Permanent wave music is a genre that is characterized by its blend of alternative rock and pop elements. The music often features catchy hooks, melodic vocals, and upbeat rhythms. The genre has a nostalgic feel, drawing inspiration from the new wave and post-punk movements of the 1980s. It is known for its use of synthesizers and electronic instruments. The lyrics often touch on themes of love, relationships, and personal struggles.
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Piano, Vocals, Electric Guitar, Drum Kit, Bass Guitar, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboard/Synthesizer, Double Bass, Harmonica, Fiddle, Banjo, Bass Synthesizer, Horn Section, Sequencer, Sampler, Drum Machine, Pedal Steel Guitar
Popular permanent wave Songs
The Head On The Door (Remastered)
1985
Nevermind (Remastered)
1991
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (2012 Remaster)
1972
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List of permanent wave artists
Here is a list of permanent wave artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the permanent wave genre. You can find out what permanent wave genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# name popularity followers
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65
1767285
2
63
1689929
3
62
1478434
4
68
2382359
5
59
1069475
6
74
3319303
7
74
8559983
8
77
11470742
9
67
4390628
10
77
7160840
11
81
9451426
12
74
6087122
13
65
2252244
14
75
5482885
15
82
20289666
16
71
4929069
17
65
2125924
18
73
3419864
19
52
756016
20
67
2257323
21
74
7669234
22
69
3226058
23
71
3042485
24
54
1389757
25
69
2676192
26
61
2864909
27
63
1885124
28
66
2568694
29
72
4378618
30
65
1881806
31
70
2860913
32
74
6093857
33
78
5344832
34
69
1424512
35
61
1587373
36
65
1517313
37
86
23646592
38
61
1784605
39
75
5216784
40
77
5397384
41
80
14528703
42
76
10184186
43
52
391103
44
76
5894915
45
67
1750541
46
76
9608528
47
58
1054742
48
72
2214702
49
68
2699590
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81
18802040
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55
896494
52
63
1117391
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66
1133837
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63
1369032
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67
1816207
56
77
11864598
57
50
287499
58
61
774186
59
55
483081
60
54
776850
61
66
2284972
62
54
553905
63
57
951725
64
69
3126677
65
54
603748
66
64
1379811
67
48
386457
68
54
221821
69
52
675251
70
68
1208031
71
52
508181
72
59
916550
73
57
764677
74
58
1177638
75
72
2598895
76
64
3293990
77
50
613096
78
50
520788
79
65
1291237
80
50
447096
81
51
547765
82
68
2927944
83
72
2709911
84
51
370269
85
61
854562
86
87
49108902
87
57
1093151
88
58
1086573
89
71
3212420
90
58
535740
91
51
166602
92
62
2020410
93
55
661942
94
55
613804
95
61
1562728
96
60
600535
97
65
810354
98
53
508926
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55
430008
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permanent wave playlist created by Chosic
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