Sounds more like Electronic than New Order, to me. But then Electronic always sounded like no-teeth New Order cast-offs, and that's what you get here. Definitely not, as one reviewer on Amazon put it, better than Get Ready or Waiting for the Sirens' Call.
Few bands have ever proven both their survival and evolutionary skills like Manchester's New Order. The ultimate post-punk dance band transitioned from their earlier incarnation as Joy Division when frontman Ian Curtis hanged himself on the eve of what would've been their first American tour in 1980. Guitarist Bernard Sumner took over on vocals, the remaining trio added keyboardist Gillian Gilbert and, three years later, released what would become the largest selling 12-inch single of… more »
Whether you're happily married or told Cupid to shove it a long time ago, we can all agree on one thing: to quote the one-and-only Nazareth, "Love hurts/ Love scars/ Love wounds/ And mars." Or something. That's why we went ahead and compiled a list of 36 Songs To Soothe the Pain, from the bloodletting confessionals of Neko Case, Bright Eyes and Sunny Day Real Estate to the melancholic melodies of Sigur Rós, the Shangri-Las… more »
It used to be easier to pretend that an album was its own perfectly self-contained artifact. The great records certainly feel that way. But albums are more permeable than solid, their motivations, executions and inspirations informed by, and often stolen from, their peers and forbearers. It all sounds awfully formal, but it's not. It's the very nature of music — of art, even. The Six Degrees features examine the relationships between classic records and five… more »
