question:  Which rock band, The Sounds or The Classic Crime, has been compared to new wave acts such as Blondie, The Cars, the Epoxies and Missing Persons?
answer: The Sounds
context: Title: The Best of Missing Persons
  Passage: The Best of Missing Persons is a compilation album by the American new wave band Missing Persons, released in 1987.
  Title: Riot in English
  Passage: Riot in English is the debut studio album by American singer Dale Bozzio.  It was released on March 4, 1988 by Paisley Park Records.  Bozzio began working on the album after her divorce from Terry Bozzio and the break-up of their band Missing Persons.  She got signed to Prince's record label Paisley Park Records and collaborated with Robert Brookins and Attala Zane Giles on the album while co-writing most of the songs.  Musically, the songs took a slightly different direction than her work with Missing Persons, incorporating more dance-pop sound rather than new wave music.
  Title: Phoenix (The Classic Crime album)
  Passage: Phoenix is the fourth album from rock band The Classic Crime.  The album was released on August 14, 2012.  "Phoenix" was funded through the website Kickstarter and is the first album released independently by The Classic Crime.  Kickstarter backers were able to digitally download the album two weeks prior to its release date.  At the completion of its funding, "Phoenix" was the ninth most funded musical project on Kickstarter.
  Title: The Sounds
  Passage: The Sounds are a Swedish indie rock band.  Formed in Helsingborg in 1998 the group's musical style has been compared to new wave acts such as Blondie, The Cars, the Epoxies and Missing Persons.
  Title: Lost Tracks (Missing Persons album)
  Passage: Lost Tracks is a compilation album by American new wave band Missing Persons, released in 2002.  Compiled by former Missing Persons guitarist Warren Cuccurullo, it contains a selection of previously unreleased studio and live recordings.
  Title: Spring Session M
  Passage: Spring Session M is the debut studio album by American new wave band Missing Persons.  It was released on October 8, 1982 by Capitol Records.  The title of the album is an anagram of the band's name.  Produced by Ken Scott with the songs written by Terry Bozzio, Dale Bozzio and Warren Cuccurullo, "Spring Session M" is a new wave rock album with elements of synthpop.
  Title: Rhyme &amp; Reason
  Passage: Rhyme & Reason is the second album by American new wave band Missing Persons, released in 1984.  After the successful debut album by the band, this LP fell flat in sales.  The pleasant-sounding "Surrender Your Heart" was its signature single.  A video was created for it featuring animations from famous artist Peter Max and received heavy rotation on MTV, but the track was largely ignored by AOR radio.  "Give" and "Right Now" were also released as singles, and videos made for both received airplay on MTV.  Missing Persons embarked on a successful tour, but the album quickly fell off the sales charts.
  Title: The Classic Crime
  Passage: The Classic Crime is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington formed in 2004.  The band's current lineup consists of Matt MacDonald (vocals, guitar), Alan Clark (bass), Robert "Cheeze" Negrin (guitar), and Paul "Skip" Erickson (drums, vocals).  They have released three albums and an EP on Tooth & Nail Records, two of which, "The Silver Cord" (2008) and "Vagabonds" (2010), charted in the "Billboard" 200.  In July 2011, the band left Tooth & Nail to produce a fourth album with the help of fan donations via Kickstarter, called "Phoenix" (2012).  In April 2016, The Classic Crime created a Kickstarter to raise funds for a fifth studio album.  Within three hours they acquired the necessary $30,000 for the album.  On April 28th, 2017 they released their fifth studio album titled "How to Be Human"(2017).
  Title: Surferosa
  Passage: Surferosa is a rock band from Norway formed in 2000, known for its distinct costumes and "trashy electrified pop" music.  The band's musical style is primarily rock with punk/new wave and dance music influences and has been labeled "thrash pop".  Most songs make integrated use of synthesizers, and Mariann provides a spunky vocal lead.  The group is often compared to New Wave acts such as Blondie.
  Title: Missing in Action (album)
  Passage: Missing In Action is the fourth studio album by American new wave band Missing Persons, released in 2014.
citations: The Classic Crime The Sounds