When Devo's debut album arrived in late August 1978, nothing else sounded quite like it. Even by the standards of the late '70s – the era of punk rock, new wave and futuristic-sounding electronic ...

This new 50-song box set traces parallel paths through the futurist rockers’ rise, fall, and eventual reunion. Few bands had as electrifying or confounding a first act as Devo. They were art school ...