There’s a lot of new music that came out in the past few weeks and a three of those songs made it into last night’s set in the new wave vs. darkwave room at Klub Nocturno. “Laugh Now Cry Later” from Mareux, which turned up really early in the set, is the lead single from his sophomore album, Nonstop Romance, which is out in late June. Pixel Grip also has a new album, Percepticide: The Death of Reality, out in June. “Reason to Stay” is the new single from that album and it popped up in the set somewhere in the 10 o’clock hour. I’m really into this song and the response was good, so you’ll probably be hearing it more often in my sets.
Last night’s big, new hit though was “Women Respond to Bass,” from Sextile, which came into the set shortly after midnight, mixed between Boy Harsher “Come Closer” and Vitalic’s electroclash-era jam “La Rock 01.” It did really well on the dance floor Friday night. Sextile’s latest album, Yes, Please, came out last week and it’s packed with bangers, so you’ll probably be hearing more from it in my sets this summer.
Set list is below. My next gig is The Smiths Nite at Club Underground on Friday, May 16, where I’ll be playing alongside Larry G. and Rose Knows.
Eleven Pond – Watching Trees
Mareux – Laugh Now Cry Later
French Police, Blood Club – Hate Me
Twin Tribes – Cauldron of Thorns
Echo and the Bunnymen – Lips Like Sugar
Psychedelic Furs – Love My Way
Book of Love – Boy
Boy Harsher – Country Girl
Ultra Sunn – Stories
Male Tears – Model Citizen
Glass Spells – Thrills
Pastel Ghost – Iris
Sextile – Contortion
Pixel Grip – Reason to Stay
Crystal Castles, Health – Crime Wave
New Order – The Perfect Kiss
Depeche Mode – Get the Balance Right
Mareux – Lovers from the Past
The Cure- The Walk
Duran Duran – Planet Earth
Boy Harsher – LA
Lebanon Hanover – Sadness Is Rebellion
She Past Away – Katarsis
B Movie – Nowhere Girl
Soft Cell – Sex Dwarf
She Wants Revenge – Tear You Apart
Bloc Party – Banquet
Molchat Doma- Toska
Twin Tribes – Sangre de Oro
French Police – Her
OMD – Electricity
Joy Division – Digital
The Cure – Lovesong
Flock of Seagulls – Space Age Love Song
Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy
Stacey Q – Two of Hearts
The Flirts – Danger
Lime – Babe We’re Gonna Love Tonight
Dead or Alive – You Spin Me Round
Real Life – Send Me an Angel
Boy Harsher – Pain
Nitzer Ebb – Join in the Chant
Ultra Sunn – Keep Your Eyes Peeled
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams
Q Lazzarus – Goodbye Horses
Mareux – The Perfect Girl
French Police – Club de Vampiros (request)
New Order – Blue Monday
Trans X – Living on Video
Boy Harsher – Come Closer
Sextile – Women Respond to Bass
Vitalic – La Rock 01
Crystal Castles, Robert Smith – Not In Love
Lebanon Hanover – Gallowdance
Soft Cell – Tainted Love
Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
The Cure – Just Like Heaven
Modern English – I Melt With You
Paralisis Permanente – Heroes
Molchat Doma – Sudno (Boris Ryzhy)
She Past Away — Asimilayson
Depresion Post Mortem – Yo Voy
Berlin – The Metro
Peter Schilling – Major Tom
A-Ha – Take on Me
The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry
Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough
Righeira – Vamos a la Playa
Pet Shop Boys- West End Girls
Boy Harsher – Machina
Human League – Don’t You Want Me
Yaz – Situation
New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle
Sextile -Disco
Crystal Castles – Vanished
Glass Spells – Hechizos
French Police — Sueño Humedo (request)
The Smiths – There is a Light
Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus
Blondie – Atomic
Talking Heads – Girlfriend Is Better
The Clash – Rock the Casbah
Echo and the Bunnymen – Killing Moon
The Cure – A Night Like This
Liz O. is an L.A.-based writer and DJ. Read her recently published work and check out her upcoming gigs or listen to the latest Beatique Mix. Follow on Instagram or Bluesky for more updates.
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