New Order – Lost Sirens (08/03/2013)
The UK five piece New Order have been rocking the music scene for over 30 years. But the New Order members have unfortunately not brought anything new to the table with their latest album Lost Sirens. New Order’s latest album is a continuation on from previous album Waiting For The Siren’s Call that was released in 2005. The songs on this album were cut from their last album, and you can understand why.
Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris created the band in 1980 after the death of Ian Curtis during the hype of their former band Joy Division. They reformed early afterward adding Gillian Gilbert to the band. She soon left and was replaced by Peter Cunningham. But even with the new faces joining the band, they have not grown out of their former glory rut. Most of the songs on the album are not exciting and has very uninspiring vocals.
I’ll Stay With You and Hellbent are probably the better songs on the LP. With I’ll Stay With You having an extremely catchy introduction and lead singer Sumner singing with more feeling than in the rest of the album. Hellbent was previously released on Total: Joy Division To New Order in 2011 as a compilation album. The song has a mixture of dirty guitar and a good chorus.
Recoil and Sugarcane are not the best tracks on the album. With Sugarcane having a distinct jangly guitar sound and 80s vibe, also probably using more elements than most of the other songs on the album. Recoil’s backing track could be mistaken for elevator music or that band that is quietly playing in the corner of a fancy restaurant.
Californian Grass only has a few nice riffs but is otherwise a very uninteresting track. While Shake It Up seems to be an attempt at the new age DJ music currently played on popular radio. I’ve Got A Feeling has a mixture of dirty guitar and strong bass, while also having a listenable chorus. I Told You So, which was a track from last album Waiting For The Siren’s Call, is extremely repetitive, boring vocals, and no diversity of sound or dynamic range.
New Order’s latest album Lost Sirens is a disappointment. After coasting on the past success of last band, Joy Division, and also the starting success of New Order in the 1980s, they band needs to find some new material and ideas. But at the moment they are living up to the ideas about the band having a use by date.
Elizabeth Alderslade
Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris created the band in 1980 after the death of Ian Curtis during the hype of their former band Joy Division. They reformed early afterward adding Gillian Gilbert to the band. She soon left and was replaced by Peter Cunningham. But even with the new faces joining the band, they have not grown out of their former glory rut. Most of the songs on the album are not exciting and has very uninspiring vocals.
I’ll Stay With You and Hellbent are probably the better songs on the LP. With I’ll Stay With You having an extremely catchy introduction and lead singer Sumner singing with more feeling than in the rest of the album. Hellbent was previously released on Total: Joy Division To New Order in 2011 as a compilation album. The song has a mixture of dirty guitar and a good chorus.
Recoil and Sugarcane are not the best tracks on the album. With Sugarcane having a distinct jangly guitar sound and 80s vibe, also probably using more elements than most of the other songs on the album. Recoil’s backing track could be mistaken for elevator music or that band that is quietly playing in the corner of a fancy restaurant.
Californian Grass only has a few nice riffs but is otherwise a very uninteresting track. While Shake It Up seems to be an attempt at the new age DJ music currently played on popular radio. I’ve Got A Feeling has a mixture of dirty guitar and strong bass, while also having a listenable chorus. I Told You So, which was a track from last album Waiting For The Siren’s Call, is extremely repetitive, boring vocals, and no diversity of sound or dynamic range.
New Order’s latest album Lost Sirens is a disappointment. After coasting on the past success of last band, Joy Division, and also the starting success of New Order in the 1980s, they band needs to find some new material and ideas. But at the moment they are living up to the ideas about the band having a use by date.
Elizabeth Alderslade