The 100 Best Alternative Songs of the 1980s
The best alternative songs of the 1980s span punk, post-punk, new wave, college rock, underground, goth, new romantic, ska, power pop, hardcore, and indie rock.
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The 25 Best Electronic Albums of 2023
This year’s best electronic albums span the widest range of styles of any genre, ranging from melodic electro and warm house to the experimental outer reaches.
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark’s ‘Bauhaus Staircase’ Shines
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark have honed their craft at creating towering, majestic synthscapes with bold analog melodies and shimmering sci-fi flourishes.
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The 35 Best Album Re-Issues of 2021
The year gave us spectacular album re-issues spanning rock legends, foundational R&B/soul artists, classic pop, post-punk, alternative rock and so much more.
Popular Culture Is Eating Its History and OMD Are Not Complaining
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are the most important and influential group of the late 1970s/early 1980s birth of electropop. OMD's classic, clever, arty synthpop single "Enola Gay" is 40 years old, and Andy McCluskey takes us through their history.
10 Key Tracks From the British Synthpop Boom of 1980
It's 40 years since the first explosion of electronic songs revitalized the UK charts with futuristic subject matter, DIY aesthetics, and occasionally pompous lyrics. To celebrate, here's a chronological list of those Moog-infused tracks of 1980 that had the biggest impact.
The 20 Best Album Re-Issues of 2019
In 2019, the music world saw amazing reissues spanning rock legends to foundational electronic artists, soul and jazz to pop of all stripes.
OMD at 40: Making Sense of a Synthpop Legacy
OMD's first three albums were crucial in the development of ambitious, intellectual, art-pop. They also led to the emergence of a whole generation of electronic pop groups that have continually influenced artists up to this day.
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: Souvenir [40th Anniversary Box Set]
British synthpop pioneers, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark mark 40 great years with a singles collection and vault-emptying box set.
Technology Is the Servant of the Human Beings: The OMD Interview
At the turn of the postmodern era, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark were on top of the world. They were the cutting edge of pop music, whether they hate to admit it or not.
OMD: The Punishment of Luxury
On their third post-reunion album, synth veterans OMD's triumphs more than make up for a somewhat dated message.
OMD – “The Punishment of Luxury” (Singles Going Steady)
The latest track from OMD is a straightforward indictment of consumer culture and those who would champion it.