SlumBobMillion

This album manages to be sharp and spiky, while also warm and fuzzy and I don't know why it’s taken two years to get round to listening in full. On the whole it works as well. There are a few tracks which blend into one another, the vocals a bit indistinguishable in places, and the lyrics hard to make out, but when she lands on a tune, it really lands. The opening track is the best thing I heard for a while, and perfectly captures the joys of having siblings. I must've listened ... read more

This is peak New Order right here, and is a perfect follow up to Power, Corruption and Lies. While their previous album is seen as the first proper New Order album, when I think of their premier phase, this is the album that springs to mind. Also, any album that has The Perfect Kiss on it is easily a must hear.

Favourite tracks: Love Vigilantes, The Perfect Kiss, Sunrise, Elegia, Sub-Culture

None of the songs here are below 7/10, but those 7/10's make up a lot of the tracklist, which might explain why I don't often revisit the album as a whole, and just have my favourites on rotation, namely: Godless, Mohammed, Nietzsche, Sleep, Bohemian Like You, The Gospel

New Order working harder here at eschewing their post-punk/guitar based origins (All the Way notwithstanding) and embracing rave, with great results.

Favourite tracks: Fine Time, All the Way, Round & Round, Run, Vanishing Point