Transmission's roots are in the worlds of punk, post-punk, new wave, synth, power and dream pop, shoegaze, psych, mod, space and Krautrock. Here are songs released in 2017 that fit that mold — listed in no particular order and occasionally accompanied by a very simple description of genre or feel. Starting with legacy artists within the classic alternative worlds followed by the acts directly inspired by them.

Slowdive "Star Roving" (Shoegaze)

Ride "Lannoy Point" (Shoegaze)

Liam Gallagher "Wall Of Glass"

The Jesus and Mary Chain "Presidici (Et Chapaquiditch)

Johnny Marr & Maxine Peake "The Priest"

More Top Tracks:

Blondie "Already Naked"

Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark "Isotype"

Depeche Mode "Where's the Revolution"

Gary Numan "My Name Is Ruin"

Alison Moyet "I Germinate" (Former Yaz / Yazoo vocalist)

Ryuichi Sakamoto "Stakra" (Co-founder of pioneering synth act Yellow Magic Orchestra)

Brian Eno, Tom Rogerson "Red Slip" (Ambient / Electronic)

Wire "Sleep on the Wing" (post-punk legends continue producing impressive material)

The Church "Another Century"

Modern English "Trees"

Sparks "The Amazing Mr. Repeat"

Belle & Sebastian "We Were Beautiful"

Rose Elinor Dougall "Strange Warnings" (Former member of The Pipettes gone solo)

Drab Majesty "Too Soon To Tell" (Dark wave)

Frankie Rose "Trouble"

Future Islands "Day Glow Fire"

Chromatics "Shadow" (David Lynch favorite)

Johnny Jewel "The Crimson Kiss" (Member of Chromatics)

Cigarettes After Sex "Apocalypse"

Charlotte Gainsbourg "Rest"

Temples "Strange Of Be Forgotten" ('60s influenced psych)

Real Estate "Darling"

Desparate Journalist "Be Kind" ('90s influenced Brit Pop)

Dreamcar "Kill For Candy" (Members of AFI & No Doubt create new new wave)

Dent May "Picture On a Screen"

The Clientele "Lunar Days"

The Horrors "Something To Remember Me By"

Cut Copy "Black Rainbows" (Australian synth-pop)

Star Tropics "Another Sunny Day" (C86 / Jangle Pop)

Destroyer "Tinseltown Swimming In Blood" (New Order-influenced Destroyer)

MGMT "Little Dark Age"

Strange Names "Into Me"

Boy Harsher "Run" (synth)

Elbow "Gentle Storm"

Jane Weaver "Slow Motion"

Teen Daze "Wandering Through Kunsthal" (Dream pop)

Beach Fossils "May 1st" (Dream pop)

Omni "Southbound Station" (post-punk)

Sleaford Mods "B.H.S."

Superorganism "Something For Your M.I.N.D."

John Maus "Touchdown" (synth)

Sneaks "Look Like That" (synth)

Austra "Utopia"

LCD Soundsystem "American Dream"

Com Truise "Isotasy" (synth)

Bicep "Ayaya" (synth / dance)

Goldfrapp "Everything Is Never Enough" (synth)

Toro Y Moi "Labyrinth"

Washed Out "Get Lost"

Phoenix "J-Boy"

The xx "Replica"

Mac Demarco "On the Level"

Thundercat "Show You the Way" (Featuring Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins)

Drake "Passionfruit"

Jay Som "Turn Into" (Dream Pop)

Alvvays "Dreams Tonight"

Nite Jewel "Had To Let Me Go"

St. Vincent "Los Ageless"

Spoon "Hot Thoughts"

Moon Duo "Will of the Devil"

Marika Hackman "My Lover Cindy"

Fazerdaze "Lucky Girl"

Gus Dapperton "Prune, You Talk Funny"

Anna Burch "2 Cool 2 care"

TOPS "Dayglow Bimbo"

Hoops "On My Corner"

Men I Trust "I hope to be around"

Jakuzi "Koca Bir Sacmalik" (synth)

Boy Pablo "Everytime"

King Krule "Dum Surfer"

Grizzly Bear "Mourning Sound"

Reptaliens "If You Want"

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