One of the pleasures of seeing New Order play live last year was the reminder they are first and foremost a band.
One of the pleasures of seeing New Order play live last year was the reminder they are first and foremost a band.
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Teddy Jamieson
That fact has been overlooked in the last few years thanks to the ongoing row between estranged bassist Peter Hook and the rest.
Whether the appearance of "lost" album Lost Sirens will be enough to shift the focus back to the music is debateable. Consisting of eight tracks recorded when the band was still on speaking terms, it's an immaculately produced piece of fluff, the sound of men who make music because they can rather than out of any driving need.
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