Archive - Synth and Swagger

New Wave Hits and Their Evil Twins

I wasn't there, that wasn't me, it must have been my evil twin brother

Jul 10 •

(premium) Best New Wave Songs of 1982

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Jul 8 •

New Wave in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis – Regional Scenes and Hidden Gems

New wave wasn’t just NYC and London.

Jul 3 •

(premium) New Wave's Diverse Archetypes

Intro New wave wasn’t one sound—it was a movement.

Jul 1 •

June 2025

(free) Gay & Queer in New Wave

Listen here, or read on!

Jun 26 •

(premium) Best New Wave Songs of 1981

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Jun 24 •

(free) New Wave Does the Summer

8 summer songs!

Jun 19 •

(premium) How New Wave Grew Up: Early vs Late New Wave

Eight Ways the Genre Shifted from 1978 to 1985

Jun 17 •

(free) Synthpop - How's It Different From Other New Wave?

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Jun 12 •

(premium) Vault: Duran Duran "Seven and the Ragged Tiger" album deepdive

Originally recorded in 2017.

Jun 11 •

(premium) Vault: Duran Duran Rio Deep-Dive

Originally recorded in 2017.

Jun 11 •

(premium) Duran Duran Debut Deepdive

Say that fast 3 times!

Jun 11 •

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