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
UJ3RK5	The Anglican	Live From The Commodore Ballroom	05:19
Tenants	Death of Innocence	Visions of Our Future	03:39
Austra	Lose It	Feel it Break	04:29
Corsage	City Sleeps	ST	04:17
Rob Bryanton	Havin' Some Fun Tonight	Alcohol And Other Drugs	00:36
Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama)	I Tie My Shoes	Ohama aka The White Album	05:58
Handful of Snowdrops	In the Eye of the Storm	Dans l’oeil de la tempête: Definitive Expanded & Remastered Edition	07:25
Wrestlers	Intro - Yeah! I'm Drunk	ST	04:12
Kinetic Ideals	Together	A Personal View (EP)	05:54
Moev	Common House	Zimmerkampf	03:27
Deserters	Thought Police	ST	04:08
Catherine	Operating System	Operating System b/w Operating System	03:03
Extras	Teddy	Bit Parts	05:50
Extras	Circular Impression	Bit Parts	02:13
Modernes Pickles	Madwoman Incanting Against Ghouls	Plexiglass Sidewalks Forever: Demos, Outtakes & Rarities 1979–1985	03:03
Cottage Industry	Leader	The Winter's Tale	03:37
Fictions	Do it With the Lights On	ST	03:07
Glamorcult	I Tell Him	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	04:00
Volts	These Things Remain	Plugged In	03:57
The Idles	Heat Up	The Idles Demo	02:58
Todd Stevens	Stranger on the Run	This Way! (picture sleeve)	03:26
Toe Beat	Stranger	Stranger	03:42
Family Plot	Old Refrain	Convictions	04:09
Martha And The Muffins	Am I On?	Trance and Dance	03:24
Figures At Dawn	It Doesn't Matter	ST	04:31
Start	Kids in the USA	Hey You	03:17
Compilation	The Dave Howard Singers - They Come They Go	SMASH IT UP - Oral-Aural	03:33
Spoons	Clever	Bridges Over Borders	03:39
Villains	Long, Short, Skinny Or Fat	Go Crazy	02:56
45's	On the Beach	On the Beach	04:05
Compilation	The Secrets - All the Words	No Pedestrians	02:52
Land of Giants	I Got You Babe	Cannibal Dolls Seven Men With Bonus Tracks	04:17
Salty Seamen	Sweet Yolanda	In The Groove At Last	03:30
Drastic Measures	Maniacs in Cadillacs	ST	02:38
100 Flowers	We're Waiting	21st Guessing	03:11
DeMars	La nouvelle epoque	Les Télé-Têtes	04:01
Fictions	Snob Appeal	ST	03:53
Redlife	Round	Hope for Tomorrow b/w Round	03:28
Degrees of Freedom	Risk	China	03:46
Breeding Ground	In the Sun	Tales of Adventure (EP)	05:22
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Nasty Habits	Playing in the Danger Zone	Playing in the Danger Zone b/w Cleopatra (picture sleeve)	03:07
Glamorcult	She Touched My Soul	Early Glamour	04:50
Tim Ray	No Emotion (September, 1980)	History Lessons 1978-1984	02:42
Scenics	In the Summer	New Part In Town	04:22
Spoons	Bridges Over Borders	Bridges Over Borders	05:02
Glamorcult	Mine is the Maiden	Early Glamour	04:39
Villains	Laugh it Out	Go Crazy	03:54
Velveteens	Moonwork	Tall House (EP)	03:50
Tim Ray	Stranded Walk	ST	03:24
Modernes Pickles	Vitamin K	Plexiglass Sidewalks Forever: Demos, Outtakes & Rarities 1979–1985	02:49
True Confessions	Passion	ST	02:44
Rational Youth	The Man in Grey	ST (mini album)	03:19
Villains	Call Me Up	Go Crazy	03:00
Boys Brigade	Melody	Interview with Boys Brigade and Producer Geddy Lee	04:06
Instructions	Suburban Dream	ST	04:15
Glamorcult	Time Will Pass On By	Shadows From The Past	04:38
Melinite	Waiting 4-U	Push The Button And Run!	01:48
Modernes Pickles	Savage Heels	Plexiglass Sidewalks Forever: Demos, Outtakes & Rarities 1979–1985	02:30
Aircuts	Radioactivity	Radioactivity b/w Sheila	02:57
Scissors	Nadine	ST	02:03
Rex Chainbelt	Rich Man	Foreign Movie	02:52
Images In Vogue	S&M	Incipience 1: Studio Tracks 1981-1982	03:53
Ralph Mashats	Irradies	Irradies b/w Empty Eyes (Fly My Way) (picture sleeve)	03:54
4th Floor	Follow in Stride	Black & White b/w Follow in Stride	04:16
Glamorcult	S.O.S.	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	03:31
Mettle	The Second Person	ST	03:47
Tim Ray	Mondo Cane (July, 1984)	History Lessons 1978-1984	04:44
Bunny & the Lakers	Sandy	Numbers	02:09
Pukka Orchestra	Listen to the Radio	ST	03:48
Tenants	Losing Youth	Visions of Our Future	03:25
Cannon Heath Down	Safe As Milk	Heart-Throb Companion	03:35
Oui	Fight Back	Oui	03:46
Hot Tip	Bridge to Manhattan	Stop All Motion	03:05
The Scene (2)	Come of Age	Only in Paradise	05:36
Popular Front	The Touch	Doomsday Army 2026 Remasters by Ron Obvious	04:32
Blue Oil	Money	Blue Oil (1981-83)	02:50
Decade of Dreams	I've Never Felt Like This	Wild Colloquial	02:47
Minutes From Downtown	Pushing the Limits of Love	ST	03:14
Glamorcult	Would It Be Over	Moments of Glamor 1984 - 1994	03:28
DeMars	Torn to Pieces	Stories from between the Walls	03:35
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
Tribal Earth	Who You Are (In the Movies)	Interaction b/w Reaction (EP)	02:46
Kaméléon	Insomnuit (1981)	Groupe électro-pop	04:35
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
Class Info	Come For Me	Come For Me b/w Out of Line	02:27
Leotards	Suicide Lover	Suicide Lover b/w Runaway Bridge	03:15
Handful of Snowdrops	Over My Head (4 Track Home Demo)	Storm Debris & Astronaut Remains: Demo Archive Volume 2 (1990-1992)	06:44
Benjamin Russell	Pop Modern(e)	Pop Modern(e)	03:51
Null Set	Etude for Triggered Wah	New Job (EP)	05:02
Tau Ceti	Bathed in Dark Light (rhythm version)	So Far	05:23
Glamorcult	Theories of Modern Affection	A Price To Paris	04:27
Entrance System	Ahohoo	Imperfect Image	03:45
Breeding Ground	Cerememony of Love	Obscurity And Flair	04:43
Deserters	No Time for Talking	ST	03:16
The Voxx	Flower Boy	Flower Boy b/w Flower Boy DVB	03:01
Quasi Hands	Oil Barons	ST	03:49
Secret Act	Night Club	My Neighbourhood	03:45
Extras	Sporting Life	The Road to Zambando	03:50
I Braineater	I Here Where You	I Here, Where You	02:51

New Wave Post Punk Wave

Tracks

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Maurice & The Clichés - C'est la vie

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Maurice & The Clichés - ST

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Maurice & The Clichés - Veronika

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Maurice & The Clichés - Soft Core

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Minutes From Downtown - Minutes From Downtown '82

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Minutes From Downtown - ST

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Compilation - SMASH IT UP - Oral-Aural

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Joe Naylor - I'm Canadian Beer b/w I Hate Fluorescent Lights

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Modernes Pickles - Plexiglass Sidewalks Forever: Demos, Outtakes & Rarities 1979–1985

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Modernes Pickles - We are the Modern Pickles b/w Colors/ Blue Baby Baby White

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Lorne Ranger - I Want to be a Doorman

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Rob Bryanton - Alcohol And Other Drugs

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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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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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