Early on, new wave wasn’t so easy to identify. It was often used interchangeably with punk and post-punk. But eventually it coalesced into its synth-heavy form that became a hallmark of 1980s pop ...

This was the new wave synth-pop track in 1982. “I Ran (So Far Away)” by A Flock Of Seagulls had quite a bit of success in the US and Europe. It peaked at no. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was a no. 1 ...