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
Volts	These Things Remain	Plugged In	03:57
Extras	Stay Up All Night	Bit Parts	02:54
I Braineater	7Teen	Artist, Poet, Thief	02:38
Reactors	If I Only Had a Brain	If I Only Had a Brain b/w Alien Radio	02:35
The Plugs	I Saw Her Today	Sending An S.O.S. b/w I Saw Her Today	03:04
Tenants	Losing Youth	Visions of Our Future	03:25
Handful of Snowdrops	Immortals (1985)	Mort en direct	08:24
DeMars	Moonshadow	Stories from between the Walls	06:28
Rolf Kempf	Bye Bye Baby	One More Time b/w Bye Bye Baby (picture sleeve)	03:36
David Raven & the Escorts	One Way Love	David Raven And The Escorts	02:36
DeMars	Even for All Those Years	Stories from between the Walls	04:39
Our Sir Francis to the Sea	Mr. Cocteau's Holiday	ST	02:17
Utopiate	You've Been Warned	You've Been Warned b/w Actions or Misguidance	03:41
Psyche	Black Panther	Unveiling The Secret	03:52
Tabby K	Wind Or Water	Summertime b/w Wind Or Water	03:17
Martha And The Muffins	Several Styles of Blonde Girls Dancing	Danseparc	05:53
Spoons	Sooner or Later	Vertigo Tango	03:44
Mettle	Five-Four	ST	04:39
Drama	Come On Over	Old Hollywood (picture sleeve)	02:57
Blueprints	I Fell Down	Stare 01	03:35
Diodes	Rocket Over & Under	Action-Reaction	04:21
Timothy Chipman	Old Shoes, New Dreams	Ghost Parade	01:33
Breeding Ground	Turn to Dust	Tales of Adventure (EP)	05:20
Compilation	Dis Band - Hesitation (live)	Sounds From The Streets: 12 Toronto Bands	06:16
Rave Revues	Self Inflicted Wounds	Voices	03:06
Glamorcult	Dream Girl to Me	Early Glamour	03:28
Psyche	Thundershowers	Unveiling The Secret	05:13
Kultur	Altar	Kultur	03:59
45's	Say You'll Be Mine	On the Beach	03:15
British Properties	Niag'ra Falls	Eight Days a Week b/w Niag'ra Falls	03:26
Tau Ceti	San Francisco	So Far	04:04
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Midway	Midway b/w Thin Lines	06:29
True Confessions	Modern Personality	ST	04:12
Psyche	You're the Only One	Mystery Hotel	03:28
Pukka Orchestra	Goldmine in the Sky	The Palace Of Memeory	03:58
Melinite	Another Attempt	Push The Button And Run!	02:27
Psyche	Dreamstreet	Mystery Hotel	05:18
Handful of Snowdrops	Ends & Meanings (8 Track Home Demo)	Storm Debris & Astronaut Remains: Demo Archive Volume 2 (1990-1992)	03:00
Generra	Girls in the Hearts	Don’t Cut Me b/w Girls in the Hearts	04:19
Einstein	Truck-Stop Girls	Sex and Science	03:24
Rational Youth	Saturdays in Silesia	Cold War Nightlife	04:21
Rational Youth	City of Night	Cold War Nightlife	04:02
Reasons	The Fall	Reasonable Rock (EP)	02:59
NEO A4	Only a Fool	ST	03:52
Start	State of Her Shine	Hey You	03:12
Red Herring	Love Machine	Taste Tests	03:32
Boys Brigade	Mannequin	ST	03:41
Two Men Laughing	Imprisoned Lorri	Imprisoned Lorri b/w Dancing in Moscow (picture sleeve)	03:39
Novels	Son of Sam	I'm Being Followed b/w Son of Sam (picture sleeve)	02:35
Instructions	Ha - Ha Ha	ST	04:29
Compilation	Winston Hancock & The Changes - Love at First Sight	The Circuit	02:36
Lou Champagne System	Broken Hearts	No Visible Means	03:31
Psyche	Wink of an Eye	Insomnia Theatre	05:37
Handful of Snowdrops	Spiral Dive (2nd Lineup Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	02:36
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Let Them Eat Static	Midnite News	04:37
Breeding Ground	Cerememony of Love	Obscurity And Flair	04:43
Barking Boys	Cool It Down	The Yes Girls	04:11
Bündock	Stand Still	Société Anonyme	02:45
Moev	Remembrance Day	Zimmerkampf	05:23
The Idles	Crush	The Idles Demo	04:17
The Vox	Bored of the 80's	Mary-Go-Round b/w Bored of the 80's	02:37
Leotards	Suicide Lover	Suicide Lover b/w Runaway Bridge	03:15
Glamorcult	Theories of Modern Affection	A Price To Paris	04:27
Images In Vogue	In the House	In The House	04:07
Rex Chainbelt	Mon Ami	Foreign Movie	02:22
John Young Paul	Surrender to the Void	The Life of Ermie Scub	04:05
Odd Man Out	World of My Own	Whatever Happened to Us b/w World of My Own (picture sleeve)	03:35
Norda	West Over Seas	West Over Seas	05:54
The Voxx	Flower Boy DVB	Flower Boy b/w Flower Boy DVB	04:47
Tim Ray	Hate (September, 1980)	History Lessons 1978-1984	02:22
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Lola	Ohama Meets Dania: Love Only Lasts Awhile	03:08
Popular Front (1)	September Reign	This is the Rubicon	03:12
Handful of Snowdrops	Astronauts (8 Track Home Demo)	Storm Debris & Astronaut Remains: Demo Archive Volume 2 (1990-1992)	06:31
Modernes Pickles	We are the Modern Pickles	We are the Modern Pickles b/w Colors/ Blue Baby Baby White	02:44
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
The Scene (2)	Gardens of Babylon	Only in Paradise	04:56
Scenics	O Boy	Underneath the Door	01:58
Cottage Industry	Kulturkreise	The Winter's Tale	03:02
Compilation	The Stranger - Don't Touch Me (Fast Mix)	Strange Pleasures EP	09:34
Boys Brigade	The Cut Up (Breaking Glass)	Interview with Boys Brigade and Producer Geddy Lee	04:27
Kaméléon	Insomnuit (1981)	Groupe électro-pop	04:35
Rational Youth	In Your Eyes	Heredity	03:13
DeMars	Try... You Can't	Les Télé-Têtes	03:56
NEO A4	Is This It	The Warmer Side of You	03:32
Benjamin Russell	Broken-Hearted Lovers	Madman	02:30
Rave Revues	Play in Your Grave	Voices	04:31
Handful of Snowdrops	The Ghost of a Song	Dans l’oeil de la tempête: Definitive Expanded & Remastered Edition	03:44
Men Without Hats	Where do Boys Go	BBC Rock Hour Special #442 Version A	03:56
Boys Brigade	Black + White	Live Off-The-Floor Demo	07:46
Diodes	Hot Sand (1981 Remixed Version 2017)	Rarities	03:18
John Young Paul	Angels With Dirty Faces	The Life of Ermie Scub	02:33
Land of Giants	I Got You Babe	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	04:17
Magic Dragon	Memories	Emotional Landscape	04:11
UJ3RK5	Locator	Live From The Commodore Ballroom	04:04
David Raven & the Escorts	Somethin' in Our Way	David Raven And The Escorts	04:25
Compilation	The Secrets - I'll Cry Tomorrow	No Pedestrians	03:11
Tim Ray	1/4 to Eight (October, 1978)	History Lessons 1978-1984	03:40
Handful of Snowdrops	The View (2nd Lineup Demo)	Groundwork for Fundamentals: Demo Archive Volume 1 (1984-1986)	06:28
Oui	Information	Oui	04:41

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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