Various, U2, XTC, Propaganda, Tears For Fears, China Crisis, Duran Duran, The Cure, Talk Talk, ABC, Strawberry Switchblade, The Church, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Simple Minds, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Call, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Mission, Spandau Ballet, The Alarm, The Human League, Lloyd Cole & The Commotions, Bow Wow Wow, Stephen Duffy, Marillion, Thompson Twins, The Psychedelic Furs

New York Indie Rock

Downtown guitars and a drum machine in the next room — the decade rock and dance stopped arguing.

NYC 2000s Indie Rock

Downtown guitars rebuilt on a disco floor: tight drums, cold reverb, cowbell, and leather-jacket melancholy.