History in Five Songs Episode 310: Struggling with the Greatest New Wave Bands

In Episode 310 of History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff, Martin wrestles with defining the genre and counts down his five favorite—yet genre-challengingly eclectic—new wave bands, kicking off with the Boomtown Rats and Devo in a tightly-defined 1979-focused episode.

1. The Boomtown Rats – “Keep it Up”
2. Devo – “Blockhead”
3. The Police – “No Time This Time”
4. The Jam – “Girl on the Phone”
5. XTC – “Scissor Man”

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