new-wave
Synth-heavy eighties sound
New-wave describes something representing a fresh or unconventional approach within an established field, often with connotations of artistic innovation or avant-garde sensibility.
The term gained currency in the late 1970s for a genre of rock music that emerged alongside punk but emphasized cleaner production and quirky aesthetics: new-wave bands like Talking Heads and Blondie.
It now applies broadly to any movement positioning itself as a break from tradition: new-wave Korean cinema, new-wave coffee roasters.
Experimental rock after '77
- synth-popSynthesizer-based pop music
- synthesizerElectronic sound-generating instrument
- BlondieLight-haired person's moniker
- DevoSynth-pop pioneers from Ohio
Eurythmics · Kraftwerk · sequencer · analog · Moog · Roland · electropop · goth
At innovation's forefront
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- experimentalTesting new methods
unconventional · progressive · forward-thinking · trailblazing · revolutionary · visionary · original · inventive
Synthesizer-based pop music
- MTVYouth-oriented video network
- neonInert illuminating element
- angularSharp-edged or rawboned
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
asymmetric · minimalist · futuristic · androgynous · eyeliner · leather · black-and-white · stark
Director with total control
- jump-cutAbrupt sequential edit
- mise-en-scèneVisual elements within frame
- handheldDesigned for palm use
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
post-punk
Experimental rock after '77
- synth-popSynthesizer-based pop music
- synthesizerElectronic sound-generating instrument
- BlondieLight-haired person's moniker
Devo · Eurythmics · Kraftwerk · sequencer · analog · Moog · Roland · electropop · goth
cutting-edge
At innovation's forefront
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
experimental · unconventional · progressive · forward-thinking · trailblazing · revolutionary · visionary · original · inventive · novel
synth-pop
Synthesizer-based pop music
geometric · asymmetric · minimalist · futuristic · androgynous · eyeliner · leather · black-and-white · stark · DIY
auteur
Director with total control
- jump-cutAbrupt sequential edit
- mise-en-scèneVisual elements within frame
- handheldDesigned for palm use
new-waveclassic rock
Enduring guitar-driven music
arena rock · blues rock · hard rock · stadium rock · Southern rock
new-waveold guard
Conservative faction within organization
establishment · traditionalism · conventionalism · old school · mainstream
new-waveold-fashioned
Belonging to earlier times
outdated · passé · dated · outmoded · antiquated
new, wave, newer, newest, newly, newness, renew, renewal, renewable