# new wave

> music genre that encompasses pop-oriented styles from the late 1970s through the 1980s

**Wikidata**: [Q187760](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q187760)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_wave_music)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/new-wave

## Summary

New wave is a music genre that emerged in the late 1970s and became widely popular throughout the 1980s. [1] The genre drew from punk rock, electronic music, disco, and pop, characterized by its use of synthesizers, drum machines, and other electronic instruments. New wave artists often incorporated elements of art rock, fashion, and avant-garde aesthetics into their music and visual presentations. The genre encompassed a diverse range of styles, from the dance-oriented sounds of bands like Duran Duran and Devo to the more experimental work of artists such as Talking Heads and Laurie Anderson. New wave contributed significantly to the development of alternative rock and electronic dance music in subsequent decades.


## References

1. [Rate Your Music](https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/New+Wave/)
2. [Rate Your Music](https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/Rock/)
3. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
4. Czech National Authority Database
5. BBC Things
6. BabelNet
7. Quora
8. KBpedia