Before I begin I bet some will ask, what the hell has post punk & New Wave got in common? This is where I will explain as best as I can to you so can better understand the transition of the two genres. Many other bands who were regarded as post-punk never actually moved over to new wave
Sadly for many of these bands in the two music categories mentioned, they did not last long or they produced a few good songs but it never developed any further. For the ones that got left behind, it was the popularity of New Wave when Post Punk faded out that would be a deciding factor over their demise, some bands switched or put some influence into their music, some of them went on to be successful for many years.
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