Labor Politician Anthony Albanese’s DJ Playlist Is Surprisingly Good

In case you somehow missed it, Monday night just passed saw Shadow Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese aka DJ Albo dropped DJ set in Melbourne, and despite the amount of fears and jeers of “Dad behind the decks”, Albo demonstrated he has pretty good taste in music.

Performing at the Carlton venue the Bella Union in support of Albanese’s friend and comrade Andrew Giles, Member for Scullin, DJ Albo spun a pretty sweet set that heavily favoured the worlds of ’80s new wave and dance, as well as ’90s alt-rock, not to mention sprinlkles of Aussie classics, as Noise11 reports.

To instil the worst post-FOMO feelings in you all, the guys at Noise11 have the entire setlist from DJ Albo’s big set which sees classic tracks from the UK like New Order, The Cure, The The, Buzzcocks, Morrissey and The Jam whilst paying homage to alternative rock lords including Nirvana, PJ Harvey, The Breeders, The Pixies, tossing in the occasional banger/maybe taking the piss with Taylor Swift and The Black Eyed Peas.

Interestingly, Albanese turned a fair few Aussie tunes too, including works from The Saints, Spiderbait, The Hummingbirds, Midnight Oil, Hilltop Hoods, Hunters & Collectors, Fall Joys and Celibate Rifles.

The politician commented on his song choice to the guys at Noise11, “my taste reflects mainly 1980s and ’90s independent music, with an emphasis on bands I saw live when the live music scene was vibrant and thriving.” According to FasterLouder, Albo saw Nirvana live at Big Day Out in 1992 claiming “it went off”, so it’s no surprise the kind of tunes he selected to soundtrack the evening.

Check out a post-gig interview Anthony Albanese held with Today to catch snippets of him DJing:

DJ Albo Setlist

Sheryl Crow – All I Want To Do
The Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling
The Hummingbirds – Blush
The Cure – In Between Days
Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
Modest Mouse – Float On
Madison Avenue – Don’t Call Me Baby
New Order – Blue Monday
Spiderbait – Buy Me A Pony
Eminem – Lose Yourself
The Breeders – Canonball
PJ Harvey – Good Fortune
The Pixies – Here Comes Your Man
Sunnyboys – Happy Man
The The – Infected
The Killers – Mr Brightside
Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning
The Style Council – Walls Come Tumbling Down
Morrissey – Suedehead
New Radicals – You Get What You Give
Fatboy Slim – Praise You
Hunters & Collectors – The Slab
The Jam – Going Underground
Veruca Salt – Volcano Girls
Falling Joys – You’re A Mess
The Saints – Know Your Product
Celibate Rifles – O Salvation
Hilltop Hoods – Cosby Sweater
Blur – Song 2
The Strokes – Last Night
Lemonheads – If I Could Talk I’d Tell You
Nick Cave – Deanna
Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen In Love
Weddings Parties Anything – Ticket In Tatts
Florence + The Machine – Shake It Out
Taylor Swift – Shake It Off

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