01 November 2013

New Order "Low-Life" (1985)

Low-Life
release date: May 13, 1985
format: vinyl (FACT 100) / cd
[album rate: 4 / 5] [4,14]
producer: New Order
label: Factory Records - nationality: England, UK

Tracklist: A) 1. "Love Vigilantes" (4 / 5) - 2. "The Perfect Kiss" (4,5 / 5) - 3. "This Time of Night" (3 / 5) - 4. "Sunrise" (3,5 / 5) - - B) 1. "Elegia" (4 / 5) - 2. "Sooner Than You Think" (4 / 5) (studio session) - 3. "Sub-Culture" (4,5 / 5) - 4. "Face Up" (4,5 / 5)

3rd studio album by New Order following Power, Corruption & Lies (May 1983) released as FACT 100 on Factory Records. Soon after the release, I found that this was the best album they had ever made. Today, I think of it as great but not quite as powerful as its predecessor from '83, but gosh, it's a fine and positive synthpop and dance pop album, which is enlisted in "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die".
[ allmusic.com 4,5 / 5 stars ]