Scritti Politti - Wood Beez
Another band that managed to stand out amidst wave, no wave, and that Afro funk mixed with dub. I mention these genres because Scritti have mastered them all brilliantly. Fortunately, they didn't replicate the wave clichés to the letter (which only makes me want to reach for the first four seminal and unsurpassed albums by Roxy Music) but instead blended pop, soul, breakbeat, and many other wonders.