Wave 80s — New

If you grew up in the 80s, you remember the moment the guitar solo died. Or rather, it got chopped up, fed through a chorus pedal, and buried under a sequencer.

So go ahead. Dig out that old Cure cassette. Put on your Ray-Bans indoors. And turn up the treble. NEW WAVE 80s

What’s your deep cut? Tell me you own a vinyl copy of "Remain in Light" in the comments. Tags: #NewWave #80s #Synthpop #TalkingHeads #SkinnyTie If you grew up in the 80s, you

Modern pop is safe. Modern rock is safe. But put on "Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Joy Division. That song is 45 years old, and it still sounds like it’s peeking through the blinds, suspicious of the outside world. Dig out that old Cure cassette

Posted by: The Synth Wrangler Mood: Choppy, melancholic, but make it danceable.

New Wave taught us that it was okay to be strange. It was okay to be smart. It was okay to dance badly if you did it with conviction.