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Maybe not strictly new wave, Be Bop Deluxe mainman Bill Nelson always described his band as "now wave". Try to gloss over the similarities to Bowie's Heroes, if you can. It's quite a lovely tune...
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Be Bop Deluxe
Drastic Plastic
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AMG Review of Drastic Plastic
Steven McDonald
All Music GuideGuitarist/leader Bill Nelson has always had his head in a space that's defined by the 1950s World's Fair idea of the future - a world of monorails and strange machines. This is particularly evident here, with Nelson's affection for Japan competing for space with paeans to electrical communication. At times charming and even romantic, at other times outré, Drastic Plastic marked the end of the band and hinted at Nelson's musical experiments to come.
New Wave Wednesday: Panic In The World by Be Bop Deluxe
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