Best of 2025 + More of What You Heard at Klub Nocturno 12/20/25

Crowd shot in new wave darkwave room at Klub Nocturno in Los Angeles on December 20, 2025 (Photo: Liz Ohanesian)
View from the DJ booth in the new wave/darkwave room at Klub Nocturno on 12/20/25

I’m writing this on Sunday morning and the coffee hasn’t kicked in yet, so IDK what to say except that last night at Klub Nocturno was a vibe. I DJed alongside Milagro in new wave/darkwave room. Played a few of my favorite tunes from this year, like “Women Respond to Bass” by Sextile, “Catch and Release” from Alice Glass, Pixel Grip’s “Reason to Stay” and “Everything We Thought We Knew” by N8NOFACE. People danced. Good times were had. Anyhow, set list is below. The newer songs (past year or so) are in bold and link to other mentions here on the blog. Wishing you all happy holidays!

Set One:

Desire – Liquid Dreams

Mareux – Little Lies

Mark Lane – Yelling at Cars

Night Ritualz – Take Me 2 the Crib

Boy Harsher – Electric 

Golden Boy, Kittin – Rippin Kittin

The Horrors – Something to Remember Me By

French Police – Sueño Humedo 

Molchat Doma – Filmy 

Echo and the Bunnymen – Lips Like Sugar

Depeche Mode – But Not Tonight

Boy Harsher – Face the Fire

Set Two: 

Boy Harsher – Machina

Ultra Sunn – Keep Your Eyes Peeled 

Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams

Pastel Ghost – Dark Beach 

Pixel Grip – Reason to Stay

Boy Harsher – Come Closer 

Sextile – Women Respond to Bass

Trans X – Living on Video

Bronski Beat- Smalltown Boy

Soft Cell – Sex Dwarf 

She Wants Revenge – Tear You Apart

She Past Away – Asimilasyon

The Cure – Primary 

Mareux – The Perfect Girl

Boy Harsher – Yr Body Is Nothing

Set Three: 

Sextile – Freak Eyes

Alice Glass – Catch and Release 

Soft Cell – Tainted Love

Human League – Sound of the Crowd

Lebanon Hanover – Gallowdance

The Cure – Lovesong

Joy Division – She’s Lost Control

The Smiths – There is a Light

Boy Harsher – Country Girl

Crystal Castles – Celestica

Glass Spells – Hechizos

Depresion Post Mortem – Yo Voy 

N8NOFACE – Everything We Thought We Knew

The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry

Keep Reading:

Best of 2025: Top 10 Albums

Best of 2025: Top 10 Bangers

Best of 2025: The Year in Political Songs