Nikki and the Corvettes

Led by Nikki Corvette, the Detroit trio Nikki & the Corvettes played basic new wave power pop with girl group influences. If you're looking for something rawer than the Go-Go's, yet certainly not as raw as the Ramones, this could fill the bill, although they're not as accomplished as either of those two groups. Nor were they a self-contained group, using a backup group on their 1980 Bomp LP, whose dozen songs were all written by Nikki Corvette and lead guitarist/producer Peter James. The album was reissued on CD in 2000, with non-LP singles from 1977 and 1981 added as bonus tracks.