New wave softened the edges of punk with glossy synthesizers and the rigid yet danceable rhythm of drum machines.

'80s New Wave Band Clears Up Decades-Long Mystery About Hit Song Lyrics originally appeared on Parade. If you're a fan of 1980s music, then you probably immediately start singing along when the song ...

For kids in the 1980s, their parents probably hated new wave. Imagine little Jimmy coming home with a Devo record. What. Is. This? Awesome is what it is. And if you were an 80s kid, you most certainly ...