Ten Favorite British New Wave Albums

(alphabetically by album)

 

  • Architecture and Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark *

  • Black Celebration by Depeche Mode

  • The Head on the Door by The Cure

  • Hounds of Love by Kate Bush

  • Kings of the Wild Frontier by Adam and the Ants

  • Naked Eyes by Naked Eyes

  • Rio by Duran Duran

  • Searching for the Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners *

  • Tin Drum by Japan *

  • Upstairs at Eric's by Yaz



    * =  three that (1) are inarguably new wave albums (and not, say, indie rock or alternative albums) and (2) best exhibit the range of new wave

— April 5, 2019


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