Yup, the new track is called "Singularity" apparently.

Edited by user 02 April 2014 12:41:01(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Wouldn't it be AWESOME if they started débuting new stuff live like in the '80s? Unfortunately, one swallow does not make a Summer. But it does mean she likes you.

Some pro footage here from brazil


SINGULARITY (NEW ORDER - LOLLAPALOOZA - BRAZIL) - YouTube
► 7:20► 7:20
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ5idkbbSno
2 hours ago - Uploaded by Rodrigo Alicata
SINGULARITY (NEW ORDER) LOLLAPALOOZA - BRAZIL - 04/06/2014.

Professionally filmed video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ5idkbbSno

What I like so much is how all the band members all have very distinct elements they add to the song: Steve's drum solo at 5.20, Tom's bass line, Phil's recurring guitar riff, Bernard's riff at 5.36 and even some clear keyboard parts from Gillian!

Edited by user 07 April 2014 15:38:31(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Really??



I like it quite a lot. Hopeful for the next album/EP/'tever.

The song style is un-neworderly, seems much more standard alterna-lite rock. At least not repeating himself, but not quite the epic jam it tries to be IMO.

Seems like a good live song, as everyone in the band gets involved. If some of the new songs are more "electronic" in style, they may be harder to play live.

Edited by user 10 April 2014 18:44:05(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Cun't say I agree, I like the epic ones more than the radio-friendly shorties.
Money makes you happy. Tell that to Victoria Beckham.

i love the new song.
anyone else think drop the guitar is better song title then singularity

It would be an anachronism if the New Order's sound of today sounded exactly as it was in the early days, their music would sound dated. The best thing in New Order in the 80s was how their music sounded fresh and modern. One of the things that makes me happy when Get Ready came out in 2001 was how they still sounded contemporary inserting electronics in a more organic guitar driven songs. In my opinion, "Singularity" has the authentic New Order's signature, even not repeating their old and epical 12" writing style.

Edited by user 12 April 2014 12:29:17(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

I like the track, certainly better than Lost Sirens / Bad Lieutenant, probably on a par with the better moments of Sirens.
If the rest of the ep/album matches this I won't be disappointed.

Re: title, Singularity is a bit of a mouthful, not exactly catchy, Drop The Guitar I'd say is better!

It was 'Drop Guitar' not 'Drop The Guitar' FYI.

Regarding their 80s habit of debuting half finished tracks, you're never going to get any band doing stuff like that any more these days, not while it's seen on You Tube within the day and reviewed by all and sundry worldwide in no time. Especially anything that isn't pretty well rehearsed and arranged/written.

However, there is still plenty of time for this track to change before release (next year?).

Edited by user 17 April 2014 04:50:00(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Well it's not, it was 'Drop Guitar', and it's not even that now having been quickly named whilst on tour.

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I didn't say that really. I just think they should look ahead and it seems they're doing it. And this is not a question of doing electronic music or not, or if rock'n roll is a overfashioned sound. But the wonderful thing in Get Ready is they didn't repeat themselves. And I never saw New Order as an electronic music band - as Kraftwerk, which I love so much - but a musical group who incorporated electronics and dance floor influences in its formula. And they're still doing that. "Singularity" really sounds like New Order because that song truly has some of its trademarks even not resembling exactly to "Blue Monday" or "Perfect Kiss". If they were doing that, they're doing a kind of pastiche of themselves. Play synthesizers to emulate/recreate de mid-80s sound is something as rooted in the past as rock also is. If the new song sounds like lite-alternative rock, is because the lite-alternative bands sounds as New Order.

I think the beauty of New Order is the group is as much semi rock as they are semi electronic. I wish they continue exploring and mixing both styles.

The other important thing is: does the charts are really relevant as measure to discussing anything? I really don't think so. In the past few years, as you said, electronic music or pop music based on electronics has been charted a lot... But the tracks on the charts are like waves: they come and go. Some become classic (so much guitar driven songs as electronic based tracks). Some not.

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