Contents
Introduction
One: Tracking the Tide: The New Wave Washes In and Out
Two: The Second British Invasion and Its Aftermath: From New Pop to Modern Rock
Three: From Neurasthenia to Nervousness: The Whiteness of the New Wave
Four: Camp! Kitsch! Trash! New Wave and the Politics of Irony
Five: “(I Wish It Could Be) 1965 Again”: Power Pop and the Mining of Rock’s Modern Past
Six: “Roll Over Guitar Heroes, Synthesizers Are Here . . .”
Seven: Kings of the Wild Frontier
Epilogue: The New Wave Revival
Notes
Bibliography
Index