London, 1978. Punk had burned out, and something catchier was coming up through the same clubs. Back to British goes back to the UK where much of new wave began: the punk-to-pop crossover, the synth-pop boom and the post-punk bands that shaped everything after them.
Top of the Pops, and the records it ignored
You’ll hear big UK chart singles next to the cult records that sold modestly at the time and grew a following later, from The Stranglers and The Specials to Ultravox and Heaven 17.
Meet the British bands
Read their stories in our New Wave Artist Directory.
