Greetings! The second Cruel World festival in California was announced this week, so what better way to kick of the show2 than with a bunch of artists that will be gracing the stage in Pasadena on 20 May. Also on the show this week, and outstanding new song from Everything But The Girl.
Without further adieu, here is everything you heard (or missed) on new Wave Rewind this past weekend (1/28/23).
Siouxsie & the Banshees – Kiss Them For Me (Siouxsie is headlining Cruel World, her first U.S. show in 15 years)
Adam Ant – Vive Le Rock
Echo & the Bunnymen – Bring on the Dancing Horses
The Human League – The Lebanon
Iggy Pop – Real Wild Child (Iggy your co-headliner at Cruel World)
Love and Rockets – No New Tale To Tell (Like Siouxsie, Cruel World will be the first U.S. performance for Love and Rockets in 15 years)
BIRTHDAY CLUB
New Order – Regret (Gillian Gilbert 62)
BIRTHDAY CLUB
Squeeze- Up the Junction (Jools Holland 65)
BIRTHDAY CLUB
The Alarm – Absolute Reality (Dave Sharp 64)
BIRTHDAY CLUB
Fine Young Cannibals – Don’t Ask Me to Choose (Andy Cox 67)
BIRTHDAY CLUB
UB40 – Cherry Oh Baby (Earl Falconer 64)
BIRTHDAY CLUB
Sam Phillips – Baby I Can’t Please You (61)
Sparks – Angst in My Pants
The Silencers – Painted Moon
The English Beat – Mirror in the Bathroom
Talking Heads – Puzzlin’ Evidence (Congrats David Byrne on being nominated for Best Original Song at this year’s Oscars!)
NOW & THEN
The first new music in 29 years from Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt, a.k.a. Everything But The Girl! The video for the new song was shot in one continuous take.
Everything But The Girl – Nothing Left To Lose
NOW & THEN
Everything But The Girl – Missing
R.E.M. – Ages of You
The Mighty Lemon Drops – Inside Out
UNDERCOVER
Duran Duran – Lay Lady Lay (Bob Dylan)
HISTORY NEVER REPEATS
Generation X – Valley of the Dolls (album released this week in ’79)
HISTORY NEVER REPEATS
Kim Wilde – Kids in America (single released this week in ’81)
HISTORY NEVER REPEATS
Berlin – The Metro (Pleasure Victim released 40 years ago this week)
HISTORY NEVER REPEATS
General Public – Tenderness
TOP 3 “Fade” SONGS
#3: Bodeans – Fadeaway
#2: Visage – Fade to Grey
And the Number 1 “Fade” song, as voted by no one is….
#1: Mazzy Star – Fade Into You