Originally released May 2, 1983
Reissued September 19, 2025
Warner
1xLP
While the internet and algorithms have rendered distinctions between genres and the divide between the mainstream and underground moribund at this point, it’s hard to overstate how tough of a balancing act New Order was. Their hybrid of synthpop and post-punk with bits from goth and punk thrown in made them fit in on the Top 40 as much as they did a John Peel mix and endeared themselves to everyone from Wedding DJs to turntablists at the Hacienda. If you’re wondering why they’re so undeniable you just have to give a spin to 1983’’s Power, Corruption & Lies which shows the group at the peak of their powers with tracks like “Age of Consent” and “Ultraviolence” proving just as capable of filling a dancefloor as they were nearly 40 years ago.