Inspired by Esther Wang's piece about Asians and New wave (link below), I made a quick mix of the New Order, Erasure, Depeche Mode, and Pet Shop Boys songs I fell in love with along with other Asian Americans in the 80s & 90s.
Tracklist: Thieves like Us - New Order West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys Enjoy The Silence - Depeche Mode A Little Respect - Erasure Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) - Pet Shop Boys Strangelove - Depeche Mode Chains Of Love - Erasure Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order Oh L'Amour - Erasure Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me - Erasure Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode Blue Monday - New Order Always - Erasure Regret - New Order
Intro features a snippet from Hua Hsu's interview with Oliver Wang for the Heatrocks podcast: heatrocks.libsyn.com/hua-hsu-on-dep…-violator-1990