Come Closer, the debut album from Tomora, was released on Friday and I’m already way into it. Tomora is Tom Rowlands from the Chemical Brothers and Norwegian singer Aurora and, if you’re into either/both of those artists, you have to hear it. Come Closer pulls a lot of different elements from across the club music spectrum and, in the process, becomes something so strange and cool and completely different from what’s been dominating dance music for the past five or so years. I went with “Somewhere Else,” the second single from the album, last night at Underground and it did pretty well for a first spin. There were more people on the dance floor when the song neared its end than when it began, so it will probably stick around in my sets. That ‘do do do” Aurora sings is such an earworm of the classic rave “It’s a Fine Day” variety. I love it.
Last night was Darkwave night at Underground, but I’ve been meaning to play something off Fcukers’ album, Ö, for a minute and I figured that “if you want to party, come over to my house” was electroclash-y enough to work with the crowd. Basically, if they were into Green Velvet— and they were— then they would get Fcukers. The song went over really well, which is a bit unsurprising given how much the resale price are for tickets to the duo at The Fonda. The whole album is killer. I’m impressed at how Fcukers basically fit the arc of a raging party into an album that’s less than a half-hour.
The set list for last night is below. Songs from 2025 and 2026 link back to other references on the blog. Thanks for dancing!
TR/ST, Jake Shears – Being Boring
Saint Etienne – Save it for a Rainy Day
Desire – Telling Me Lies
Depeche Mode – The Sun and the Rainfall
Night Ritualz – Take Me 2 the Crib
Sextile – Contortion
Boy Harsher – Give Me a Reason
Golden Boy, Kittin – Rippin Kittin
Chelsea Wolfe – House of Self-Undoing (Boy Harsher Remix)
Sally Shapiro – Rent
Human League – Seconds
Sisters of Mercy – Lucretia
Actors – Face Meets Glass
Lebanon Hanover – Sadness Is Rebellion
Twin Tribes – Monolith
The Cure – In Between Days
Siouxsie and the Banshees – Christine
Bloc Party – Banquet
She Wants Revenge – Tear You Apart
Soft Cell – Sex Dwarf
Molchat Doma – Toska
Joy Division – Digital
The Cure – Primary
Depeche Mode – World in My Eyes
Hercules and Love Affair – Blind
Chromatics – Shadow (Maceo Plex Remix)
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams
Cerrone, Christine and the Queens, Purple Disco Machine – Supernature MMXXV
Sam Quealy – Strings of Terror
Boy Harsher – Pain
Green Velvet – La La Land
Brodinski, Louisahhh! – Let the Beat Control Your Body
Ultra Sunn – Keep Your Eyes Peeled
Peaches – Fuck the Pain Away
Kittin and the Hacker – Frank Sinatra
Kano – It’s a War (Purple Disco Machine, Lorenz Rhode Remix)
Trans X – Living on Video
Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy
TR/ST – Dressed for Space
Tomora – Somewhere Else
New Order – Blue Monday
Sextile – Women Respond to Bass
Alice Glass – Catch and Release
Fisherspooner – Emerge
Soft Cell – Tainted Love
Human League – Sound of the Crowd
Lebanon Hanover – Gallowdance
Molchat Doma – sudno (Boris Ryzhy)
The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry
Mareux – The Perfect Girl
Sextile – Disco
Purple Disco Machine – Dished (Male Stripper)
Human League – Don’t You Want Me (Purple Disco Machine Remix)
Boy Harsher – Machina
Health, Crystal Castles – Crimewave
New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle
Mr Flagio – Take a Chance
Ladytron – Playgirl
Siouxsie and the Banshees – Spellbound
Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
Actors – Cold Eyes
Fcukers – If You Want to Party Come Over to My House
Pastel Ghost – Dark Beach
Chromatics – Cherry
Nine Inch Nails – Closer
Garbage – #1 Crush
Savage – Don’t Cry Tonight
Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence
Beach House – Superstar
Mazzy Star – Fade Into You
Liz O. is an L.A.-based writer and DJ. Follow on Instagram or sign up for the weekly, Beatique newsletter for updates on new stories and gigs.
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