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 Front	The Joke Was On Me	Gina's at a Party	04:03
Moral Lepers	Suicide	Turn to Stone	02:06
Age of Mirrors	The Day the Earth Stands Still - Breathless	Mirage	05:44
Compilation	Moist & Tender - Alienation	Toronto Calling	03:22
Ralph Mashats	Empty Eyes (Fly My Way)	Irradies b/w Empty Eyes (Fly My Way) (picture sleeve)	05:05
Glamorcult	Shadows of Regret	A Price To Paris	03:44
Glamorcult	I Have Nothing To Say To You	The Stone Sessions	04:01
Melinite	Waiting 4-U	Push The Button And Run!	01:48
Glamorcult	Innocense of Yesterday	Early Glamour	04:21
Rave Revues	Play in Your Grave	Voices	04:31
Interpol	When Rock 'n' Roll Was in the Hole	ST	02:26
Ohm & the Secret Sources	City of the Shadow	Space and Time	03:57
100 Flowers	Pam	21st Guessing	03:33
Our Sir Francis to the Sea	The Swimmer	ST	02:31
Handful of Snowdrops	Healer (1988)	Mort en direct	06:25
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Hush	Dancing in East Berlin	Replay	04:17
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
Tau Ceti	Radiation (fallout mix 86)	So Far	04:15
Élan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
Rational Youth	Bang On	Heredity	04:11
Compilation	The Secrets - All the Words	No Pedestrians	02:52
Instructions	Suburban Dream	ST	04:15
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	Dischordant Concensus	Midnite News	03:45
Streetcar Named Desire	Yesteryear	Life Begins	02:58
Paperboys (1)	Saturday 12 Midnight	Looking for Sharon b/w Saturday 12 Midnight	03:33
Spunker (aka Neotone)	Talkin' About Her	Spunker	03:07
Kaméléon	Les chats balerines (1981)	Groupe électro-pop	04:01
Erect	The Tube	Consequence of Life	04:33
Bumpers	Media Music	Media Music/ I Watch You Go /Ian/ Log 1 (picture sleeve)	02:30
Scenics	New Part in Town	New Part In Town	03:31
Corsage	West Coast Highway (demo)	Big Night Out (EP)	04:57
Land of Giants	Fountains in the Rain	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	04:30
Cardboard Brains	Have You Seen The Boy In The Gutter With The Broken Mind?	Live At The Edge	02:05
Einstein	A Brighter Tomorrow	Sex and Science	03:09
Magic Dragon	Egyptian Radio	Emotional Landscape	04:12
Todd Stevens	Stranger on the Run	This Way! (picture sleeve)	03:26
James Harcourt	You Make My Thing Ping	Emotional Blackmail	02:48
Oui	On Our Way	Oui	03:36
Direktive 17	Between the Lines	ST (EP)	03:42
Braineater I	Tax On Toys (plus tracks 4-6)	I Here, Where You	09:19
Diodes	No Time to Cry (1981 Previously Unreleased) (CD only)	Rarities	03:43
NEO A4	Standing	ST	03:50
Scenics	I'm Hurt	Underneath the Door	02:02
Broken Tables	Image of You	ST	04:24
Living End (1)	Only When	ST	03:28
Lawn	Over the Top	Peace in the Valley	03:00
Age of Mirrors	Reunion	Screenplay	04:14
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
The Front	The Hard Line	Gina's at a Party	03:06
The Plugs	Sending An S.O.S.	Sending An S.O.S. b/w I Saw Her Today	03:21
Velveteens	Flies	Tall House (EP)	04:09
Billy Butt & The Brats	Surveillance	Surveillance b/w No I Can't Say No	03:21
Tenants	What's In It For Me?	ST	02:43
Drastic Measures	Jump Off the Lake	ST	02:37
Psyche	Taking Chances	Unveiling The Secret	04:38
Barking Boys	Cool It Down	The Yes Girls	04:11
Eight Seconds	Kiss You (When It's Dangerous)	Almacantar	04:07
Kings	It's Okay	Are Here	02:55
John Young Paul	The Monster in Ed	The Life of Ermie Scub	03:06
Reasons	Boy He's Got a Girl	Reasonable Rock (EP)	02:52
Streetcar Named Desire	Illustrated Man	Life Begins	05:25
Popular Front (1)	September Reign	This is the Rubicon	03:12
Trespassing Bean Rays	Heer Comes the Future	ST (EP) (picture sleeve)	04:50
Golden Calgarians	Happy Man	Savage Love	02:10
Erect	Waiting	Consequence of Life	04:01
Images In Vogue	Awaken Me	In The House	03:47
Psyche	Thundershowers	Unveiling The Secret	05:13
Reid My Lyps	Susie Don't Run	Susie Don't Run b/w Susie Don't Run	03:57
Rational Youth	Holiday in Bangkok	Heredity	05:17
Faded Films	Jack in the Box	Faded Years	05:06
Martha And The Muffins	Women Around the World at Work	This Is The Ice Age	03:59
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Modernes Pickles	We are the Modern Pickles	We are the Modern Pickles b/w Colors/ Blue Baby Baby White	02:44
Andrew Matheson	My Girls (Pin-Up Parade)	Monterey Shoes	03:52
Diodes	Roses and Thorns	Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981	03:22
Second Thoughts	Wound Up	Integrity b/w Wound Up	02:50
John Young Paul	Our Time Escapes	The Life of Ermie Scub	02:09
Secret Act	Northern Spy	My Neighbourhood	03:31
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Age of Mirrors	Civilian of Discipline	Mirage	04:47
The Front	You Can't Do That	Underworld	03:54
Salty Seamen	Goddess of the Hunt	In The Groove At Last	02:30
Diodes	Play With Fire	Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981	05:30
Age of Mirrors	Raiders of the Heart	Screenplay	03:39
Handful of Snowdrops	Mort en direct (1989)	Mort en direct	03:38
BB Gabor	Moscow Drug Club	Nyet Nyet Soviet (Soviet Jewelry) b/w Moscow Drug Club (picture sleeve)	04:26
Nex'd	Surreal	Surreal (EP)	05:45
Living End (1)	In Your Dreams	ST	02:48
Handful of Snowdrops	Land of the Damned	Land of the Damned	08:37
Mettle	Emotional Desert	ST	05:17
Degrees of Freedom	Call Me Midnight	China	04:51
Scenics	I Have You	Underneath the Door	02:07
Kings	Run Shoes Running	Are Here	02:34
Rex Chainbelt	Allies	Foreign Movie	03:47
Frigidaires	5 Guys Named Moe	Three Cool Cats (picture sleeve)	02:14
Inner Sanction	Runaway	Dancematic-Automatic	03:07
Philip Rambow	A Star (In Her Own Right)	Jungle Law	03:31
Teasers	Love Me Like You Did Last Night	Love Me Like You Did Last Night b/w I Love You	02:53
Pukka Orchestra	Power Cut	ST	05:13

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

Nex'd - Surreal (EP)

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Awake The Echoes - Normal Life

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Channel Five - ST (EP)

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Our Sir Francis to the Sea - ST

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Electric Mocean - Motion b/w Television Eyes (picture sleeve)

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No Comment - Wondering b/w Honesty

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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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A Day in Paris - Rhymes On Vinyl

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David Raven & the Escorts - David Raven And The Escorts

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Compilation - Music Industry Arts 1983

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Bonus Boys - Every Time I See A Car Like Yours Go By b/w Wasting Our Time

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Cry - ST

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Friendly Fire - Junior Senility EP

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Second Thoughts - Integrity b/w Wound Up

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Regulators - What's in the City b/w That´s Right Nothing's Left (picture sleeve)

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Diodes - Survivors: Previously unreleased material 1977-1981

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Diodes - Rarities

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Diodes - Action-Reaction

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Scenics - New Part In Town

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Dancespeak - Heart of My Song b/w Naked in the Deep (Insomnia)

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Bangkok - Eve of Destruction b/w Planet of My Own

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Cardboard Brains - Live At The Edge

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4th Floor - Black & White b/w Follow in Stride

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Breeding Ground - Obscurity And Flair

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Breeding Ground - Tales of Adventure (EP)

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Breeding Ground - Reunion // Slaughter

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