Genres: Synth Pop, New Wave, Post-Punk, American Punk, College Rock, American Underground, Dance-Rock Active: 70's, 80's, 90's Formed: 1972 in Akron, OH
The B-52's, Talking Heads, Pere Ubu, The Residents, XTC, The Weirdos, The Soft Boys, The Flying Lizards, The Mekons, Thomas Dolby, The Dickies, Minny Pops, Monitor, Von Lmo, Soft Cell, They Might Be Giants, Crack the Sky, The Screamers, The Rentals The Teenagers, Didjits, Polysics, Polyrock, Oingo Boingo, His & Her Vanities, Gil Mantera's Party Dream, Animatronics, The Magnificents, VCR, The Super Friendz, Rip Dizzy, The Mint Chicks, Numbers, The Chap, Selby Tigers, Aviador Dro, Clor, moe. |  |
One of new wave's most innovative and (for a time) successful bands, Devo was also perhaps one of its most misunderstood. Formed in Akron, OH, in 1972 by Kent State art students Jerry Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh, Devo took its name from their concept of "de-evolution" -- the idea that instead of evolving, mankind has actually regressed, as evidenced by the dysfunction and herd mentality of American society. Their music echoed this view of society as rigid, repressive, and mechanical, with appropriate touches -- jerky, robotic rhythms; an obsession with technology and electronics (the group was among the first non-prog rock bands to make the synthesizer a core element); often atonal melodies and chord progressions -- all of which were filtered through the perspectives of geeky misfits.
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Release: 2005
Label: Collectables
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Release: 2006
Label: Rhino, WEA, WEA International
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