“Be a Rebel” was originally supposed to be an introduction into the band’s tour across North America in the fall, but the COVID-19 pandemic spoiled their plans. New Order is now scheduled to tour in 2021 but they didn’t want their fans to wait for that long, so the group shared the song ahead of time.

As we learned to expect from New Order, “Be a Rebel” is filled with haunting synths and melancholic moments. However, the band decided to add some flavor to their classic sound here and injected the tune with effective dance elements. 

“In tough times, we wanted to reach out with a new song,” said frontman Bernard Sumner in a press release. “We can’t play live for a while, but music is still something we can all share together. We hope you enjoy it…until we meet again.”

New Order was previously scheduled to kick off their joint tour with Pet Shop Boys, titled the Unity Tour, earlier this month. The trip was rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic and moved to the fall of next year.

In the meantime, the group is preparing a reissue of their second studio album Power, Corruption and Lies. The release will contain a remastered original record alongside a handful of bonus content, including unreleased writing sessions and demos.

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The album contains material recorded on New Order’s show at 2017 Manchester International Festival, where they performed with English conceptual artist Liam Gillick and a 12-piece synthesizer orchestra from Royal Northern College Of Music.

The show saw the group performing both fan favorites and rarities that haven’t been played in decades. Among those songs were Joy Division’s classic “Disorder,” which the band played for the first time as New Order; “Ultraviolence,” which was last played in 1984, and “Shellshock,” the song that hasn’t seen live treatment since 1987.

∑(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order + Liam Gillick: So it goes.. will be released on digital platforms, as a double CD and also as a triple vinyl. The vinyl edition will come with red, green and blue LPs and a 24-page booklet.

As part of the announcement for the album, the band shared the live recording of the song “Sub-Culture,” which was part of the band’s 1985’s album Low-Life. Before the show in Manchester, the track was last performed live in 1989. Hear it below.

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“Be a Rebel” was originally supposed to be an introduction into the band’s tour across North America in the fall, but the COVID-19 pandemic spoiled their plans. New Order is now scheduled to tour in 2021 but they didn’t want their fans to wait for that long, so the group shared the song ahead of time.

As we learned to expect from New Order, “Be a Rebel” is filled with haunting synths and melancholic moments. However, the band decided to add some flavor to their classic sound here and injected the tune with effective dance elements. 

“In tough times, we wanted to reach out with a new song,” said frontman Bernard Sumner in a press release. “We can’t play live for a while, but music is still something we can all share together. We hope you enjoy it…until we meet again.”

New Order was previously scheduled to kick off their joint tour with Pet Shop Boys, titled the Unity Tour, earlier this month. The trip was rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic and moved to the fall of next year.

In the meantime, the group is preparing a reissue of their second studio album Power, Corruption and Lies. The release will contain a remastered original record alongside a handful of bonus content, including unreleased writing sessions and demos.

The post New Order Shares Single, the Band’s First New Music since 2015 appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

The album contains material recorded on New Order’s show at 2017 Manchester International Festival, where they performed with English conceptual artist Liam Gillick and a 12-piece synthesizer orchestra from Royal Northern College Of Music.

The show saw the group performing both fan favorites and rarities that haven’t been played in decades. Among those songs were Joy Division’s classic “Disorder,” which the band played for the first time as New Order; “Ultraviolence,” which was last played in 1984, and “Shellshock,” the song that hasn’t seen live treatment since 1987.

∑(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order + Liam Gillick: So it goes.. will be released on digital platforms, as a double CD and also as a triple vinyl. The vinyl edition will come with red, green and blue LPs and a 24-page booklet.

As part of the announcement for the album, the band shared the live recording of the song “Sub-Culture,” which was part of the band’s 1985’s album Low-Life. Before the show in Manchester, the track was last performed live in 1989. Hear it below.

The post New Order to Release New Live Album appeared first on Hot Pop Today.