There’s a new Hercules and Love Affair album out now. It’s called Danseur and it’s fantastic. If you were upstairs at Underground last night, you might have heard “Heaven,” which features Faris Badwan of The Horrors on vocals and is my favorite song on the album. (Read the review here) Other new releases in the set include the title track from Soft Cell’s final album, Danceteria (review) and “Exploded View” from Actors latest, Our Love Will Live Forever (review).
It was The Cure Nite, but, I was playing in the not-The Cure room upstairs. Got a few Fontaines D.C. songs in for those of you who came to the club after the show, and those of us who didn’t get tickets. As usual, releases from the past two years are highlighted and link back to other mentions on the blog. Thanks for dancing.
Lebanon Hanover – Babes of the ‘80s
Baxter Dury – Schadenfreude (Paul Epworth Extended Version)
Saint Etienne – Save It For a Rainy Day
Sally Shapiro – Rent
Chelsea Wolfe – House of Self-Undoing (Boy Harsher Remix)
Pet Shop Boys – Loneliness
Gorillaz, Stevie Nicks – Oil
Confidence Man – Angry Girl
Hot Hot Heat – Bandages
The Church – Reptile
Joy Division – Transmission
Franz Ferdinand – Dark of the Matinee
Holy Ghost – I Wanted to Tell Her
Hercules and Love Affair, Faris Badwan – Heaven
Sextile – Contortion
Fcukers – Beatback (Justin Strauss en la piscina remix)
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
Yaz – Situation
New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle
Crystal Castles – Vanished
Gorillaz – Dare (DFA Remix)
Daft Punk – Around the World
Fatboy Slim – Praise You (Purple Disco Machine Remix)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)
Rapture – House of Jealous Lovers
Le Tigre – Deceptacon
The Strokes – Last Night
Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out
Fontaines D.C. – Here’s the Thing
Blur – Girls and Boys
Human League – Don’t You Want Me (Purple Disco Machine Remix)
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams
Kittin and the Hacker – Frank Sinatra
New Order – Blue Monday
Trans X – Living on Video
Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy
LCD Soundsystem – Daft Punk Is Playing at My House
Fcukers – If You Want to Party, Come Over to My House
Prodigy – Breathe
Chromatics – Shadow (Maceo Plex Remix)
Gorillaz – On Melancholy Hill
The Horrors – Something to Remember Me By
The Watergirls – Whole of the Moon (Full Moon Mix)
Hercules and Love Affair – Blind
Robyn – Dancing on My Own
Depeche Mode – Everything Counts
Daft Punk – Instant Crush
Fontaines D.C. – A Hero’s Death (Soulwax Remix)
M83 – Midnight City
Chromatics – Cherry
MGMT – Time to Pretend
Fontaines D.C. – Starburster
Kneecap, Grian Chatten – Better Way to Live
Gorillaz, Idles – The God of Lying
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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