new wave

Short definition from Wiktionary

Adjective

1. 1
   Representing the latest and most advanced style.
2. 2
   Of or pertaining to the New Wave
3. 3
   Innovative and ground-breaking

Noun

1. 1
   An alternative and broad pop and rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the early to mid-1980s, incorporating punk sensibilities and/or other forms of music, but made with more accessibility.
2. 2
   Any of several movements in music and film which are or were considered cutting edge.