New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (2020 Remaster)

Power, Corruption & Lies established New Order's identity separate from their previous incarnation as Joy Division. Their sophomore album cut a path for themselves that was rarely, if ever, explored by other artists, and more firmly incorporates the electronic elements that defines their groundbreaking dance-rock sound.

Owing in substantial part to Peter Hook's prominent and melodic bass lines, New Order's songs have always aspired to a complexity that maintains the band's timelessness. Rarely formulaic, their songs are seldom overwhelmed by a four-on-the-floor throb: their foreboding, grim, and often just plain heartbreaking lyrics present a contradiction to the uplift presented in most dance-pop songs, and are a direct influence on the "sad-bangers" of artists as diverse as Robyn and Linkin Park.

Highlights include "Age of Consent" and the majestic "Your Silent Face".

This vinyl edition produced by Warner Music in 2025. Remastered audio with lacquers cut by Frank Arkwright.

TRACKLISTING:
1.Age Of Consent
2. We All Stand
3. The Village
4. 5 8 6
5. Your Silent Face
6. Ultraviolence
7. Ecstacy
8. Leave Me Alone