Oct 24, 2018
0:25-7:110:25-7:11
YAZ
(1982)
Don't Go (12" remix)
— Allison Moyet is up there with
Siouxsie in alternative queendom. This is Vince Clark
brilliance pre-Erasure. Yazoo will be releasing 4 albums this
month - both original albums, a remix album and 2 BBC
sessions. It is on my Christmas wish list.
7:12-13:18
O.M.D.
(1985)
Secret
— You may remember O.M.D. from the
topnotch Pretty in Pink soundtrack, but their prime sound goes back
to their singles and EPs from the early 1980's. Crush was one
of the best new wave albums of all time.
13:19-19:42
DEPECHE MODE
(1987)
StrangeLove (blind mix)
— Music for the Masses is in the
running for the best new wave album of all time. Every song
was a hit.
19:43-27:53
SIOUXSIE & THE
BANSHEES (1988)
Peek-A-Boo (remix)
— Siouxsie Sioux inspired every woman
in her path. She was massive prior to this album of course,
but this album became new wave mainstream and hit all the
clubs.
28:13-35:17
NEW ORDER
(1985)
Sub-culture (remix)
— Holy crap, the plethora of hits
available from New Order's Substance album, a compilation of their
singles.
35:18-42:59
THE CURE
(1989)
Lullaby (Extended Mix)
— When Disintegration released, I had
already loved the Cure for years. But then Disintegration
blew my mind and heart and soul and my love for Robert Smith and
his lyrics deepened to rapture. He is a god.
43:00-47:14
ALPHAVILLE
(1984)
A Victory of Love
— Everyone remembers the famous
Forever Young song, but the entire rest of the album contains some
of the best new wave songs ever made. This is in my top 10
new wave albums, and this is one of my favorite
songs.
47:44-55:21
PINK TURNS BLUE
(1988)
Your Master Is Calling
— A relatively unknown but massive
band that was incredibly vital to the new wave scene. Buy
every album right now.
55:22-59:15
SISTERS OF MERCY
(1987)
This Corrosion
— Patricia's hair and Andrew's deep
baritone, and when that beat landed, holy shit. I remember
lending this cassette out and never getting it back. Never
again assholes.
59:17-END
THE SMITHS
(1984)
How Soon Is Now
— The most danced song of every new
wave song ever to exist. I mean, these lyrics were the
soundtrack of our souls.
There's a club if you'd like to
go
You could meet somebody who really
loves you
So you go and you stand on your
own
And you leave on your own
And you go home and you
cry
And you want to die