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New wave
New wave noun - Any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts).
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- Born This Way got eclectic, with dance-pop ("The Edge of Glory"), house ("Marry the Night"), techno ("Judas"), New Wave ("Government Hooker"), and rock ("You and I").
Source: Darker And Edgier / Music -
They're even given credit for jump-starting the Straight Edge movement with the song "I'm Straight", showing one of the earliest recordings of Straight Edge music.Two early members of the Modern Lovers had success with other New Wave bands.
Source: Music / The Modern Lovers -
The music was cutting-edge New Wave, and the lyrics satirized hypocrisy, dodgy theology, televangelists, and the shallow nature of modern society, tempered with heartfelt meditations on God, doubt, and the band's own failings.
Source: Music / Daniel Amos
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