New Order

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New Order was an English rock group that formed in 1980 out of the ashes of the English post-punk group Joy Division, who disbanded after lead singer Ian Curtis's suicide in May of that year. Although reeling from the death of their frontman and friend, the remaining members of Joy Division-Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, and Bernard Sumner-formed New Order in November of 1980, along with keyboardist Gillian Gilbert (Morris' girlfriend and later wife).

The band's debut album, 1981's Movement, was not unlike the dark, moody songs of their Joy Division days, and despite the similar sound, received relatively poor reviews from critics. In late 1981, however, New Order visited New York City where a wide range of electronic dance music was sweeping the city's nightclubs.

Inspired by the sounds they heard on their American trip, New Order's follow-up record, 1983's Power, Corruption & Lies was a total departure from their previous work, incorporating synthesizers for a fuller, more electronic-infused dance sound. New Order would maintain that electronic sound for the subsequent albums it released in the '80s and early '90s.

After the release of 1993's Republic, however, New Order disbanded so that the core members could focus on their burgeoning solo careers.

After a five-year hiatus, the band reformed in 1998, and released their seventh studio album three years later with 2001's Get Ready. Unlike the synthesizer-heavy sound of their previous work, however, Get Ready featured a lot of guitars, giving the album more of a rock-based sound.

Despite a brief four-year hiatus from 2007 to 2011, during which both Hook and Gilbert left the band, Sumner and Morris released two more New Order albums in the 2010s: 2013's Lost Sirens and 2015's Music Complete.

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2024

Record On: New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies

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2023

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2023

New Order: Everything's Gone Green

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2022

New Order: Temptation (Live at Taras Schevchenko, New York City 1981)

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2021

New Order: Denial (Live at Taras Schevchenko, New York City 1981)

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2021

New Order: Everything's Gone Green (Live at Taras Schevchenko, New York City 1981)

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2021

New Order: Chosen Time (Live at Taras Schevchenko, New York City 1981)

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2021

New Order Live At Alexandra Palace London

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2021

New Order: Age of Consent (2020 Digital Master)

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2020

New Order: Transmission (Live in Glasgow)

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2020

New Order: Be a Rebel

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2019

New Order: Rox Box

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2019

NYE Party: Saved by the '80s

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2019

New Order: Live In Glasgow

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2018

Glastonbury Festival 2016

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2016

Sonuma, les archives audiovisuelles

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2016

The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream

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2015

Lollapalooza Brazil 2014

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2015

OnSTAGE

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2013

New Order: Temptation

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2013

New Order: Krafty

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2011

New Order: Ceremony (Live)

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2011

New Order: Krafty (Live)

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2011

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

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2009

New Order: Love Will Tear Us Apart (Live in Glasgow)

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2008

New Order: Your Silent Face (Live)

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2008

New Order: Blue Monday (Live In Glasgow)

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2008

New Order: Perfect Kiss (Live In Glasgow)

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2008

New Order: Regret (Live in Glasgow)

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2008

New Order: Temptation (Live in Glasgow)

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2008

New Order: Who's Joe (Live In Glasgow)

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2008

New Order: Your Silent Face (Live In Glasgow)

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2008

Control

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2007

Glastonbury Festival 2005

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2006

New Order: Waiting For The Siren's Call (Live)

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2005

Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream

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2003

New Order: Crystal

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2001

New Order: World In Motion

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1990

New Order: Fine Time

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1989

New Order: True Faith

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1987

New Order: Bizarre Love Triangle

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1986

New Order: Bizarre Love Triangle (Live)

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1986

New Order: Blue Monday '88

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1983