Post-1980s revivals and influence New wave music

franz ferdinand performing in 2006

in aftermath of grunge, british music press launched campaign promote new wave of new wave. campaign involved overtly punk , new wave-influenced acts such elastica eclipsed britpop. other acts of note during 1990s included no doubt, metric, 6 finger satellite , brainiac. during decade, synthesizer-heavy dance sounds of british , european new wave acts influenced various incarnations of euro disco , trance. chris martin inspired start coldplay a-ha.

during 2000s, number of acts emerged mined diversity of new wave , post-punk influences. among these strokes, bravery, interpol, yeah yeah yeahs, franz ferdinand, epoxies, vhs or beta, rapture, wants revenge, bloc party, foals, kaiser chiefs , killers. these acts labeled new new wave . new wave revival reached apex during mid-2000s acts such sounds, ting tings, melody club, hot chip, passion pit, presets, la roux, ladytron, shiny toy guns, hockey, gwen stefani , ladyhawke. while journalists , fans regarded revival, others argued phenomenon continuation of original movements.

the drums example of trend in u.s. indie pop scene employs both sounds , attitudes of british new wave era. new wave-influenced genre called chillwave developed in late 2000s, exemplified artists toro y moi, neon indian, twin shadow , washed out.

in electronic music


klaxons in concert in 2007

new wave had seminal role in development , popularity of contemporary electronic music.

during late 1990s, new wave received sudden surge of attention when fused electro , techno during short-lived electroclash movement. received popular attention musical acts such i-f, peaches, fischerspooner , vitalic, largely faded when combined tech house form electro house genre.

during mid 2000s, new rave combined new wave elements several other genres, such indie rock , electro house, , added aesthetic elements archetypal of rave, such light shows , glow sticks. despite term stimulating controversy point many affiliated artists rejected it, new rave musical genre adopted artists such klaxons, nypc, shitdisco , hadouken!

in 2010s, nostalgia 1980s new wave has seen resurgence in form of synthwave, characterized new wave, soundtrack influences , retrofuturistic, cyberpunk-like visual aesthetic. term applied music of artists such kavinsky, college, power glove, , mitch murder , soundtracks of films , video games such drive, tron: legacy, hotline miami, kung fury, turbo kid, , far cry 3: blood dragon.