I have tremendous love for
New Order's moody, haunting 1981 debut,
Movement
. It's always struck me as more of a
Joy Division coda, a commemoration of the passing of JD frontman Ian Curtis, than as a proper New Order introduction. There are few hints of the more synth-pop direction the band would take afterwards, but the closest thing to a transitional song on the LP is "Dreams Never End." It takes a step further into New Order's dance-pop territory than the bulk of the record, a counterpart of s...
Published on August 13, 2025 06:24