As you will see in the below list of the Top 50 New Wave Songs, chosen by the UCR staff, many of these tracks would fit comfortably within other playlists from the era, not just punk, but also pop, ...

Sifting through the synth beats and punk-goth aesthetic of the New Wave, Ai uncovers a personal connection to the material.

Violent, traumatizing scenes flash on the screen — battles, bullets, children being cradled, people fleeing from Vietnam to refuge in America — as "New Wave," the documentary, opens.

We associate the New Wave music movement with synthy, punkish pop with big hair, catchy beats, dark clothes, and even gloomier worldviews. Ian Curtis of Joy Division (RIP) and Robert Smith of The ...