Last night was Club Underground’s Pulp Party, but I played in the not-Pulp room, which is why you heard a mix of ‘80s, ‘00s and new indie, darkwave, etc. upstairs at the Grand Star all night. “Women Respond to Bass” by Sextile is this summer’s banger, but I wanted to get “Rearrange,” from the duo’s latest album, into the set as well because it has a very DFA thing going on it.  Also, the lyrics are extremely right now. Teddybears (featuring Iggy Pop) made a comeback with “Punkrocker” thanks to the Superman movie that I haven’t seen. There was also new music from Ships in the Night and Mareux in the set. If you want to see what was played, keep scrolling. Oh, and shout out to the small group of Fontaines D.C. fans who happened to be upstairs for both “Here’s the Thing” and “Starburster.” 

Depeche Mode – My Secret Garden

Desire – Liquid Dreams

Ships in the Night- Inside

Austra – Spellwork

Siouxsie and the Banshees – Happy House

Ladytron – Discotraxx

Hercules & Love Affair – Blind

The Horrors – Something to Remember Me By

Boy Harsher – Machina

Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls

Book of Love – Boy 

Real Life – Send Me an Angel

Marc Almond – Tears Run Rings

New Order – The Perfect Kiss

Depeche Mode – Get the Balance Right

The Cure – Let’s Go to Bed

Interpol – The Heinrich Maneuver 

The Strokes – 12:51

Hot Hot Heat – Bandages

Bloc Party – Banquet 

Joy Division – Digital 

The Cure – Primary 

Le Tigre – Deceptacon 

Wet Leg – Chaise Longue

CSS – Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death from Above

Crystal Castles – Vanished

Ladytron – Playgirl 

Gorillaz – DARE (DFA Mix)

Sextile – Rearrange 

The Rapture – House of Jealous Lovers 

Fontaines D.C. – Here’s the Thing

The Smiths – Bigmouth Strikes Again

Future Islands – For Sure

Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy

Trans X – Living on Video 

ADULT. – Hand to Phone

Soft Cell – Tainted Love

Human League – Sound of the Crowd

Depeche Mode – Photographic (Rex the Dog Remix)

New Order – Blue Monday

Sextile – Women Respond to Bass

Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)

The Bucketheads – The Bomb

Confidence Man – Angry Girl

Peaches – Fuck the Pain Away

Teddybears feat. Iggy Pop -Punkrocker

The Strokes – Reptilia 

Vampire Weekend – A-Punk

Postal Service – Such Great Heights

Los Prisioneros – Tren al Sur (request)

Nine Inch Nails – Closer

Fontaines D.C. – Starburster

Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out

White Town -Your Woman

Chumbawamba – Tubthumping

Robyn – Dancing on My Own

New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle

Mr. Flagio – Take a Chance

Mareux – Nonstop Romance

Crystal Castles vs. Health – Crimewave

Yaz – Situation (request)

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