Polysics are an incredibly fun new wave/synthpop/electro punk band formed in Japan in 1997. Late nineties might seem a bit late for new wave, and while they take quite a bit of influence from Devo, their sound is totally unique.
One of my favorite music videos here with a giant cardboard mech robot going on a fun-time rampage throughout the city.
Fad Gadget was the stage name of musician Francis John Tovey. His work is hard to characterize, but it contains elements of new wave, minimal synthpop and early industrial experimental tendencies.
The Human League are a new wave/synthpop group formed in England in 1977.
Their first single, Being Boiled from 1978, has a vastly different sound than what the group would become known for. It sounds like an early industrial track.
Quite funny that a few years later in 1981 they'd release their best known song, which has a much more poppy sound.
Lana Pellay was the name used for the musical output of Alan Pillay. As far as I can tell, he's only released two songs. Weird, but this one kicks ass in the most cheesy, eighties new wave/synthpop way.
Spizzenergi are a post punk/new wave band formed in England in 1979.
Best known for their amusing, catchy punk tune about Star Trek's Captain Kirk:
They've done more Star Trek related songs, like Spock's Missing, that starts off as a weird, droning, barebones acoustic song before turning into a punk song, then back to acoustic, back n' forth. More of a novelty than anything really.
Non Star Trek-related song with funky-ass bassline and weird herky-jerky post punk/new wave song structure.
As a bonus I'll put R.E.M.'s cover of Where's Captain Kirk.
