Is there any doubt?

[80sPartyboy]

That the majority of new wave and new romantic stuff originated in the UK, with the exception of a few scottish and Irish groups?

As I research more and more of these bands, I can't recall many groups that came out of the US...

Can anyone give me a few examples?

[MARV]

Talking Heads, B-52's, Blondie, R.E.M., Information Society (I think), 10,000 Maniacs.

But yeah, the majority of the stuff comes from England.

[MikeP]

Check out this older thread, which is closely related:
http://www.nwoutpost.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=945

[schwenko]

[quote]Originally posted by 80sPartyboy
[br]That the majority of new wave and new romantic stuff originated in the UK, with the exce

[cubby]

A lot of it did originate in the UK. But there were a lot of US new-wave bands as well. Here are a few of them.
The Cars
The B-52's
Missing Persons
Berlin
The Motels
Talking Heads
Blondie
Oingo Boingo
Devo
The Go-Go's

And those are just a f

[Berserker]

Australia:

Split Enz
INXS
Icehouse
Real Life
Flash and The Pan
The Models
The Church
Midnight Oil
Divinyls



Canada:

Payola$
Spoons
Martha & The Muffins
Strange Advance
Nash the Slash
Men Without Hats
Images in Vogue
Rational