New Order - Low-Life LP

With the 1985 release of "Low-Life", New Order put forth their most commercially accessible effort to date. While some of the dark-wave drippings of their Joy Division roots are evident, high energy progressions, which would carry them for years to come, began to emerge here. Hits like Perfect Kiss and Sub-Culture, with their synth hooks, club-stomping accents, and visceral lyrics, helped bridge the gap for growing synth-pop audiences who bolstered their success.

Other refined techniques on the album became standard new order conventions: sweeping analogue rolls, live and sequenced drum percussion, tight bass melodies and edgy guitar leads. Sustained by a peerless level of emotional involvement, the vocals and lyrics further entice the listener with the obliquely nuanced style of Bernard Sumner.

Standing the test of time, this release is a must-have in order to understand the origins of introspective pop-wave culture.

About this product: this reissue is pressed on black vinyl.