new wave  Tag

New wave music is genre of rock music that emerged in the mid-late 1970s, popular in the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. It's characterized by punk rock, power pop, incorporated electronic music, beat-oriented music (like disco), punk and rock and roll guitar riffs, and typically uses electric guitars, bass guitars (sometimes with chorus effects on the bass), drums and synthesizer/electronic keyboards.

The term "new wave" is sometimes used as a synonym of "synthpop".