This week on Friday Night New Wave, we’re celebrating synths, suits, and second albums that didn’t crash and burn. We’ll light a birthday candle for a big-suited icon, go full goth in honor of a certain monocled curmudgeon, and road trip north to a city where eyeliner met angular pop hooks and vintage synths hummed under rainy skies. Plus: an X Poll about the best sophomore albums, deep dives into moody milestones from New Order and Devo, and listener requests that range from heartfelt to mildly concerning. It’s your Friday night —
weird, wistful, and just how we like it.