Wang Chung puts a post-modern spin on New Wave with their debut
Huang Chung (Arista, 1982). They found success
with the song
Dance Hall Days from their second album
Points on the Curve (Geffen, 1984). This hit managed
to get commisioned by William Friedkin to soundtrack
his entire movie, spawning their magnum opus
To Live and Die in L.A. (Geffen, 1985). The album expectedly takes a turn towards instrumentals, like the brilliant
electronic tracks
Black-Blue-White,
Every Big City, the ominous
Red Stare and
City of the Angels, which is almost an
instrumental version of the track before it,
Wait .
The first four tracks feature singing and prove that they're more than just a
one hit wonder by creating the classics
Lullaby, catchy
To Live and Die in L.A. and purposefully epic
Wake Up Stop Dreaming.