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Punk / New Wave

Era
1975–1984
Origin
NYC · London
Student playlists
None yet

About this supergenre

Mid-70s NY and London punk and the slicker new wave that came in its wake. Three chords, attitude, and the explicit rejection of 70s rock excess.

Canonical reference: musicmap.info / pwv

Inside punk / new wave · 8 subgenre s on a mini-timeline

Each subgenre at its emergence year, oldest at top. This is what students curate playlists for — the granular level. Click any subgenre chip from the main map and you land on its row here.

  1. Proto-Punk

    1969

  2. Pub Rock

    1972

  3. Punk Rock

    1975

  4. Power Pop

    1976

  5. No Wave

    1977

  6. Post-Punk

    1978

  7. New Wave

    1978

  8. Synthpunk

    1979

Connective tissue · 4 link s

How punk / new wave relates to the rest of the map. Click any genre to follow the line.

Primary lineage

Direct parents and direct children — the main line.

Backlash / anti

Reactions against, not descents from — the genres this one defined itself against.

Student curations

No playlists for punk / new wave yet.

This supergenre is waiting for a curator. If you're in MUSA 266 or MUSA 220 and this is your assignment, build a 5–10 track YouTube playlist and submit it through the course form.

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