It sounds odd to me, but I suppose "were called" is probably true in the sense that some did call them that, e.g. they are in the "new wave" compilation album.

It sounds odd to me, but I suppose "were called" is probably true in the sense that some did call them that, e.g. they are in the "new wave" compilation album. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Wave_(compilation_album) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Wave_(compilation_album)