Best of New Wave, Vol. 3

The guitars might be jangly or severe, the synths might soothe or sear, but when punk gave way to New Wave, the only common denominator was raw urgency. The Buggles reinvented bubblegum pop according to the new style's stripped-down proportions and The English Beat gave ska a lean, propulsive makeover, while The B-52's used ‘60s kitsch as a springboard to a whole new kind of subversive cool.