New Wave 80s -

New Wave taught us that it was okay to be strange. It was okay to be smart. It was okay to dance badly if you did it with conviction.

Modern pop is safe. Modern rock is safe. But put on "Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Joy Division. That song is 45 years old, and it still sounds like it’s peeking through the blinds, suspicious of the outside world. NEW WAVE 80s

If you grew up in the 80s, you remember the moment the guitar solo died. Or rather, it got chopped up, fed through a chorus pedal, and buried under a sequencer. New Wave taught us that it was okay to be strange

We aren’t talking about stadium rock. We aren’t talking about hairspray and power ballads. We are talking about . Modern pop is safe

What’s your deep cut? Tell me you own a vinyl copy of "Remain in Light" in the comments. Tags: #NewWave #80s #Synthpop #TalkingHeads #SkinnyTie