New Musik's near-total lack of commercial acceptance is one of the great mysteries of the early '80s. Their music, rooted in classic pop songwriting but with a forward-looking interest in shiny electronics, is both instantly accessible and coolly forbidding. Their 1980 album From A to B is a lost classic of the early new wave era, and 1982's Warp is a nearly all-electronic album that sounds like a perfect meeting between Thomas Dolby and Kraftwerk. Their risk-taking approach didn't lead to massive success, but New Musik's influence can be felt in many bands, both from their era through to the most recent groups to combine gleaming pop hooks, chiming guitars, and synths.