numbers	02:09
Deserters	No Time for Talking	ST	03:16
James Harcourt	Eye of the Needle	Emotional Blackmail	02:54
Moev	Took Out the Lace	Dusk and Desire	03:42
A Neon Rome	Society Rag	A Neon Rome	03:06
Spoons	After the Institution	After the Institution b/w My Job	02:49
39 Steps	Teachers	All Kinds of Shit '85-'87	04:22
Doppler Bros.	The Wreck of the Eaton Centre	Totally Impractical	04:27
Spoons	Be Alone Tonight	Bridges Over Borders	05:11
Faded Films	Faded Years	Faded Years	04:11
Glamorcult	In Time (Only to be Free)	Forever Strangers (picture sleeve)	04:17
Diodes	Curiousity Girl	Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981	02:52
A Day in Paris	Under	Prey	04:21
Blue Oil	Far Too Much	Blue Oil (1981-83)	02:52
Moev	Czar	Dusk and Desire	04:19
Glamorcult	Time Will Pass On By	Shadows From The Past	04:38
Secret Act	Our Little Secret	My Neighbourhood	04:36
Tyro	City Life	A Little More Time (EP)	03:02
Entrance System	Swoon	Imperfect Image	04:05
Lawn	Shady Street	Peace in the Valley	03:59
Cannon Heath Down	Safe As Milk	Heart-Throb Companion	03:35
Benjamin Russell	Miracle	Pop Modern(e)	05:28
Popular Front	Christian Education	Doomsday Army 2026 Remasters by Ron Obvious	04:29
Erect	The Tube	Consequence of Life	04:33
The End	My Paradise	Just Another Dream b/w My Paradise (picture sleeve)	02:59
Compilation	Vera & The Poor Boys - Chameleon Girl	The Circuit	03:10

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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