World Party

 

 

Karl Wallinger spent a short time in The Waterboys before forming his own group and went on to produce quality Beatles-esque songs.

John Foxx

John Foxx started out fronting Ultravox, but left after 3 albums.  His early solo work was very synth-heavy, working beneath a layer of cold waves, not unlike Gary Numan.  He turned to ambient music through the '90s, returning to more pop oriented material with The Maths in 2011.