“New Order” is the British rock group formed in 1980 in Manchester by participants of “Joy Division” after their leader – Ian Curtis – committed a suicide. As well as “Joy Division”, “New Order” was the most successful among performers of an independent label of Factory Records up to its bankruptcy. The current lineup of the band includes Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert, Phil Cunningham, Tom Chapman.
Emergence
Having taken a new name, “New Order” continued to develop “Joy Division” group’s style. However, soon their melancholic post-punk was replaced by electronic dance music. The single “Blue Monday” (1983) became the culmination of the search of this new sounding.
Own Style
To the middle of the 1980s “New Order” formed their own style on a joint of alternative rock and electropop (the albums “Low-Life” (1985); “Brotherhood” (1986); “Technique” (1989). The anthem for the English football national team “World in Motion” recorded by “New Order” took the 1st place in 1990.
Further Career
In the next 9 years the collective was in a condition of dissolution, the exception was the work on the album “Republic” (1993) sustained in the style of house. During this period, each of the member of the group was engaged in foreign projects. After a long break, “New Order” gathered again and let out the album “Get Ready” (2001) which marked new, more rigid, guitar sounding of the group. “Music Complete” (2015) is the last studio album of “New Order” for today.
In total, “New Order” had 10 studio albums and numerous singles from 1981 for 2015. The most known hits of the group, besides mentioned, include “Bizarre Love Triangle” (1986), “True Faith” (1987), “Regret” (1993), “Crystal” (2001).