Despite extensive critical attention (including national coverage in Rolling Stone and a 1985 episode of the MTV program The Cutting Edge), none of the "New Sincerity" bands met with much commercial success, and the "scene" ended within a few years.
尽管受到了广泛的关注（包括《滚石》杂志在全美国的覆盖以及1985年的MTV节目The Cutting Edge），但没有一个“新真诚”乐队取得了较大的商业成功，而“光景”在几年内就结束了。