Bands such as The Killers, Franz Ferdinand, Interpol, Hot Hot Heat, The Hives, The Libertines, The Strokes, etc. have all been referred to as "New Wave" rock bands for their 80's pop/rock influence and their catchy tunes.

Which of these bands are you into or have you heard from?



My favorite band are The Killers, but I've also listened to music from Franz Ferdinand, Interpol, and Hot Hot Heat and I'm very pleased. I think I may just get addicted to this kind of music. It's very catchy and fun and even good to dance to.

Oh yes, I love these kind of music. Something that bugs me about The Killers and Fran Ferdinand is that their lyrics does not make sense at all. Though the music is really good. The Killers are also one of my favorite bands.

Interpol is awesome.

I've heard of all of the ones that you've listed.
I'm only into Franz Ferdinand. Sometimes their songs get on my nerves though...They get old kind of quickly, but nonetheless, they're awesome.

LIKE ALL OF THEM

I've heard of most of the bands you've listed. They're really good. A whole lot better then most bands.

i don't like the killers.
or interpol
or hot hot heat
but i loooove franz ferdinand

The bravery and the faint are really good too.

Likewise. But not so much of Franz Ferdinand.

Eh...I've listened to The Killers, Franz Ferdinand, Interpol, The Hives, & The Strokes...but I don't like them much. The "new wave" I love is ORGY! <3

TOTALLY!

i love most of them! not much into the hives, strokes, or hot hot heat, but theyre alright. i adored franz ferdinand when they first came out, but im a bit tired of them. also this radio obsession with r brightside has taken the allure out of thekillers for me as well, but i still love them both

agreed

I love The Strokes. They remind me of the good old rock. As for the rest, I like some, but most don't interest me and get old incredibly quickly.

I don't like Interpol at all. The guys voice weirds me out.

I just downloaded some music from The Faint and Franz Ferdinand. I like.

i've only ever heard 'evil' by interpol, and i liked it a lot.

the libertines are easily one of my three 'desert island' bands, and i also love franz ferdinand and the killers

i like them all except for franz ferdinand

i like most of them but i like the killers, franz ferdinand, and hot hot heat a bit more.

I like all
except Franz Ferdinand
I cant stand them
I love Yay_Hooray

the sounds are really good too.

I actually like his voice; it's different. He sounds a bit stoned though, but that just adds on to the originality for me.

ive loved interpol for a while

the doves are decent. the kaiser chiefs and razorlight are good.

i like them all ;D
the killers <33!!
so the catergory for this type is new wave?

I love new wave. Esp. the killers, franz, interpol, libertines, the strokes. damn, the list goes on and on. It is so fun to listen to..at least for me.

not really. That's just what people call it because the bands who influenced these bands were new wave bands from the 80s.

i love the strokes.. all their music sounds familiar to me from a long time ago.

i LOVE LOVE LOVE the Strokes (one of my favorite bands)

i also like the killers, the libertines, and hot hot heat

The Strokes and Hot Hot Heat<33

i agree. the first few times i heard them, i thought it was good. but now.... mehh.

i like the killers and hot hot heat.

they're cool. the killers, interpool, are cool and also a band called the bravery is awesome. they sound like the killers but a little deeper and different i guess. i dunno they're awesome

Hmm...I like Hot Hot Heat's old CD, Make Up The Breakdown. It's a fun, catchy 80's pop throwback.

The Killers are ok, but like some people, I think they're getting a bit played.

Franz Ferdinand grates on my nerves.

Interpol is f*n great. I've been an Interpol fan since their first CD. Their new stuff really isn't my bag, but eh, it can't all be great.

Snow Patrol is a band I just can't stand. They're Interpol knock-offs.

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are also pretty good. I love "Maps".

Radiohead is nearly GOD. Thom Yorke is a genius. I love everything they've ever done, with the exception of Pablo Honey. I don't know if Radiohead really counts since they've been around for awhile.

The Faint are one of my top five bands. I f*n love the Faint. I have their last two CDs and I downloaded "Blank-Wave" just to have it. I love that one as well. "Wet From Birth" Rarely leaves my stereo and "Danse Macabre" was in my stereo so long that I have everything off of it memorized.

Does the Postal Service count on this topic? Are they considered to be new wave?? I'm really into them and the synths are perfect, in my opinion. If the Postal Service counts, then I'm gonna count Namelessnumberheadman and Headphones as new wave. There's also The Anix, Fischerpooner, Electric Six, Ladytron, VHS or Beta and tons of other bands that fall into this "new-wave" thing.

*sigh* First new wave, then goth and industrial will come back.

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*sigh* First new wave, then goth and industrial will come back.

What do you mean "then goth & industrial will come back"? They've always been around...I'm sure a lot of people still listen to that kind of music.

The Killers are great. Franz Ferdinand is good too. i only like Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand.. i almost like every single song by the Killers though :P

I like them all.
What scares me though, is that if they get popular, they're going to start to suck. Such as, Green day.

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I listen to "that kind" of music. In the late 70s/early 80s, new wave and synthpop music were popularized first, then gothic rock music/ goth music came into its own, followed by industrial. All of which sprang from the punk and disco scenes of the late 70s. What I meant by "the goth & industrial will come back" is that if the music styles follow the same path as they did when they first came about, then goth music and industrial music are getting ready to be "reborn" in the modern music scene.

I <3 Industrial music. I mess with synths as a hobby. I really wish that goth and industrial music would come back.

To tell you the truth, I was trying to find the genre for them, [because I despise absolutely all of them], and i figured it was either indie or new wave. Hm, this is definately my least liked genre out of all the music genres.

I don't think it's the least liked, it just the least known.
I N D I E = I N D E P E N N N D E N N N N T T T. Duh!

I love The Killers. They rock.
Franz Ferdinand is okay too.

I love the Killers and Franz Ferdinand, but I prefer old school new wave. Like Blondie, the Smiths, Devo, and the Church

The Killers, Franz Ferdinand, Interpol, Hot Hot Heat, The Hives, The Libertines, The Strokes

These are the bands that I have heard of.

The Killers: I LOVE "Mr. Brightside" very sweet tune. I can't stop listening to this music. It's been No.1 at the music countdown such as Hits and Rock! The music video was PERFECT and awesome. because i love those arty music videos hehe.
Franz Ferdinand: "Take me out" very nice. I have that song on my cellular phone too.
Interpol: "Slow Hands" it's ok.... the music video was cool where it was frozen every minute... breaks it on and off.
Hot Hot Heat: I like the song "Good night, Goodnight" Well not really my favorite song but it always stuck in my head forever and ever... lol so it's annoying sometimes. But it's ok to hear. I thought the music video was dumb.

I loveee the bravery and the faint. They're all pretty good. Thes ones coming out of the brit scene in general are simply amazing.

i don't really like most of them much, although the killers and franz ferdinand are alright.

My friends a big fan of interpol so i'd have to go with them considering i hear there music constantly. although i think franz ferdinand rocks too.

Here's a nu-wave band for ya: Moving Units

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