Devo

One of new wave's most innovative bands, Devo bubbled up from the Midwestern underground of the 1970s with an intelligently obtuse, self-designed vision that they successfully conveyed to a large audience. Taking their name from their philosophy of "de-evolution," the Akron, Ohio-based group merged dark social satire and offbeat humor with highly stylized visuals, briefly breaking through to the mainstream with 1980's Freedom of Choice and its smash single "Whip It," whose accompanying video became a staple on the fledgling MTV network. Their jerky, robotic rhythms, unique uni...