Rock branch
New wave
Rock › Punk rock › Post-punk › New wave
- Emerged
- 1978
- Origin
- UK / USA
- Subgenres
- None
Post-punk's commercial face: synthesizers, hooks and jerky rhythms. Punk without the rage, but with the same ideas.
- Heaviness
- 2
- Speed
- 5
- Melody
- 10
Key acts
- Talking Heads
- Blondie
- The Cars
- Devo