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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
new wave
noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Norris is considered part of the new wave of Native American participation in Arizona politics.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A new wave of pro-independence demonstrations began in earnest in late 1987.
▪ After each new wave of immigrants became enfranchised, they began electing people of their own background, she said.
▪ After the elections of 1988 brought the ultra right-wing Arena party to power, a new wave of kidnappings and murders began.
▪ Charles was not quite so committed to the new wave.
▪ Each new wave of immigrants gives new targets to old prejudices.
▪ From rugged charm to seriously sleek from classic cuts to a new wave of nineties fashion ....
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
New Wave

1960, of cinema (from French Nouvelle Vague, late 1950s); 1976 as a name for the more restrained and melodic alternative to punk rock.

Wiktionary
new wave

a. Representing the latest and most advanced style; trendy; faddish. n. A pop music and rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the early to mid-1980s, incorporating punk rock beats and synthesizer sounds.

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New Wave

New Wave may refer to:

New Wave (The Auteurs album)

New Wave is the 1993 debut album by British alternative rock band The Auteurs. In 2014, British independent record label 3 Loop Music re-released the album on 180gsm Vinyl and as a 2CD Expanded Edition which included b-sides, rarities, radio session tracks and the original 4-track demos that led to the band's signing with Hut Records.

The album was shortlisted for the 1993 Mercury Prize. It is now included in the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die list.

New Wave (comics)

New Wave is a fictional character in the DC Universe.

New Wave (design)

In design, New Wave or Swiss Punk Typography refers to an approach to typography that actively defies strict grid-based arrangement conventions. Characteristics include inconsistent letterspacing, varying typeweights within single words and type set at non-right angles.

New Wave (Against Me! album)

New Wave is Against Me!'s fourth full-length studio album and their debut album on Sire Records. Produced by Butch Vig of Nevermind fame, it was released on July 10, 2007. The album debuted at #57 on the Billboard 200 on the week of its release. The album's first single, " White People for Peace", was released in May 2007, prior to the album's release. A second single, " Thrash Unreal", followed in July 2007.

New Wave is the first Against Me! full length to not feature any acoustic tracks.

In August 2007, Australian singer-songwriter Ben Lee covered the entire album and released it as a free MP3 download on his blog. Explaining why he decided to cover the album, Lee said "I fell in love with the album. Really. Like, couldn't stop listening to it. As heavy and gnarly as it sounds at times, it is unmistakably a pop masterpiece."

The album was #1 on Spin Magazine's Album of the Year and #9 on Rolling Stone's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007.

New Wave (competition)

New Wave (, Novaya volna, ) is an international contest for new stars, which usually lasts for six days: 3 contest days, 2 special event days and, at the end, the day where the contest's results are announced followed by an ending concert.

New Wave is a contest for young performers of popular music which was founded by a Russian composer Igor Krutoy and by Latvian pianist and composer Raimonds Pauls in 2002 and later enhanced by a very famous Russian superstar Alla Pugacheva. New Wave used to be held in the Latvian coastal city of Jūrmala (Dzintari), but due to difficult Latvian-Russian relations, the contest was moved to Sochi city, the Russian Federation in time for the 2015 contest. Although meant to popularize new stars from all over Europe, the countries of the former USSR and USA, many present and former superstars play an important, if not the most important, role in it

New Wave (Dizzy Gillespie album)

New Wave! is an album by Dizzy Gillespie consisting of live and studio performances recorded in 1962 and released on the Philips label in 1963.

New Wave (The Challengers album)

New Wave is an album by the surfband The Challengers. It was issued in 1995, on Atmospheres, Miraleste Music.

Usage examples of "new wave".

Thinking of Bucko, a new wave of anger stormed through her and her hurt feelings took refuge behind it.

The softness in his voice brought her eyes back to him briefly before a swift new wave of color filled her cheeks.

A look of sensual pleasure grazed his features, drawing forth a new wave of shudders from her.