New Order — 1980s Music, Albums & Concerts
Joy Division reborn — and reinvented as the bridge between post-punk and dance music.
Origin: Salford, England · Years active: 1980–present
Biography
Formed by Joy Division's surviving members in late 1980, New Order spent the decade reinventing what a guitar band could be. Their fusion of post-punk songwriting with sequencers, drum machines and dance-music structures was unprecedented.
Movement (1981) is haunted by Joy Division's shadow. By 1982's 'Temptation' single they had found their own voice.
1983's 'Blue Monday' became the best-selling 12-inch single of all time. Power, Corruption & Lies (1983) and Low-Life (1985) are both classics. Substance (1987) collected the singles into a global blockbuster.
New Order's influence on dance music, indie and pop production is enormous. Their Hacienda nightclub helped birth the rave era.
Key 1980s albums
- Movement (1981)
- Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
- Low-Life (1985)
- Brotherhood (1986)
- Substance (1987)
- Technique (1989)
Essential songs
- Blue Monday (1983)
- Bizarre Love Triangle (1986)
- True Faith (1987)
- Temptation (1982)
Genres
Upcoming concerts
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