Transmission
The New Romantics
![New Romantic leads: Duran Duran in their breakthrough year of 1981.](https://img.apmcdn.org/41294edc40ddee855a3cc7768b66601e1c5eeb59/uncropped/011034-20240716-duran-duran-in-1981-600.jpg)
by Jake Rudh
July 19, 2024
This week on Transmission, I focus on a subgenre of New Wave music called New Romantic, a short-lived scene originated in the U.K., but it produced some long-lasting talent, many of which are out there touring today, like Duran, Duran, Culture Club, and ABC. We're going cover all of those bands and many more, whose look was almost as important as their sound.