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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier
I agree its an era and style rather than a sub-genre, if you include electronica such as Gary Numan under the new-wave moniker then I guess you could include the Sparks who in 1979 and 1980 were completely electronic in sound. I tend to think of new-wave bands as being more guitar driven though or at least making use of a guitar.
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before they were called "New Romantics", groups like OMD, Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet were piled up in the New Wave grouping