Newer Wave

{{Infobox album

| name = Newer Wave

| type = compilation

| artist = Various artists

| cover = Various Artists - Newer Wave.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1997|2|28}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Industrial, EBM

| length = 69:36

| label = 21st Circuitry

| chronology = 21st Circuitry V/A

| prev_title = 21st Circuitry Shox

| prev_year = 1996

| next_title = Coldwave Breaks II

| next_year = 1997

}}

Newer Wave is a various artists compilation album released on February 28, 1997 by 21st Circuitry.

Reception

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Allmusic|first=Tom |last=Schulte |class=album|id=mw0000051129|title=Various Artists: Newer Wave > Review |accessdate=July 28, 2020}}

}}

Aiding & Abetting gave Newer Wave a mixed review, calling the material "a bit silly" but "a good idea, and the bands here try real hard to create new versions of well-worn tunes."{{cite journal|first=Jon |last=Worley |url=http://www.aidabet.com/archives/archV.html#NEWER |title=Various Artists: Newer Wave |journal=Aiding & Abetting |date=February 17, 1997 |issue=128 |accessdate=July 28, 2020}} Tom Schulte of AllMusic described the compilation as "fun and a real history lesson to listen to." Sonic Boom said "regardless of whether you thought the eighties was a collection of music filled with unimaginative drivel or was the groundwork of the modern electronic dance scene you'll get a kick out of this compilation" and "definitely of those compilations bound to give you fits of nostalgia for years to come."{{cite journal|first=Chris |last=Christian |url=https://sonic-boom.com/review/newer.wave-1.html |title=Various Artists: Newer Wave |journal=Sonic Boom |date=March 1997 |volume=5 |issue=2 |accessdate=July 28, 2020}}

Track listing

{{tracklist

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Turning Japanese

| note1 = The Vapors cover

| writer1 = David Fenton

| extra1 = 16volt

| length1 = 4:46

| title2 = I Ran

| note2 = A Flock of Seagulls cover

| writer2 = Frank Maudsley, Paul Reynolds, Mike Score, Ali Score

| extra2 = Assemblage 23

| length2 = 3:54

| title3 = Red Skies

| note3 = Dead or Alive cover

| extra3 = Beauty

| writer3 = Charlie Barrett, Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, Jamie West-Oram, Adam Woods

| length3 = 4:20

| title4 = Cars

| note4 = Gary Numan cover

| writer4 = Gary Numan

| extra4 = LUXT

| length4 = 4:33

| title5 = Candy-O

| note5 = The Cars cover

| writer5 = Ric Ocasek

| extra5 = Out Out

| length5 = 2:35

| title6 = Never Say Never

| note6 = Romeo Void cover

| writer6 = Benjamin Bossi, Larry Carter, Debora Iyall, Peter Woods, Frank Zincavage

| extra6 = Kevorkian Death Cycle

| length6 = 5:29

| title7 = The Chauffeur

| note7 = Duran Duran cover

| writer7 = James Bates, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Andy Taylor

| extra7 = Battery

| length7 = 4:39

| title8 = Destination Unknown

| note8 = Missing Persons cover

| writer8 = Dale Bozzio, Terry Bozzio, Warren Cuccurullo

| extra8 = Scar Tissue

| length8 = 4:59

| title9 = Master and Servant

| note9 = Depeche Mode cover

| writer9 = Martin Gore

| extra9 = Hate Dept.

| length9 = 5:14

| title10 = I Want Candy

| note10 = The Strangeloves cover

| writer10 = Bert Berns, Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer

| extra10 = Black Metal Box

| length10 = 5:43

| title11 = You Spin Me Round

| note11 = Dead or Alive cover

| writer11 = Pete Burns, Steve Coy, Wayne Hussey, Tim Lever, Mike Percy

| extra11 = Templebeat

| length11 = 3:42

| title12 = Whip It

| note12 = Devo cover

| writer12 = Gerald Casale, Mark Mothersbaugh

| extra12 = Collide

| length12 = 3:31

| title13 = Relax

| note13 = Frankie Goes to Hollywood cover

| writer13 = Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Brian Nash, Mark O'Toole

| extra13 = Unit:187

| length13 = 6:09

| title14 = Sex Dwarf

| note14 = Soft Cell cover

| writer14 = Marc Almond, David Ball

| extra14 = Sabotage Q.C.Q.C.?

| length14 = 4:26

| title15 = Whisper to a Scream

| note15 = The Icicle Works cover

| writer15 = Ian McNabb

| extra15 = Acumen

| length15 = 5:37

}}

Personnel

Adapted from the Newer Wave liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Newer Wave |title-link=Newer Wave |others=Various artists |year=1997 |type=booklet |publisher=21st Circuitry |location=San Francisco, California}}